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terry4536   02-19-2011 at 05:07:57 AM

Hi,
My question concerns browsers. I currently have IE8 / Windows. I would like to try Chrome or Firefox. How do I try these browsers without corrupting the “Microsoft” Windows installation? What are the ramifications?


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Bolbi   02-19-2011 at 05:42:31 PM
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Nothing bad will happen. You can install and uninstall either browser if you don't like it without messing anything up. They will work alongside Internet Explorer, not replace it. I run IE 9, Chrome 11, Firefox 4, and Opera 11 portable edition all at the same time without a problem.


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TheTech214   02-27-2011 at 05:24:40 PM

It will not affect anything in any way. I recommend using firefox. Also if your not sure do NOT make it your default browser.

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Area51reopened   02-28-2011 at 01:02:11 AM

try both but the fox is better!

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jimmysmitty   02-28-2011 at 03:12:10 AM

Which Windows install do you have? If you have Vista or 7, you might also want to try IE9 RC. I use that and FF4 Beta. Thats the best combo to have really.

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Bolbi   02-28-2011 at 06:01:46 AM

Area51reopened wrote :

try both but the fox is better!


Yah, I leave Firefox as my default browser.

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terry4536   02-28-2011 at 06:08:31 AM

jimmysmitty wrote :

Which Windows install do you have? If you have Vista or 7, you might also want to try IE9 RC. I use that and FF4 Beta. Thats the best combo to have really.


Hi,
The PC in question has Windows XP SP3. It is an updated, old system that just keeps going. The funds for a new build keeps getting diverted.

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Area51reopened   02-28-2011 at 05:48:26 PM

go with the fox,ie9 will be final soon and seems to be a great browser!

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davcon   03-01-2011 at 04:39:49 PM

For XP Firefox offers the best performance imo.
Don't concern yourself with ie9 it won't run on XP.


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propelledjeans   04-06-2011 at 02:21:25 AM

Am I the only one voting for Chrome?

Google Chrome is very lightweight, and though it may lack some extensions that Firefox may have, it has a lot. Check it out!

http://www.google.com/chrome/intl/ [...] html?hl=en

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Nakkiel   04-08-2011 at 11:52:24 PM

propelledjeans wrote :

Am I the only one voting for Chrome?

Google Chrome is very lightweight, and though it may lack some extensions that Firefox may have, it has a lot. Check it out!

http://www.google.com/chrome/intl/ [...] html?hl=en


Yes you are, firefox is amazing. And I tried chrome for a bit.. its not really any lighter on memory.. and I think firefox 4.0 is just as fast..

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propelledjeans   04-09-2011 at 12:09:31 AM

Well, by lightweight I just feel that it's more... minimal. I haven't checked out 4.0.

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Bolbi   04-09-2011 at 02:18:55 AM

Nakkiel wrote :

Yes you are, firefox is amazing. And I tried chrome for a bit.. its not really any lighter on memory.. and I think firefox 4.0 is just as fast..


I agree that Firefox 4.0 is amazing. I think that Chrome is faster out of the box, but once Adblock Plus and Fasterfox Lite are added to Firefox, it "feels" faster than any other browser to me.

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James_Geek   04-11-2011 at 09:23:07 AM

You can try both. As for me I use Chrome, because it's a very fast browser.

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James_Geek   05-03-2011 at 07:19:27 AM

I've tried both Chrome or Firefox, bit Chrome is faster and no problems.

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Nakkiel   05-03-2011 at 08:15:51 AM

James_Geek wrote :

You can try both. As for me I use Chrome, because it's a very fast browser.


James_Geek wrote :

I've tried both Chrome or Firefox, bit Chrome is faster and no problems.


That's great and all, but have you tried Chrome and Firefox, and which do you think is a fast browser?

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terry4536   05-08-2011 at 06:54:24 AM

I've had Firefox 4 for a while now. It is so much faster than IE8. You can almost hear the CPU breathing a sigh of relief. Well almost. :)

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Nakkiel   05-08-2011 at 11:56:26 PM

terry4536 wrote :

I've had Firefox 4 for a while now. It is so much faster than IE8. You can almost hear the CPU breathing a sigh of relief. Well almost. :)


IE is up to 9, and at least for me the startup time is much faster on ie9, but I do have that cache writing on the ssd since ireally dont use it, whereas firefox is cache writing on my secondary. Also firefox is much more customizable.

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terry4536   05-09-2011 at 02:58:44 AM

Nakkiel wrote :

IE is up to 9, and at least for me the startup time is much faster on ie9, but I do have that cache writing on the ssd since ireally dont use it, whereas firefox is cache writing on my secondary. Also firefox is much more customizable.



IE9 isn't compatible with my operating system. I am not comfortable with all of Firefox's features yet. But it's speed is very welcome. Sites like Tom's Hardware have these infuriating animated advertisements, IE8 would bog down when the ads would update. Firefox 4 doesn't have this problem.

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goodtom   05-11-2011 at 05:55:49 AM

I use google chrome when I am at work. It is very fast, and always offers me good result when doing the google search.

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James_Geek   05-14-2011 at 10:33:18 AM

Try both Chrome or Firefox, but my choice is Chrome, because it's the fastest browser I ever used.

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Bolbi   05-14-2011 at 07:14:16 PM

Area51reopened wrote :

test results say firefox is fastest ,i agree!


Actually, different tests give different results: V8 favors Chrome, Sunspider favors IE9, and Kraken favors Firefox. Personally, I now use Pale Moon (a Firefox variant) with the Adblock Plus and Fasterfox Lite add-ons. I think it represents a great blend of features (helped by a few other addons), speed, and compatibility.

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vaengaivenkat   05-30-2011 at 04:18:52 AM

I am using the Google Chrome Browser.It's very fast one...I am using from past three Months, even though i open many tabs also it will not hang or get slow..So that i using it,while using the Browser the Downloading and uploading are very fast i have check my uploading and Downloading speed at
http://www.ip-details.com/internet-speed-test/

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