IExplorer is dead - long live firefox

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IExplorer is dead - long live firefox

Post by :FI:Sneaky_Russian » Thu Aug 23, 2007 12:25 pm

IExplorer died last night, and though it will not be greatly missed, I'd still like to know why.

I did a full virus scan prior to the event, updated Firefox and Yahoo messenger and then nothing but error messages "explorer needs to close etc.."

Well I tried reinstalling but WGA blocked my OEM XP. Tried the Explorer repair function in "Registry Easy" and ran a full adware scan with Adaware.
I've run AWC too but not yet found a fix.

Luckily I was able to import all my bookmarks into Firefox.
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Post by :FI:WillieOFS » Fri Aug 24, 2007 1:49 am

Opera is a good freeware browser too. I've been ignoring Internet Exploder for years now. :lol:
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Post by :FI:Genosse » Fri Aug 24, 2007 6:50 am

:FI:WillieOFS wrote:I've been ignoring Internet Exploder for years now. :lol:
Same here, Willie! Macht kaputt, was euch kaputt macht! - kill what will kill ye! Therefore I use as a less MS products as possible ...

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Post by AltarBoy » Fri Aug 24, 2007 2:44 pm

Yeah, me too. Firefox is much more stable than IE, which has more security holes than a P-400 after a Zero dogfight.
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Dumped IE a LONG time ago!

Post by :FI:Heloego » Sat Aug 25, 2007 8:18 pm

Been with Firefox for ages.
Also dumped Outlook and use Firebird.

I'm with Gen re MS products!
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