downgrade from IE7 to IE6

kazzy

Please help. What is the best way to do this please? If i uninstall IE7 will it automatically go back to 6? Or will i be left without IE on my netbook?
I downloaded it in oct so it's a bit too far back to restore.
I'm not sure but i think 7 has slowed my pc down and the pages don't load properly....thanks

thomas01155

I would recommend sticking with ie7 as it fixes a lot of exploits and ie6 is open to alot of attacks or swap to Firefox which is a lot faster and more secure http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/

You may want to consider running a quick scan of malwarebytes to check if its clean. http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php Download,install, quick scan and remove everything it finds then post the log back here as sometimes malware can slow your internet connection.

FreheitOverture

When you say pages don't load properly, is this a particular page or just pages in general.

For the love of god please don't go back to IE 6, its horrendous and makes my job as a web developer particularly frustrating. Get Firefox, Safari or Opera instead

mulldoonuk

Give Firefox a try.

Lorian

Anti-phising filter is often the culprit.

kazzy

thanks ..pages in general in just about any site..even this one ..for insstance clicking on the link to get to your replies wouldn't take me here. I refreshed 3 times..said 'done' nothing..empty page so i went into forums and eventuallt got here that way. I have no idea waht's wrong !! but it's driving me mad:mad:

Lorian

That could be a DNS problem - check your ISP's support pages to see if they have issues.

or type in a dos box (command prompt)

ipconfig/all

And tell us just the two "DNS servers" listed in that display, and I/we'll check them for you.

kazzy

have just installed firefox..thank you..seems much better but i don't understand why?? Being a techno thickie!! But there is obv something seriously wrong with IE.
Can anyone explain?? Thanks for your help everyone:beer:

evilsheep

Can't help you with the reasons for IE being c**p sorry, but I've experienced a similar problem to you. Firefox is definitely the way, and you can tweak the display to better suit your netbook screen. Some great tips here.

kazzy

thanks...............

thomas01155

If you never want to see a advert again install this add-on for Firefox https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1865
When it asks you subscribe to the USA Easy List or something like that.