Internet Browser Alternatives

crazy_guy

I'm currently using internet explorer 6 but for the last few weeks, i'm assuming when there has been a crash, xp just gets rid of the internet explorer windows without even notifying me that there has been an error or something.
I would upgrade to internet explorer 7 but ermm i'm after an alternative, i've tried firefox but it just takes too long to load up, its like a clunky programme, while explorer loads instantly so i want something similar in that manner.

Hopefully i've described that well enough

devizes18193

opera browser

Millionaire

crazy_guy wrote: »

I'm currently using internet explorer 6 but for the last few weeks, i'm assuming when there has been a crash, xp just gets rid of the internet explorer windows without even notifying me that there has been an error or something.
I would upgrade to internet explorer 7 but ermm i'm after an alternative, i've tried firefox but it just takes too long to load up, its like a clunky programme, while explorer loads instantly so i want something similar in that manner.

Hopefully i've described that well enough

Opera is regarded in general the fastest browser going.

http://www.opera.com/

just curious why you dont want i.e7 or am a guessing correct it wont install;)

startrekker

Try Opera, I just downloaded for a try and its quite nifty.....

emmaroids

yea opera is pretty good, dont go with firefox cos it loses your favourates without warning.

seaweasel

That's strange, I don't find Firefox to be that slow. I've heard Opera is pretty fast but I haven't used it recently. Not a fan of IE7, it's an improvement but still not very standards compliant.

crazy_guy

Millionaire wrote: »

Opera is regarded in general the fastest browser going.

http://www.opera.com/

just curious why you dont want i.e7 or am a guessing correct it wont install;)

Got it in one

seaweasel

emmaroids wrote: »

yea opera is pretty good, dont go with firefox cos it loses your favourates without warning.

That's not the case in general, I've never experienced it. If you're having a specific problem like that then ask for advice on how to fix it rather than saying it's a problem for every user.

superscaper

I used to use firefox until IE7 came out and then I used that, does everything I want and is compatible with the most sites. But I still have firefox and opera installed. Even if you don't use it I don't see any reason not to upgrade to IE7 unless it just simply doesn't work, in which case it's easy to go back.

Omertron

emmaroids wrote: »

yea opera is pretty good, dont go with firefox cos it loses your favourates without warning.

Personally I find Firefox pretty quick and certainly more feature rich (through extensions) than opera or IE7 (although, its been a few months since I looked at opera in depth).

I couldn't live without google browsersync, adblock and other extensions now!

crazy_guy

Wow - Opera is fast! Think i may have to get used to it but looks good, thanks guys