TOM 3.5 Posted November 20, 2011 Report Share Posted November 20, 2011 I don't get why. All other browsers like Firefox screwed up my computer and my computer is a new computer that I just bought Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMRenji Posted November 20, 2011 Report Share Posted November 20, 2011 [img]http://cdn.coolest-gadgets.com/wp-content/uploads/firefox-vs-ie-logo.jpg[/img] Mozilla Firefox > IE. This is a fact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOM 3.5 Posted November 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2011 Renji@ Actually FireFox Gave me several trojans just as I downloaded it Norton was saying there where tons of viruses and I had to get someone to fix it and that doesn't explain why it is better that is just an opinion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LCÂ Posted November 20, 2011 Report Share Posted November 20, 2011 It's not the browser's fault you got viruses, its most likely the things you downloaded. IE is cluttered with things, meanwhile the other browsers are faster and more efficient IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMRenji Posted November 20, 2011 Report Share Posted November 20, 2011 I am using Firefox as we chat and I have had no real problems with it. Where did you download it from? The best place to dl Firefox is CNET. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOM 3.5 Posted November 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2011 Renji@ I downloaded it from CNET andthe computer was new and had nothing on it expect notron which I bought from a software store in person. Firefox must have messed it up since nothing was on it expect the required things and virus protection and I really dont get how it is luttered since I am using it right now and It is working fine. When I use other ones it takes really long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bury the year Posted November 20, 2011 Report Share Posted November 20, 2011 Norton is s**t. Get Malwarebytes: free, quick, and it actually gets rid of stuff. It's saved my posterior more than once. Now, on topic. IE is fine if you just need the bare basics of the Internet. However, if you're a designer/gamer/anything intensive, it's too slow and archaic in terms of what it supports to be useless. I make skins, and doing cross-compatibility on IE is near impossible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunar Origins Posted November 20, 2011 Report Share Posted November 20, 2011 Stop complaining about other people's opinions. It's generally accepted that IE is the worst of the big three ( Chrome, Firefox, IE ), but everybody's experiences are different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMRenji Posted November 20, 2011 Report Share Posted November 20, 2011 @Kyubey: I've used Malwarebytes before and it never finds anything on my comp. I use Advanced System Care, it gets rid of all sorts of stuff quick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catman25 Posted November 20, 2011 Report Share Posted November 20, 2011 IE has a shitload of toolbars and other crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icy Posted November 20, 2011 Report Share Posted November 20, 2011 IE is naturally slow. And don't blame IE, I've ordered computers and only to find that whoever tested it on websites had accidentally gotten viruses. It happens, and it happens more often that you might think. You also did not mention once, how good the functionality was or how efficient you found it despite these unfortunate setbacks. I am also using firefox at the moment, and I have had no problems with it so far (except when I first got this loaner, everything was wrong but it wasn't firefox' fault). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catterjune Posted November 20, 2011 Report Share Posted November 20, 2011 if I recall correctly... Internet Explorer is weird, because it also has an innate access to things on your computer that Firefox, Opera, Chrome, and others don't have. It's also less secure then the other 3 (or so I heard). Basically, because IE has access to files other browsers don't have and because it has bigger security holes, the damage that can be inflicted is much worse. Or so I heard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Revan of the Sith Posted November 20, 2011 Report Share Posted November 20, 2011 I have Internet Explorer and Norton and I love the both... Screw you all... I have spoken as a designated vice president of the Potato Faction... ******es Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smear Posted November 20, 2011 Report Share Posted November 20, 2011 [quote name='Izaya Orihara' timestamp='1321766500' post='5654434'] I have Internet Explorer and Norton and I love the both... Screw you all... I have spoken as a designated vice president of the Potato Faction... ******es [/quote] FireFox + avast! Pro Antivirus are way better. ;D Except for the avast! updates, every 5 seconds you hear, "Avast virus database has been updated!". ;P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bahamut - Envoy of the End Posted November 20, 2011 Report Share Posted November 20, 2011 Oh hell! I just got my computer back from being fixed to read all this! Crap! Had Firefox before it went wrong (though sure it wasn't because of Firefox, think it was long standing problem) and prefer it to IE. But this time I'm trying to avoid downloading anything where possible, only need access to twelve or so sites so I'll make do with IE. Hopefully nothing will go wrong... I can't bear without my computer... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragnarok1945 Posted November 20, 2011 Report Share Posted November 20, 2011 [quote name='Izaya Orihara' timestamp='1321766500' post='5654434'] I have Internet Explorer and Norton and I love the both... Screw you all... I have spoken as a designated vice president of the Potato Faction... ******es [/quote] the reason IE is so slow is because it is part of Windows Explorer, which is part of the Windows operating system (this has been true for Win 98 all the way up to Win 7) They operate together On the other hand, Firefox isn't bound to Win Explorer and therefore can go faster. In addition despite all the IE versions, the fact remains that too many people have poked too many holes into it in terms of viruses, spyware, malware, and so on, which slows it down even more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DARKPLANT RISING Posted November 20, 2011 Report Share Posted November 20, 2011 I've never tried anything besides Internet Explorer. I've been using it for almost ten years. Is Firefox better? (If so, I might use it, but does a Japanese ver. exist in that case?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kizzi Posted November 20, 2011 Report Share Posted November 20, 2011 IE is slow, insecure and not standards-compliant. @Darkplant: Firefox is way better, and there are versions for most languages. http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/all.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DARKPLANT RISING Posted November 20, 2011 Report Share Posted November 20, 2011 [quote name='Kizzi' timestamp='1321794061' post='5654695'] IE is slow, insecure and not standards-compliant. [/quote] Can ya explain the pros of Firefox over IE? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kizzi Posted November 20, 2011 Report Share Posted November 20, 2011 [quote name='Darkplant - FEAR' timestamp='1321794128' post='5654697'] Can ya explain the pros of Firefox over IE? [/quote] It's better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOM 3.5 Posted November 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2011 Kizzi@ That really isn't an actual explanation. Darkplant@ It has spell check on it (at least my version does) it is faster and way more organized. I finally got it today and it works perfectly unlike the other times where I had to get my computer fixed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Corgi Posted November 20, 2011 Report Share Posted November 20, 2011 I only use IE when I need to download stuff (laptop crashes for some reason when I try to download stuff through firefox. Yeah, my laptop is 6 years old.). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bahamut - Envoy of the End Posted November 20, 2011 Report Share Posted November 20, 2011 Yeah my paranoid nerves about my computer going wrong again are fraught now. When people say IE is less secure... how insecure is less secure...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yang Xiao-Long Posted November 20, 2011 Report Share Posted November 20, 2011 [quote name='Verz Bahamut' timestamp='1321810690' post='5655114'] Yeah my paranoid nerves about my computer going wrong again are fraught now. When people say IE is less secure... how insecure is less secure...? [/quote] I use IE. Did a sweep once, and found about 3 Trojans afterward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bahamut - Envoy of the End Posted November 20, 2011 Report Share Posted November 20, 2011 [quote name='Shizuo Heiwajima' timestamp='1321811005' post='5655125'] I use IE. Did a sweep once, and found about 3 Trojans afterward. [/quote] I must be really ignorant or stupid here, but I thought all that virus/trojan stuff all depended on what sites you go on, and not just general Internet browsing of a few safe sites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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