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| Thread ID: 34498 | 2003-06-15 02:03:00 | While I'm having a blonde day, I might as well ask.......... | Billy T (70) | Press F1 |
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| 152628 | 2003-06-15 03:49:00 | > Any ideas on fixing within IE 5.0.2314.1003 would be > appreciated, otherwise I'll bite the bullet. Is IE 6 > compatible with W98 original? Somehow I doubt that > MS will have been that thoughtful but I thought I'd > better ask. try IE 5.5 SP 2 it is good! & it is like IE 5.0 :) |
stu140103 (137) | ||
| 152629 | 2003-06-15 05:08:00 | Hi Billy :-) Before you rush off and update Internet Explorer I would suggest that you give Mozilla Firebird a try first . I was converted to Opera not all that long ago and thought I was in until the "death do us part" bit until someone else prised me away sufficiently to give Firebird a whirl . At first I resisted out of loyalty and addiction to some of the useful Opera features but now . . . . . <whispers> Firebird is my default browser!! :O </whispers> . It is very painless to convert - simply download it, throw it into your Programs folder, create a shortcut to the . exe file and away you go!! None of this messy installation business . You should find that your Favorites folder is seamlessly imported into Firebird without any intervention and if you don't like it all you need do is delete the folder in Programs and the one it creates for your Profile . Not sure where that would be in Win 98 but it would not be difficult to find . What does Firebird offer? It is fast, slim, has tabs for easy multi-page browsing and it displays *most* pages that IE does . It also has some other nifty little tricks that IE can't do . ;-) Give it a whirl, you might be surprised . :-) Oh . . . did I mention that it was free? And it is less than 7MB to download . :x |
Susan B (19) | ||
| 152630 | 2003-06-15 05:34:00 | Where do you get Firebird from | Southern_Man (3944) | ||
| 152631 | 2003-06-15 08:08:00 | Unfortunately Stu, IE5.5 SP2 is no longer available from Microsoft for download and has never been on a PC World CD. | Terry Porritt (14) | ||
| 152632 | 2003-06-15 08:09:00 | > Where do you get Firebird from You can download Mozilla Firebird from here: Mozilla Firebird 0 . 6 ( . org/projects/firebird/release-notes . html" target="_blank">mozilla . org) Just scroll down until you see the "Download, Install and Uninstall" Section and then select the Windows link . Or the Linux link if that is what OS you are using . Once installed, take time to check out the browser extensions available (found under Tools > Options > Extensions and then the "get more extensions link") . Fabulous browser, also my default . :) |
Jen C (20) | ||
| 152633 | 2003-06-15 08:30:00 | IE 5.5 SP2 can be downloaded here (www.its.monash.edu.au) | Jim B (153) | ||
| 152634 | 2003-06-15 08:54:00 | I see that the link Jim B provided for IE 5 . 5 SP2 is for an upgrade . Did not look too hard but in case it does not provide for saving the download to disk instead of just going ahead and installing itself there is another place to get the full installation . It is an 84MB download but once you have it you can save it for installing after a reformat like I have done (for the Win 98 computer) . Grab it from here ( . evolt . org/?ie/32bit/5 . 5_SP2" target="_blank">browsers . evolt . org) if you want it . Results from installing IE 6 on a Win 98 computer seem to vary a bit, Billy, and the only way to see if it works for you is to try it (if you don't wish to go for Firebird or Opera :O) . Can't see that experimenting would do you much harm, thanks to your Ghosts . :-) |
Susan B (19) | ||
| 152635 | 2003-06-15 09:03:00 | Thanks Sis :x Confession time :8} I have been contemplating trying Opera for a few weeks now, but haven't had time to get into it properly. On your advice Susan, I think I will update my images then load Mozilla. Should I uninstall IE 5.0 first (or indeed. is it uninstallable at all)? If IE 5.0 has to stay, is the addition of Mozilla fully compatible? Cheers Billy 8-{) :D |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 152636 | 2003-06-15 09:06:00 | Wow. Nice to see a few people using MozillaFirebird as their deafault browsers ;) Seems I may be rather good at connin.... err, convincing people to switch to it. I assume that the browser window gets replaced when the webpage is called externally (not typed in the address bar or from favourites). If so I can only think of the option in the internet settings that the others have mentioned. Or the equivalent reghack. |
-=JM=- (16) | ||
| 152637 | 2003-06-15 09:10:00 | Mozilla (or MozillaFirebird) will coincide fine with Internet Explorer. I wouldn't recommend trying to "uninstall" IE as it is generally embedded rather heavily in to the operating system and is likely to cause some issues somewhere at a guess. Plus it is rather handy to have IE for some of those sites with rather ignorant webmasters or for doing your Windows Updates. I've been known to have IE6, Mozilla, MozillaFirebird, Opera, Amaya, Netscape 2, and what ever else I can find. Installed at the same time if not running at the same time. |
-=JM=- (16) | ||
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