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| 60229 | 2002-07-06 02:47:00 | Hi there people, I'm fairly upset with Mr Gates and his Windows, so I downloaded a copy of Eudora 5.1. And I'm pleased to say very impressed. (Thanks Tweake's ) Was wondering now, do I now delete the "Outlook Express 5.5" I had before or do I leave it. It seems pointless leaving it but then I'm grandfather and the old grey matter is getting a bit thin. I'm also interested in doing away with Windows Internet Explorer Browser and installing Opera. Any thoughs?? Any info on how to go about this is apprecated. cheers merlin-nz ;-) :-) |
merlin-nz (275) | ||
| 60230 | 2002-07-06 02:56:00 | >> I'm also interested in doing away with Windows > Internet Explorer Browser and installing Opera. Any > thoughs?? I have a similar dispostion to the demons of redmond and have been using Opera 6.01 for about six months and totally recommend it. It's faster (tried in trials with IE 6), easy to clean out temps, cookies, history, has buyilt in email facility and doesn't write to the Windows index.dats. Being a stingy coot I use the free version and even enjoy the ads! |
mark c (247) | ||
| 60231 | 2002-07-06 03:13:00 | no problem dude :) you can get rid of OE, but keep IE. this is because opera dosn't display some pages correctly(there is an active X plugin that may help) and it sometimes throws a hissy fit at some java. also microsoft sites will not work correctly and u can't do windows updates through opera. |
tweak'e (174) | ||
| 60232 | 2002-07-06 03:29:00 | I use IE for windows updates. Never had any probs. on sites (that I have recognized as such.) | mark c (247) | ||
| 60233 | 2002-07-06 03:29:00 | > also microsoft sites will not work correctly and u can't do windows > updates through opera. Since I do neither, that's not a problem for me. Opera 4 months and zero problems. :) |
Elwin Way (229) | ||
| 60234 | 2002-07-06 04:57:00 | Hi Yah mark, Yeah Opera is great, only thing I can see at this early stage is the screen is a little short, :D meaning a lot of stuff at the top.:D But hey still better than Mr Gates;) cheers merlin-nz |
merlin-nz (275) | ||
| 60235 | 2002-07-06 05:04:00 | Thanx tweak'e, sorry I missed spelled ya name earlier, But Opera is great so far, I'll keep OE for a spell to be sure, :D And keep IE for the reasons you stated. Thanxs again that u put the demons to rest. cheers merlin-nz ;-) |
merlin-nz (275) | ||
| 60236 | 2002-07-06 05:07:00 | Next it will be an alternative operating system! ;0) | Dolby Digital (160) | ||
| 60237 | 2002-07-06 05:28:00 | Also try Mozilla (http://www.mozilla.org) | -=JM=- (16) | ||
| 60238 | 2002-07-06 05:59:00 | I am also playing with Opera - off the July PCWorld disk. Posting this using it in fact. In IE I have all the toolbars and icons at the top set to their smallest setting so I can see a larger screen. Opera's advert pane is a pain. Even with minimal icons, no extra toolbars and no text labels it still takes up too much screen real estate for me. I know I can buy it to remove the adverts, but is there another way around it or any other suggestion? J :D |
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