On Mon, 14 Jul 2008, mike wrote:
To say these programs will never interfere with your current setup is
playing with fate...so I'll just say installing firefox should not interfere
at all with anything you have going on that machine. At install time you
can either choose to import your bookmarks...or not into the new browser.
You can still use internet explorer as much as you like and firefox as
little as you need to.
One more tip: If you want IE to continue to handle the URLs/links that
you click on in other programs (email, etc.), then, when Firefox asks
if you want to make it the "default browser", then say NO. On the other
hand, Firefox is the default browser on my WinXP machine at work, and it
seems to work fine for me. But, if you want to change things as little as
possible...
On Mon, Jul 14, 2008 at 11:22 PM, Elaine Zablocki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
A group I belong to is offering information, and in order to access this
information I need to install either iTtunes or Firefox.
I'm currently using Windows XP Home and Internet Explorer 6.0.2900.2180. I
am trying to avoid adding new, unfamiliar programs because of the risk they
will interfere with my current system. My computer was built in December,
2004 and right now all my programs are about the same vintage and work well
together.
The group's computer guy tells me:
"...i am sure that they [tech experts] will recommend that you start using
firefox instead of internet explorer. there are no risks involved with
firefox, and it will help you to avoid viruses and all kind of bad things
that internet explorer will not warn you about."
I already have an anti virus program and Zone Alarm... I just don't know
what unpredictable things Firefox may do to my mix of programs mostly from
2003/2004. I hesitate to install a brand new program for an essential
function like Web browsing. This is something I use every day for essential
functions ... if I install Firefox, will something suddenly stop working?
It sounds like I'm going to have to install either itunes or Firefox. I'm
afraid that either one of them may interfere with my current functions; I'm
afraid that either one of them may take a lot of time that I don't have to
install and learn.
Which one will cause me the least hassle? Which of the two is easiest to
install... interferes least with other programs?
Many thanks for your advice!!
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