stephen_gusterson
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| posted on 8/9/04 at 10:53 PM |
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firefox
After having yet another browser hijacker install itself on one of my home pc's, ive given up on internet explorer and installed firefox, as
mentioned on here a month or so back.
painless. even takes your previous IE settings and bookmarks on board.
If you have been thinking of changing, give it a go. Its go the same look and feel, and you will hardly notice the difference.
except that you wont be targeted quite as easily by rouge programs....
atb
steve
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Steve&Steve
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| posted on 9/9/04 at 12:31 AM |
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I agree, iv been using firefox over 6mths and its been great for almost everything,
reduces popups,
improves browsing security,
tabbed browsing
& all in all painless.
You can install it along side IE so there is no reason not to try it.
Give it a go!
-Steve-
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drmike54
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| posted on 9/9/04 at 01:40 AM |
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I signed on with firefox after I read about it here. Love it NO POP UPS 
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heinlein
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| posted on 9/9/04 at 01:41 AM |
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I agree with all you Steves and Stephen - I've been using about six months also and when I see friends browsing and all the pop-up ads they have
to deal with it really makes me appreciate Firefox.
Now I just need to get my e-mail under control, I get roughly 100 spams a day. I make it a point to NEVER buy ANYTHING from a spammer even if
it's something I could use.
When you're lying in the midst of the Afghan plains and the women come out to cut up the remains; just roll to your rifle and blow out your
brains and go to your god like a soldier.
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simonH
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XP SP2
i have been running XP Sp2 for a while now. the popup blocker in IE is very good o probs at all with hijacks. (so far !!  )
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Hellfire
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| posted on 9/9/04 at 07:31 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by simonH
i have been running XP Sp2 for a while now. the popup blocker in IE is very good o probs at all with hijacks. (so far !! )
Maybe you speak too soon
I've got XP and Googleblock I still get some (what must be Java) pop-ups. However, Wanadoo (of all people) have put a hijacker on my IE
frontpage and I can't for the chu*f get rid of it. HiJack doesn't highlight it well enough - if anyone would fancy a look at my bootlog
you're welcome!
I have been considering Firefox for a while, but my problems installing XP and motherboards chips and stuff. I need to chill for a while longer before
I shake another hornets nest!!!
[Edited on 9-9-04 by Hellfire]
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DaveFJ
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| posted on 9/9/04 at 07:49 AM |
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Been using Firefox (which is free by the way) for about 2 months now. Speaking as an IT professional it is not very often I get to say "bloody
marvelous". BTW install the Firesomething plugin and then populate it with some choice words.... endless source of giggles (my header currently
reads - randomly I'll add - : Slippery Gentlemans Lizard  )
As for XP SP2.... ARRRRGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH!!!!!
In security terms it's about as much use as tits on a fish. In other terms - it's crap...
Oh and it forces DRM onto you 
Dave
"In Support of Help the Heroes" - Always
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 9/9/04 at 07:55 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by protofj
As for XP SP2.... ARRRRGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH!!!!!
In security terms it's about as much use as tits on a fish. In other terms - it's crap...
Oh and it forces DRM onto you
<JGF>
Now then children, let's spell this word all together...
L-I-N-U-X
</JGV>
(JGV = "Joyce Grenfell Voice", i.e. "George... don't do that" )
David
[Edited on 9/9/04 by David Jenkins]
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stephen_gusterson
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| posted on 9/9/04 at 08:28 AM |
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I have tried all of the suggested programs that are supposed to remove hijackers that have been mentioned on this site.
They have all been 'tits on a nun'.
The latest my kids got on by clicking a link from a games site. Whoever wrote the hijacker was a moron. It was so in your face, no one would put up
with it for long. Consnant 'pop ups' saying you had a hijacker, and you needed to download some software (yeah right). Do a search, and
google screens dissapeared in seconds, to be replaced with a screen full of porn searches.
Put on firefox, all gone.
atb
steve
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Hellfire
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| posted on 9/9/04 at 11:14 PM |
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I've just had enough with IE6. Firefox downloaded and installed...
Running in tandem for now...
Seems Firefox is winning so far!!! 
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Hellfire
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| posted on 9/9/04 at 11:25 PM |
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IE6 uninstalled....
Firefox - it's the future...
FIRE
FOX
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cassidym
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| posted on 10/9/04 at 12:42 AM |
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David, glad to know there's another Linux fan on this forum - wonder how many Linux geeks are actually registered here.
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Hugh Jarce
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| posted on 10/9/04 at 02:17 AM |
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I gave up on IE ages ago and gave Firefox a go. It's really good but caused some problems with other software.
I now use MyIE2 which is brill and I am also running the latest incarnation which is called Maxthon. It's only beta at the moment which is why I
run them in tandem.
The pay isn't very good , but the work's hard.
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DaveFJ
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| posted on 10/9/04 at 07:40 AM |
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I find i need to retain IE for some sites, such a internet banking which insist on using popups for authentication...
Dave
"In Support of Help the Heroes" - Always
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Stuart Ainslie
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| posted on 10/9/04 at 07:43 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by protofj
I find i need to retain IE for some sites, such a internet banking which insist on using popups for authentication...
You can still use Firefox and allow pop-ups.
When a pop-up appears, a red cross should appear in the bottom corner. Click on it and it will give you a box to allow pop-ups from that site only.
Stuart
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DaveFJ
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| posted on 10/9/04 at 08:15 AM |
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trealise that - but some sites are just so restrictive....... On the barclays site for instance if you double click on a button by mistake you get
kicked straight out ..
Dave
"In Support of Help the Heroes" - Always
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Peteff
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| posted on 10/9/04 at 08:59 AM |
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Some plug ins don't work with firefox so you have to go back to IE to view certain sites. If I watch some animations in firefox then try to
adjust the volume it crashes and sends an error report. I use the MYIE2 as well Hugh but it is still Internet Explorer with a different front.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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DaveFJ
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| posted on 10/9/04 at 09:23 AM |
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Interestingly .... view Stuart Ainslies avatar through both......
It is MUCH faster in firefox
Dave
"In Support of Help the Heroes" - Always
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JoelP
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| posted on 10/9/04 at 08:39 PM |
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i was discussing firefox with my bro the other day, he said he wasnt too impressed with it. cant remember his reason but it seemed good at the
time...
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Hellfire
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| posted on 10/9/04 at 09:38 PM |
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I've had to download a few plugins to get my own website to work!
It's still brilliant tho'...
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stephen_gusterson
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| posted on 10/9/04 at 11:14 PM |
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ive checked stuarts avatar on both browsers, and she is faster on firefox. but slow is more sexy methinks!
firefox doesnt understand how to play wmv's yet - it just downloads a screen of garbled text!
also, the bullet points by the side of the latest threads on the home page appear outside of the box with fox, but inside with ie!
atb
steve
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