A Big Don't For Xp Users!

mj-trading · #1 10-28-2009, 01:42 PM

Guys If you are using XP and it wants to update you to Explorer 8, DO NOT DO IT! It made our pc slower andfreeze up once a while. So i went to Micro community help and looked up Explorer 8 and boy are there people having alot of problems with it!
So if your pc is slow and acting up and you have Explorer 8 on it, get it off now!

Go to your Control Panel and click on Add & Remove Programs! When that comes up there is a box to check saying (show all updates) Check it! Scroll down to Internet Explorer 8 and click on it and then click Remove!
Follow the instructions to get it off! Then restart pc and click on Internet Explorer and a page will come up saying Wellcome to Explorer 7, There it ask if you want to save your settings, Click Yes and BAM! Your back to Explorer 7!
Lots faster now that were back to #7

bamachic54 · #2 10-28-2009, 03:57 PM

Hey, John
Thanks for the info....I have always not liked IE7, but 7 is a whole lot better than 8!!
What in the world were they thinking???
And, I loved Windows XP, cant stand Vista....I just had to buy a new computer (laptop) and will be upgrading to Windows 7....supposed to be like XP....I will see....
Deb

brad50 · #3 10-28-2009, 06:51 PM

We Agree the explorer 8 is no good!
It Don't work on vista eaither.

would not recommend it!

printsplus · #4 10-30-2009, 09:31 AM

[B]Thanks for the information I have been thinking about going to IE 8 but won't do it now even though I have a few issues with 7 but it is nothing compared to what you say 8 brings.Thanks for the heads up
Bill[/b]

DataCowboy · #5 11-03-2009, 07:07 AM

Hi all!

I am not sure about you all..... but I stay away from IE anything....

I actually use Opera for a browser, Eudora for a mail client.... and I have a dual setup (Windows XP/Linux). No noticeable speed difference, but as soon as I ran IE8 (as a test)..... I was crawwwwwwllllling.

The thing is.... I can't wait to try Windows 7 - I wonder.......

mj-trading · #6 11-03-2009, 12:50 PM

#7 been so great for us! The only thing i found out is that it slows my pc up if i ran Firefox & #7 together! I did on #6 and it was fine

DiMoraGifts · #7 11-03-2009, 01:07 PM

LOL,
I switched to windows 8 several months ago,
and all of a sudden I was having all kinds of problems.

Called my computer geek son, and had to listen to him go on and on
about not changing anything on my computer without checking with him first.

Seems those in the know, know all about the problems with win.8

Sports_Card_King · #8 11-06-2009, 04:34 PM

I stopped using IE alltogether and just use Firefox now.

Lanascountry · #9 11-06-2009, 05:05 PM

Hey Butch..I would like to try firefox, but I am a chicken~! ..