Gone back to IE

Logla · Mar 29, 2005, 09:09 AM

Its true - after more than 18 months of using browsers such as Firefox, Opera and more recently Maxthon, I've bitten the bullet and gone back to using IE6.

It saddens me slightly as I loved the tabbed browsing features of all the other browsers and apparent security features but over the last few weeks I have been getting tired of each browser showing its own flaws in not being able to show pages properly.

The wierdest thing is my work email which is provided through a webmail interface. Works fine ie and Maxthon - doesn't work at all in Opera and in Firefox, the interface becomes so different I'm not even sure that I'm looking at my actual account.

For now though I want 100% compatible browsing and so I have to go back to Microsofts little baby much as I dont want to.

MiDKnYtE · Mar 29, 2005, 10:54 AM

there is no perfect browser now. I use FF and IE. I guess you'll have to try out IE7 when it comes out this summer.

your problems probably stem from ActiveX or VB Script errors. that's just one of those things with web apps.

Sandok · Mar 29, 2005, 11:12 AM

I hope IE7 has tabbed browsing... Then I might abandon Firefox but for the moment, that little fox is all mine!

Zardon · Mar 29, 2005, 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Logla

Its true - after more than 18 months of using browsers such as Firefox, Opera and more recently Maxthon, I've bitten the bullet and gone back to using IE6.

It saddens me slightly as I loved the tabbed browsing features of all the other browsers and apparent security features but over the last few weeks I have been getting tired of each browser showing its own flaws in not being able to show pages properly.

The wierdest thing is my work email which is provided through a webmail interface. Works fine ie and Maxthon - doesn't work at all in Opera and in Firefox, the interface becomes so different I'm not even sure that I'm looking at my actual account.

For now though I want 100% compatible browsing and so I have to go back to Microsofts little baby much as I dont want to.

Many people think the same thing, anyway Maxthon lets you have tabbed browsing with IE code. As for "security" - firefox has had MASSIVE issues lately.

MiDKnYtE · Mar 29, 2005, 12:16 PM

IE7 is supposed to have tabbed browsing, among other things.

bug77 · Mar 29, 2005, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Zardon

Many people think the same thing, anyway Maxthon lets you have tabbed browsing with IE code. As for "security" - firefox has had MASSIVE issues lately.

Massive? I wasn't aware of that... Don't use much Firefox anyway...

Logla · Mar 29, 2005, 03:47 PM

At the end of the day, no browser will be 100% secure as everytime a new version or patch is released, someone, somewhere will find a vunrability and a way to exploit it.

I just got so sick of having to switch between browsers for different sites. Looking forward to IE7

Vikingod · Mar 29, 2005, 03:53 PM

I have found myself more frequently using IE. Some of the quirks in FF have just gotten to be an annoyance. The thing I get sick of in IE, is all the nagging the browser does when you download stuff, etc.

Shaga · Mar 29, 2005, 04:01 PM

I hate the look and cheap design with modded IE's, regular IE doesn't have tabs, opera sucks with gmail a bit and with sometimes replying through these forums. All I have left is crappy firefox.

e v o · Mar 30, 2005, 06:27 AM

have you tried avant browser or the new netscape?

just throwing out some options

HawgsHead · Mar 30, 2005, 08:19 AM

I like the FireFox too.I have been with it for about 1 year and dont think I could go back to IE.But if the new IE7 is THAT good......hmmmmmm...?????

Logla · Mar 30, 2005, 08:27 AM

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Originally Posted by evolve1

have you tried avant browser or the new netscape?

just throwing out some options

Tried all of them mate. Avant I just cant get used to and netscape has many of the same page incompatibilities as Firefox.

e v o · Mar 30, 2005, 03:17 PM

fair enough, can't aruge with that. I hope you can go back to firefox/other browser soon

franguinho · Apr 1, 2005, 01:12 PM

"not being able to display pages properly"... lol thats just ignorant.

the problem isn't the browsers, but the pages themselves, that were coded strictly for IE back in the days after netscape died and before there were any other viable alternatives...
most new-ish pages these days use xml and show up fine in all browser flavours...

fire1811 · Apr 1, 2005, 09:34 PM

I love firefox and tab browsing
I dont think I could go back to not having tabs

but sometimes I do have to use IE

Mar 29, 2005, 09:09 AM	#1
Logla HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 3,311 Rep Power: 0	Gone back to IE Its true - after more than 18 months of using browsers such as Firefox, Opera and more recently Maxthon, I've bitten the bullet and gone back to using IE6. It saddens me slightly as I loved the tabbed browsing features of all the other browsers and apparent security features but over the last few weeks I have been getting tired of each browser showing its own flaws in not being able to show pages properly. The wierdest thing is my work email which is provided through a webmail interface. Works fine ie and Maxthon - doesn't work at all in Opera and in Firefox, the interface becomes so different I'm not even sure that I'm looking at my actual account. For now though I want 100% compatible browsing and so I have to go back to Microsofts little baby much as I dont want to.

Mar 29, 2005, 04:01 PM	#9
Shaga Intelligent Life Form Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Nordic Region Posts: 383 Rep Power: 48 System Specs	I hate the look and cheap design with modded IE's, regular IE doesn't have tabs, opera sucks with gmail a bit and with sometimes replying through these forums. All I have left is crappy firefox. __________________ Server: Currently Offline Last edited by Shaga; Mar 29, 2005 at 04:31 PM.

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e v o HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,037 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	have you tried avant browser or the new netscape? just throwing out some options __________________

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HawgsHead Rest In Peace Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Danville Virginia.The United States of America"In the God of Abraham,Isaac and Jacob We Trust" Posts: 2,012 Rep Power: 0	I like the FireFox too.I have been with it for about 1 year and dont think I could go back to IE.But if the new IE7 is THAT good......hmmmmmm...????? __________________ Rig specs to the left in the boxes....X-Box 360 w/Hitachi 42" HDTV....If Darwins theory of evolution is true then why are monkeys still monkeys?It takes much more faith to believe in Darwin's theory over the Genesis account of creation.

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e v o HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,037 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	fair enough, can't aruge with that. I hope you can go back to firefox/other browser soon __________________

Mar 29, 2005, 10:54 AM	#2
MiDKnYtE Caffeine Machine Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hell is empty. All the devils are here. Posts: 670 Rep Power: 0	there is no perfect browser now. I use FF and IE. I guess you'll have to try out IE7 when it comes out this summer. your problems probably stem from ActiveX or VB Script errors. that's just one of those things with web apps.

Mar 29, 2005, 11:12 AM	#3
Sandok DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 9,472 Rep Power: 0	I hope IE7 has tabbed browsing... Then I might abandon Firefox but for the moment, that little fox is all mine!

Mar 29, 2005, 12:16 PM	#5
MiDKnYtE Caffeine Machine Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hell is empty. All the devils are here. Posts: 670 Rep Power: 0	IE7 is supposed to have tabbed browsing, among other things.

Mar 29, 2005, 03:47 PM	Thread Starter #7
Logla HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 3,311 Rep Power: 0	At the end of the day, no browser will be 100% secure as everytime a new version or patch is released, someone, somewhere will find a vunrability and a way to exploit it. I just got so sick of having to switch between browsers for different sites. Looking forward to IE7

Mar 29, 2005, 03:53 PM	#8
Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,197 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	I have found myself more frequently using IE. Some of the quirks in FF have just gotten to be an annoyance. The thing I get sick of in IE, is all the nagging the browser does when you download stuff, etc.

Apr 1, 2005, 01:12 PM	#14
franguinho Brazilian Fool Join Date: May 2002 Location: São Paulo Posts: 3,380 Rep Power: 0	"not being able to display pages properly"... lol thats just ignorant. the problem isn't the browsers, but the pages themselves, that were coded strictly for IE back in the days after netscape died and before there were any other viable alternatives... most new-ish pages these days use xml and show up fine in all browser flavours... __________________ The Aliens mostly come out at night... mostly...

Apr 1, 2005, 09:34 PM	#15
fire1811 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Illinois Posts: 67 Rep Power: 0	I love firefox and tab browsing I dont think I could go back to not having tabs but sometimes I do have to use IE __________________ "God watches out for fools and firefighters, because some days he can't tell us apart"