Hard to believe I know but apparently there is a flaw in IE6.
Anyone downloaded IE8 (supposed to fix it) or changed to Firefox or Chrome?

 

There is no reason to continue using IE6, and hasn't been for many years.

There are other, very good choices and no reason not to have them all installed at the same time so you can find which you prefer.
I prefer Firefox because of the extensions to block unwanted content and to download desired content such as Youtube video, but Chrome and Opera also work well.
I download IE8 along with other Windows updates, but don't use it.
Better, more secure, free alternatives make that choice easy:

Firefox Web Browser & Thunderbird Email Client | Mozilla Products

Opera browser | Faster & safer internet | Free download

Google Chrome - Get a fast new browser. For PC, Mac, and Linux

 

Firefox here!

 

I made it to IE7, which seems to be better than 6. Don't know if you can still get it.

I've avoided IE8, and from everything I've heard that was a good plan.

Firefox is quite popular around FTE, and probably with good reason. I tried it for a while, but I couldn't see the fascination.

 

Thanks everyone and especially monckywrench for the links.
Decisions, decisions.

 

Firefox is the one I use. The best ad blocking with Adblocker Plus. You can remove just about any ad you want.

 

Would you believe my primary browser is Netscape Navigator 9.0b1? It does what I need, and I figure no hacker is going to spend the time to try to infect such a small user base for this browser. If I hit a website where Netscape doesn't work right, I just momentarily switch to another browser for use on that particular site, but that doesn't happen very often.

My wife uses Mozilla, and I also have it on my machine. I've also tried Opera, but really didn't like that so I removed it. My machine also has IE 6.0.2900, but my wife's has 7.0. I heard about too problems with IE 8, and never updated to it.

IE is my default browser, because there are still some websites that are written such that they will only work with that browser, especially if you link out from an email. The Symantec on-line security check program is an example, plus the Microsoft site if you need to download programs, drivers, knowledge-based articles, etc.

 

"especially if you link out from an email"

THOSE are the ones best viewed in a more secure browser that's locked down so everything needs permission to run. "Stupid/cute/cool" email forwards all of us get are an easy way to socially engineer viewers to visits attack sites. As for using browsers that aren't updated, Google "security through obscurity".

Since the only reason to like Netscape any more is that one is used to the theme, check out the various Netscape-ish themes available for Firefox. Search add-ons for "Netscape":

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/

I'm as ancient as anyone else who remembers Netscape, but Firefox is a fork of Netscape that is vastly more powerful. Once set up (and it can also be portable on USB key) there is no more customizable browser. Being able to avoid nearly all online adverts is a huge plus.

If all you do is visit MSFT for downloads and view a few sites, might as well update ti IE8.

If you for some reason really need IE 6 afterwards, you can run that side-by-side using the "standalone" from the evolt browser archive, which also has other browsers available:

evolt.org - Browser Archive

 

Ditto, no reason to continue using IE6.

IE7 is much better, and IE in my opinion is not as good as IE7.

I have used various alternative browsers and they were fine, I just keep coming back to IE# by habit. I like Navigator but since it is "dead" I quit using it.

IE7 does most of what I want including multiple tabs etc. It also appears to be more stable than 8. IE 8 is supposed to be better, but it is a real memory hog since it keeps back up copies of your current internet session. For multitaskers who open a lot of tabs, this can really bog down an older machine. Maybe with a new fast CPU and lots of memory my opinion would be different. About the only slightly new feature that had some use was quick recovery of crashed sessions. But usually this isn't important, and like I said a real memory hog.

I got so irritated with IE8 I uninstalled it from my PC and reloaded IE7 which is still available on Microsoft.com. Just lock out the update of the IE when you set up updates.

The negative of IE# is that since it is the most common browser, it is the biggest target. So, you need good Antivirus and spyware protection.

Jim Henderson

 

I have IE8 and have no issues with it.

Back in the nineties I had lunch with the man that owned Netscape. At that time it did not mean much for I did not know what Netscape was. Now I know I had lunch with a billionaire. Must be why he said he did not know what to do with all the money he had. I have known Vern Ravern for years who had an vintage Lockheed Constellation I worked on. They both are very nice smart gentleman.

 

There is a reason to continue to use IE6:

corporate liscensing.

All our office machines are ghosted from a single image created years ago. Because individual users have no admin rights, they can't screw up too much, but they also can't upgrade software of their choice, unless it's a corporate-wide initative.

That's why I'm on 6.0.2900

 

Sounds like there is some corporate software that doesn't play well with other than IE6. Understandable corps don't want to change what works with software they paid for.

As for home users who don't lock down their systems, more pocket money for me!

 

Sounds like your IT department needs to wake up and upgrade from that crappy 5 1/2 year old browser.

 

Netscape is dead - Mozilla made a huge mistake by selling it off to AOL... I'm just glad Mozilla was able to come back with Firefox...

IE has too many security flaws for my liking - That, and I hate being "force-fed" Bing all the damn time...

The only complaint I have with Firefox is with the updating process - It would be nice if it would update in the background... Just upgraded to 3.6 and tweaked the update settings so I'll see if I like this version any better... I figure the "Personas" thing is to try to compete with Chrome...

Chrome is nice, but it doesn't like one of the websites I use here at work so I have to fall back on Firefox...

Website development (for those of us who don't do it for a living) becomes a pain when the site has to be compatible with all browsers and still pass validation - especially embedding Flash content... It gave me a headache up until I figured out what I needed to do to make it work lol...

 

Firefox here ... Just downloaded Chrome today ... We shall see ... Chrome is a bit diff so have to get used to where things are on the tool bar ...