Snowy Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 I'm fed up of IE8; Firefox is great but if I switch it off, it won't come on again - I can keep clicking but nothing happens, then 20 windows open at once Are any of the others any better? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackrocksrock Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 I use firefox and dont have a problem on vista on this machine - I also changed to that at work and dont have issues there -sorry cannot think but hated IE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 I find Firefox works well for me (apart from a spell when it crashed regularly but the recent update seems to have fixed that ). I know some forum members have recently downloaded Google Chrome recently. I tried it and although it was OK, there were a couple of things I preferred about Firefox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluekarin Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 After having loads of problems with Firefox (which I loved) I now use Google Chrome. I've had a few problems with forms like paying on ebay and filling out a form for freebies, but I just use Explorer for them. I tried a few others before settling on Chrome (Opera and another one which I can't remember now) and I didn't really like Chrome to start with, but I love it now. Hope that helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura & CTB Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 I've been using Chrome for a couple of weeks now - not come across any probs yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eeyoreshunny Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 I've just changed to google chrome too, as firefox has been a nightmare for me recently, I love all the extensions i can get for chrome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoid Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 There are loads of browsers out there to try: Google Chrome Safari Opera Sea Monkey K-Melon Flock Konqueror I would try K-Melon and Safari out. See how you like them. Make sure you uninstall Firefox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 I've only just moved to Firefox, and I love it - much better than Explorer. I did have one occasion when it did that thing of opening 20 windows, but I closed down and restarted and it's never done it since. I didn't realise there were so many options. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 Love Safari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 I was a huge fan of Firefox for ages, but found all sorts of problems with it recently, so have changed to Google Chrome, and I find it excellent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted March 29, 2010 Author Share Posted March 29, 2010 OK, Google Chrome looks like it might be worth a try. But it's offputting if I have to uninstall Firefox - what if I want to come back to it?? Oh decisions decisions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluekarin Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 OK, Google Chrome looks like it might be worth a try. But it's offputting if I have to uninstall Firefox - what if I want to come back to it?? Oh decisions decisions I will say I didn't uninstall Firefox when I installed Chrome. I can't say this has caused me any problems. It also means if I have a problem with Chrome like I mentioned before, I have the option of briefly using another browser. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A chickychickychick-ENN!! Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 Chrome rocks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted March 29, 2010 Author Share Posted March 29, 2010 I like it! Firefox is now behaving itself, but next time it misbehaves I know what to do Thank you all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debbier Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 Were you opting to save all the tabs on closing FF? If you have any future problems like this in FF, you might want to have a look at running it in safe mode, to start it up: http://support.mozilla.com/en-us/kb/safe+mode Some problems can be caused by extra add-ons too. Having said that I'd never consider anything other than FF as my preferred browser simply because some of those add-ons are priceless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A chickychickychick-ENN!! Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 Chrome currently has less security holes than ff too. btw - when I had firefox I changed the icon name on my desktop to firechicken. Firefox indeed. Grrrr to any kind of fox! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...