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Okay, so I have a complete POS for my home computer. It's a long story how I got it, but bottom line, it was free. I can't replace it for about 9 months, and it does most of what I want it to do, so I'm getting by.
For most of my home internet usage, I use Firefox, but to watch Netflix instantly, I have to use IE. That's ALL I use it for.
But last night, I tried to open IE to watch something, and it wasn't working. No matter what page I tried to open, it would mostly load, then freeze up. I had to control/atl/delete to get out of it. It's been a week or so since I opened it last and it worked fine then.
Is there some way to open IE in a safe mode? Or how hard is it to delete/reinstall the program? I tried to use the uninstall program on the control panel last night, but didn't see it in the programs available. I guess it's built into the operating system or something.
Can anyone direct me to a tutorial to help me fix this problem?
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Can you elaborate why you were told to avoid it like the plague? I don't use it much, mind you, but I do keep my system up to date with all the security patches--including IE7.
From I security perspective I can't imagine not installing it.
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The IT guy here at my office said it was full of bugs and told me not to update to it. He didn't really specify why.
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And yeah, there's probably no way to uninstall IE6. You could reinstall the entire operating system. (Not a bad idea if the PC is giving you trouble and you don't mind backing up all your documents and files and reinstalling all your programs.) But in your shoes, I'd still upgrade to IE7 if possible. It's definitely no worse than IE6.
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If you aren't already using IE6 for anything else then there isn't much reason not to upgrade to IE7.
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Now the question is whether Microsoft will let you download IE7 without using IE6. (only half kidding)
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I have a possibly faulty memory of having to use Windows Update which only works in IE. Things might have changed or this might be a case of my brain malfunctioning.
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I downloaded IE7 and it runs fine and I was able to watch my Netflix. Thanks again for your advice.
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Since you use firefox for most of your browsing needs, why not installing the IE tab addon for firefox? Then you can choose specific sites to open within your firefox windows, but using ie engine.
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It probably would work in FF3. I remember, though, that you didn't want to use the latest version. I just don't remember why.
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