.jpg) Just downloaded the latest internet explorer 8 beta version, perhaps a silly move as I have an old pc that probably struggles to run it (I am on Xp and have 768mb worth of ram). However, when I open it it seems to crash ie most times. I can't seem to uninstall or rollback to IE 7 and system restore doesn't work either. It is more stable using the IE7 emulate feature. I'm not that crazy about firefox or safari either. Any ideas?
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 There's a tape in IE8 Paul. You have to set it to 164 cms.
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There's a tape in IE8 Paul. You have to set it to 164 cms.
I may be a bit naiive and gullible Frummy boy, but I soon catch on 
Any way, what's with the cm's - whatever happened to working in millimetres (ocd moment)
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 Just had a look at it. More stuff pinched from Apple. What a surprise. Never done that before. Paul - note that IE 8 requires XP SP2 to run. If you're just using bog-standard (and I choose my words carefully!) XP that might explain things.
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Oh well Paul, if you're going to take CB's advice rather than mine ..........
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Bog-standard's ok on this thread Bill - I have SP2. I have tried installing it again too.
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Oh well Paul, if you're going to take CB's advice rather than mine .......... Anyone who uses 164cm tapes in pcs is probably a few years off the mark. You may be king of the meths stoves but pc's hmmmm 
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Fair enough. I gave you a chance, so don't blame me when your pc falls over whenever the wind blows a bit hard. What's the weather been like since you installed IE8? 
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Fair enough. I gave you a chance, so don't blame me when your pc falls over whenever the wind blows a bit hard. What's the weather been like since you installed IE8?
Windy!
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Its a beta, so I suggest contact MS to inform them it crashes.
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Its a beta, so I suggest contact MS to inform them it crashes. Blimey. Bet they've never heard that one before
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Its a beta, so I suggest contact MS to inform them it crashes. Blimey. Bet they've never heard that one before
Done that - problem is I can't get rid of it, no way to uninstall and my system restore seems to have packed up. 
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You might not care....but Firefox 3 is out; and a considerable improvement on the previous incarnations 
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You might not care....but Firefox 3 is out; and a considerable improvement on the previous incarnations
Cheers ed. I did have a previous version installed, I will try it though. Just so long as its not a beta version.
Beta versions do not go well with 6year old pcs.
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You might not care....but Firefox 3 is out; and a considerable improvement on the previous incarnations Been using it for about an hour now - seems ok and much faster than ie 7 . Thanks again ed.
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hope it goes well; we love open source
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 You might not care....but Firefox 3 is out; and a considerable improvement on the previous incarnations There may be a few improvements but surely I'm not the only one who's irritated by not being able to resize the miniscule little window where you chose where to save a bookmark? A big step backwards there IMHO. Having said that, it's still my browser of choice despite its still well deserved reputation as a "skinnable memory heap testing tool"!
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Craig - I do not use the Bookmarks feature...rather I tend to use Linkstash which is the best bookmark organiser I have come across. It is downloadable in a trial version. Not sure about the yellow roof on the home button though
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Opera is also worth a look. Current version is better than Firefox IMO
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Opera is also worth a look. Current version is better than Firefox IMO Now I have too many choices..........arrrrrgh Thanks anyway - downloaded for evaluation.
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