Need to eliminate or fix IE8.

[Biff&Festus]

Hi Guys,
Downloaded IE8 and have a much less usable and much slower browsing experience.
Tried to replace it with a download of IE7 but windows wont allow it to replace IE8?
Any idea's on how to dump IE8 and get IE7 back?
Thanks, John

 

[Interested]

uninstall it first, then download IE7.

 

[Biff&Festus]

That can be done with IE?
Sounds good, it seems like the PC would loose the connection though?
Thanks.

 

[oscaryu1]

No, they use the same connection, but it can't lose the connection if it's there.

I'd recommend Mozilla FireFox, however.

 

[dougland]

if i could try to pursuade you try Opera or Firefox, both free and both are much more efficient browsing. both availible at download.com

 

[MrRandom]

make the switch to firefox or opera. both are many times better than internet explorer (faster, more stable, etc.)

 

[dougland]

i personally like opera as it is to me more appealing and i love the "speed dial" feature.

 

[Biff&Festus]

Thanks!
Great info guys!
Will i loose anything changing over? Fav's...etc?
Thanks again for the reply's!

 

[mep916]

Thanks!
Great info guys!
Will i loose anything changing over? Fav's...etc?
Thanks again for the reply's!

With FireFox, it's easy to import your favorites. You can import passwords and history as well. In the Menu Bar, click File -> Import.

 

[quiktek]

I switched to firefox from IE and wow, what a difference. I actually enjoy the internet again.

 

[oscaryu1]

Remember though, if you have like 256MB Ram or something (doubt it), FireFox still has some problems... (Memory leaks)

 

[lobbslobb]

Chrome is best!

I use Google chrome, fed up with slow loading on IE and constant crashing of firefox, also Maxthon is great for no frills quick browser.

Also use a registry cleaner if you're computer is slow, try http://registryfixer.weebly.com

 

[Jamin43]

If you just downloaded it - try system restore feature to a date before you installed ie8. IMHO - That would be the cleanest way to get there