Can I have IE and Firefox installed at the same time? Using them at
different times, of course.

And... is Firefox better than IE?

Just curious... thanks for your help

Botti

Sure you can use both, aside from a prompt to make it your default
browser they can co-exist on the same PC. I use both IE and Opera.

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> Can I have IE and Firefox installed at the same time? Using them at
> different times, of course.
>
> And... is Firefox better than IE?
>
> Just curious... thanks for your help
>
> Botti
>

You can have both installed on the computer at the same time and you can 
use both of them at the same time if you want.  Is it better?  To a 
large extend it's more of a matter of preference than one being better 
than the other, try it and if you like it then use it, if you don't like 
it then use IE.

John

Jesusjacquez@gmail.com wrote:

> Can I have IE and Firefox installed at the same time? Using them at
> different times, of course.
> 
> And... is Firefox better than IE?
> 
> Just curious... thanks for your help
> 
> Botti
>

Jesusjacquez@gmail.com wrote:
> Can I have IE and Firefox installed at the same time? Using them at
> different times, of course.
> 
> And... is Firefox better than IE?
> 
> Just curious... thanks for your help
> 
> Botti
> 

Sure. You can have several browsers installed at the same time. It is 
common for anyone designing and coding web pages to have at least 4 or 5 
going at the same time. There can be only one default browser but all of 
them will work just the same. The only real problem seems to be in trying 
to keep multiple versions of the same browser working on the same machine 
-- they don't get along well together and without heroic efforts a newer 
version of a browser will generally damage a previous version of the same 
browser.

Better is relative and subjective. None of them are perfect and none seem 
to be approaching that state. It gets especially sticky when web pages are 
designed (or should I say cobbled together?) to work with only one sort of 
browser.

John McGaw
http://johnmcgaw.com

Jesusjacquez@gmail.com wrote:
> Can I have IE and Firefox installed at the same time? Using them at
> different times, of course.
>
> And... is Firefox better than IE?
>
> Just curious... thanks for your help
>

Using Firefox may cause your cat to develop warts. If you don't have a cat, 
you should be okay.

On Thu, 7 Aug 2008 16:27:27 -0700 (PDT), "Jesusjacquez@gmail.com"
 wrote:

> Can I have IE and Firefox installed at the same time? Using them at
> different times, of course.


Sure, but there's no "of course. You can even use them both at the
same time.

 
> And... is Firefox better than IE?


That's like asking whether a Ford is better than a Chevrolet.
Different people have different opinions. My personal preference is
for neither, but instead for Maxthon, which is actually a shell
running on top of IE.

Try them all, and decide for yourself which *you* like best. Nobody
else's opinion matters.

-- 
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
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On Thu, 7 Aug 2008 16:27:27 -0700 (PDT), Jesusjacquez@gmail.com wrote:

> Can I have IE and Firefox installed at the same time? Using them at
> different times, of course.

Yes, you can have multiple browsers installed to your OS.

> And... is Firefox better than IE?
> Just curious... thanks for your help

Utilizing another browser application can add to the overall security of
the operating system.

Alternative Browsers:
Opera™
http://www.opera.com/download/

Firefox™
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/

The SeaMonkey® Suite (Internet Browser)
http://www.seamonkey-project.org/

--But-- 
   
Microsoft says Internet Explorer more secure than Firefox :-) :-)
http://www.heise-security.co.uk/news/99955  

Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration changes the browsing
experience
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;815141

IE7 safe/secure settings
Internet Explorer7 Desktop Security Guide
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=6AA4C1DA-6021-468E-A8CF-AF4AFE4C84B2&displaylang=en

The Internet Explorer 7 Security Status Bar
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/ie/ev/security.mspx

Extended Validation SSL Certificates
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/ie/ev/default.mspx

*Tight security settings will break down some websites. You need to add
these websites into the Trusted Zone for smooth access.*

You could consider disabling all Security Settings in IE and use IE only
for the 'Patch Tuesday' updates; To do so you must add the following URL's
to the Trusted sites: 
http://update.microsoft.com 
http://download.windowsupdate.com 
https://*.update.microsoft.com 
http://*.update.microsoft.com 
http://*.microsoft.com  

Good luck :)

In article <2c0204b8-65d7-4774-bd30-
4208c70dd7fc@k13g2000hse.googlegroups.com>, Jesusjacquez@gmail.com 
says...
> Can I have IE and Firefox installed at the same time? Using them at
> different times, of course.
> 
> And... is Firefox better than IE?
> 
> Just curious... thanks for your help

I use FireFox for all Internet based browsing and IE for my 
internal/company browsing. FireFox has not failed me.

Once in a great while there is a site that won't work with FireFox, like 
many Microsoft sites.

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Jesusjacquez@gmail.com wrote:
> Can I have IE and Firefox installed at the same time?


	Yes, certainly.


> Using them at
> different times, of course.
> 

	Or even at the same time,if you like.


> And... is Firefox better than IE?
> 

	To the non-technical eye, there's very little difference between the 
two, now, other than the "look and feel" of the interface.  It's almost 
entirely a matter of personal taste, now.


-- 

Bruce Chambers

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safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin

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killed a great many philosophers.
~ Denis Diderot

A very helpful and informative post.  Not wishing to gripe too much, I've 
just discovered that archaic backup which comes with WinXP - must date back 
to Noah's Arc. So one might ask why!  On another note since this is XP 
general, how do you find Opera Mail please?
brett.

"Kayman"  wrote in message 
news:ecZyx3O%23IHA.4472@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> On Thu, 7 Aug 2008 16:27:27 -0700 (PDT), Jesusjacquez@gmail.com wrote:
>
>> Can I have IE and Firefox installed at the same time? Using them at
>> different times, of course.
>
> Yes, you can have multiple browsers installed to your OS.
>
>> And... is Firefox better than IE?
>> Just curious... thanks for your help
>
> Utilizing another browser application can add to the overall security of
> the operating system.
>
> Alternative Browsers:
> OperaT
> http://www.opera.com/download/
>
> FirefoxT
> http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/
>
> The SeaMonkey® Suite (Internet Browser)
> http://www.seamonkey-project.org/
>
> --But-- 
>
> Microsoft says Internet Explorer more secure than Firefox :-) :-)
> http://www.heise-security.co.uk/news/99955
>
> Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration changes the browsing
> experience
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;815141
>
> IE7 safe/secure settings
> Internet Explorer7 Desktop Security Guide
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=6AA4C1DA-6021-468E-A8CF-AF4AFE4C84B2&displaylang=en
>
> The Internet Explorer 7 Security Status Bar
> http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/ie/ev/security.mspx
>
> Extended Validation SSL Certificates
> http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/ie/ev/default.mspx
>
> *Tight security settings will break down some websites. You need to add
> these websites into the Trusted Zone for smooth access.*
>
> You could consider disabling all Security Settings in IE and use IE only
> for the 'Patch Tuesday' updates; To do so you must add the following URL's
> to the Trusted sites:
> http://update.microsoft.com
> http://download.windowsupdate.com
> https://*.update.microsoft.com
> http://*.update.microsoft.com
> http://*.microsoft.com
>
> Good luck :)

On Fri, 8 Aug 2008 07:53:33 +0100, brett wrote:

> A very helpful and informative post.  Not wishing to gripe too much, I've 
> just discovered that archaic backup which comes with WinXP - must date back 
> to Noah's Arc. So one might ask why! 

WinXp backup is good for files and data; For more comprehensive back-up
functions use a good 3rd party software package like Acronis, Casper or
NortonGhost etc. 

> On another note since this is XP general, how do you find Opera Mail please?

Adequate for my purpose.

brett wrote:

> A very helpful and informative post.  Not wishing to gripe too much, I've 
> just discovered that archaic backup which comes with WinXP - must date back 
> to Noah's Arc.

That's ArK. ;-)


  So one might ask why!

Cause they don't need to change it.

   On another note since this is XP
> general, how do you find Opera Mail please?


Check Google

> brett.
> 
> "Kayman"  wrote in message 
> news:ecZyx3O%23IHA.4472@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> 
>>On Thu, 7 Aug 2008 16:27:27 -0700 (PDT), Jesusjacquez@gmail.com wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Can I have IE and Firefox installed at the same time? Using them at
>>>different times, of course.
>>
>>Yes, you can have multiple browsers installed to your OS.
>>
>>
>>>And... is Firefox better than IE?
>>>Just curious... thanks for your help
>>
>>Utilizing another browser application can add to the overall security of
>>the operating system.
>>
>>Alternative Browsers:
>>OperaT
>>http://www.opera.com/download/
>>
>>FirefoxT
>>http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/
>>
>>The SeaMonkey® Suite (Internet Browser)
>>http://www.seamonkey-project.org/
>>
>>--But-- 
>>
>>Microsoft says Internet Explorer more secure than Firefox :-) :-)
>>http://www.heise-security.co.uk/news/99955
>>
>>Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration changes the browsing
>>experience
>>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;815141
>>
>>IE7 safe/secure settings
>>Internet Explorer7 Desktop Security Guide
>>http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=6AA4C1DA-6021-468E-A8CF-AF4AFE4C84B2&displaylang=en
>>
>>The Internet Explorer 7 Security Status Bar
>>http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/ie/ev/security.mspx>>Extended Validation SSL Certificates
>>http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/ie/ev/default.mspx
>>
>>*Tight security settings will break down some websites. You need to add>>these websites into the Trusted Zone for smooth access.*
>>
>>You could consider disabling all Security Settings in IE and use IE only
>>for the 'Patch Tuesday' updates; To do so you must add the following URL's
>>to the Trusted sites:
>>http://update.microsoft.com
>>http://download.windowsupdate.com
>>https://*.update.microsoft.com
>>http://*.update.microsoft.com
>>http://*.microsoft.com
>>
>>Good luck :) 
> 
> 
>