Calling all Computer Geeks: Need your help, again! lol

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This time, not for myself… but for a family member.

She’s using an older computer and having problems with Internet Explorer. She can’t seem to download a newer version. Is there a better one she could use, for an older computer?

Suggestions much appreciated. Thanks, in advance; God bless and Happy New Year to all!
 
MarieVeronica said:
This time, not for myself… but for a family member.

She’s using an older computer and having problems with Internet Explorer. She can’t seem to download a newer version. Is there a better one she could use, for an older computer?

Suggestions much appreciated. Thanks, in advance; God bless and Happy New Year to all!
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OK there poster - let’s back up - it’s not that easy to provide a clear answer.

Need to know the following:

What type of computer is it. Make model, HD? memory capacity… etc.

What version of IE is it currently running on.

What version of IE is she currently trying to download?

IP: Dial up or DSL???

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Also need to know, what version of Windows?
 
opera is great, Its really small (storage size)
I even use the usb version (its tiny)
It runs well to because it doesnt have so much flashy junk
 
You could try Netscape 4 if you can still find it. Also, Google Chrome seems to be a very simple browser.
 
I am using Google Chrome. It seems efficient at first, but I don’t think I would recommend it for old computers because it constantly builds an index of your visited web pages in the background, which can overload a small disk and slow the computer down. At least, this is what happened when I installed it on a computer with a slow disk.

To the OP: What operating system is she using? (Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows XP…)
Jennifer_G said:
You could try Netscape 4 if you can still find it. Also, Google Chrome seems to be a very simple browser.
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Jakasaki and Ack are correct in that we need additional information about the computer and the operating system.

The problem is that not all browsers which work for older operating systems are easily obtainable anymore. If someone has a computer with an operating system that is no longer supported then the newest browsers probably won’t work with it. I don’t know if there are any Google browsers that work with Windows versions prior to XP. (I presume this is the case with some non-Windows OSes as well.)

There are browsers that can work well with some older computers/operating systems but they may not be the ones readily available.
 
jakasaki said:
OK there poster - let’s back up - it’s not that easy to provide a clear answer.

Need to know the following:

What type of computer is it. Make model, HD? memory capacity… etc.

What version of IE is it currently running on.

What version of IE is she currently trying to download?

IP: Dial up or DSL???

Edit to add -

Also need to know, what version of Windows?
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I would have made the same suggestions you do at first but really it wouldn’t address her friend’s immediate problems. From the onset her Internet Explorer inability to update is because her registry files are corrupt. Try downloading a Free Windows/Registry Cleaner software tool here: ccleaner.com/ Also try using a good Defrag software here download.cnet.com/Auslogics-Disk-Defrag/3000-2094_4-10567503.html If it doesn’t help you might need to reformat the entire hard drive to original factory state.
 
centurionguard said:
I would have made the same suggestions you do at first but really it wouldn’t address her friend’s immediate problems. From the onset her Internet Explorer inability to update is because her registry files are corrupt. Try downloading a Free Windows/Registry Cleaner software tool here: ccleaner.com/ Also try using a good Defrag software here download.cnet.com/Auslogics-Disk-Defrag/3000-2094_4-10567503.html If it doesn’t help you might need to reformat the entire hard drive to original factory state.

In my experience, most “Windows Cleaner” products do more harm than good. And, of course, defragmenting your hard drive isn’t going to solve any Windows problems, except for the rare case when the problem is timing-related and can be fixed by speeding up disk access. (think about it…a fragmented and a defragmented hard drive behave identically from the perspective of anything running above the level of the storage drivers…so how could defragmentation change the behavior of the applications?)

Yes, reformatting the hard drive to the original factory state is another way to solve the problem, but installing an alternative browser is probably easier.
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ack said:
In my experience, most “Windows Cleaner” products do more harm than good. And, of course, defragmenting your hard drive isn’t going to solve any Windows problems, except for the rare case when the problem is timing-related and can be fixed by speeding up disk access. (think about it…a fragmented and a fragmented hard drive behave identically from the perspective of anything running above the level of the storage drivers…so how could fragmentation change the behavior of the applications?)

Yes, reformatting the hard drive to the original factory state is another way to solve the problem, but installing an alternative browser is probably easier.
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I suggested the Windows/ "Registry Cleaner mostly for the Registry benefit.

As for de-fragmentation; unless you like a slow computer then what’s wrong with defrag?
Think of you computer as a file cabinet with files scatter all over hell’s creation.
Unless you want sloppy slow performance, cookies from all the sites you visit snooping at your personal files etc and corrupt broken files what’s wrong with a registry windows cleaner?
 
You are correct that defragmenting the hard drive will certainly speed up the computer, but it will not solve the OP’s problem (Internet Explorer’s installer not working.)

Same with the registry cleaner (which brings negligible performance improvements at best.)

In your post, you stated that your measures would address “her friend’s immediate problems” (upgrading the web browser) and I am suggesting that a different strategy would be more effective in this situation.
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I suggested the Windows/ "Registry Cleaner mostly for the Registry benefit.

As for de-fragmentation; unless you like a slow computer then what’s wrong with defrag?
Think of you computer as a file cabinet with files scatter all over hell’s creation.
Unless you want sloppy slow performance, cookies from all the sites you visit snooping at your personal files etc and corrupt broken files what’s wrong with a registry windows cleaner?
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Opera! That’s the one I was trying to remember! Thanks guys and gals! Sorry I didn’t provide more info. But you came through, anyway! God bless you all in 2010 and always!
 
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