internet explorer vs opera

[Professional587]

hi. i have two computers in my house. one is down stairs and the other one is upstairs. The two computers share a connection on a hub.

any ways my i noticed that my browsing is slow with iE. it will stop for a minute or stop moving and go very slow. i got opera yesterday and it went very fast. but i don't like opera. i want to use IE. does anybody know why i have this problem with IE?

[golfnintendoboy]

which version of IE do u have. a older version will slow you down. also try reinstalling the version u do have.

[Xtorm]

i'm using it right now and you have to reload to see if somebody else posted everytime you come to any fourms but o well its worth it, its fast

[Xtorm]

i mean im using Opera

[Mazakman]

I use both IE 5.01 and Opera. As I get more used to Opera, I am liking it more and more and it is definitely faster than any other browser that I have tried.

[neo86]

Does it support all the features of I.E? I think netscape 6.01 is the fastest. It uses a ram buffer for it's cache...

[Mazakman]

Well I am an amateur compared to most of you guys in this forum, but I am still trying to get a few items(plug ins) to work in Opera and I have yet to try Netscape . Is it worth a try and will it uninstall ok if I decide that I don't like it ?

[Xtorm]

man i was trying to take a speed test on Opera and it stil hasnt finished it has been 20 minutes, and **** it sucks

[Mazakman]

Opera is very fast at browsing. I am not sure of what kind of speed test that you were trying to take or why you were waiting 20 minutes for it to complete. I have found that the speedtest at Speakeasy in Opera does not seem to complete. Must be something to do with java in Opera. I've been testing my speeds late tonight using IE and am having excellent results on my 3 mbps DSL. I'll continue to use both Opera and IE and may give Netscape another try and see what kind of results I get using it.

[rodrod5]

your temp files, cookies, and history might be too full

you need to go to start->settings->control panel..double click on internet options then in the middle of the box hit the button for delete temp inte files and then check ther box for delete all oflind content and hit ok......clear the history as well right below

then go to a dos prompt and if it is at c:\windows\desktop then type in "cd .." and hit enter to bump it up to the c:\windows dircetory ...........type in "cd .." and hit enter till the prompt only says c:\windows

then at the prompt type in "deltree cookies" hit enter IT SHOULD ASK YOU YEA OR NO choose y and hit enter

at the prompt type in "deltree history" hit enter and tell it yes

then type in "deltree tempor~1" hit enter and tell it yes close the doe prompt

WARNING this will kill all your web page cookies and you will have to sign back into EXCITE, IWON, YAHOO....ect



is the browser faster???

if no then go to start->settings->control panel and double click add/remove programs and then highlight IE 5 and tools and hit the add remove button and choose REPAIR IE and run it

if it says it cant be fixed then reinstall

if no repair tool then reinstall

[HackMcDivot]

I had the same problem with IE 5.5 for 2 weeks. I tried everything, finally some one turn me on to this tweak. I did it last night and I'm blazing through pages at warp speed! I mean I used to sit their and watch the line graph at the bottom of the page go from left to right so, so, so, slow.
Go here:
http://members.aol.com/axcel216/

Click on WinMe tricks on the left,when you get to the page it's the 3rd one down,browser speedup(I think that's the name) but it's the third one down. I know it will work! Tell me the results!:2cool:

[HackMcDivot]

Originally posted by Mazakman
Well I am an amateur compared to most of you guys in this forum, but I am still trying to get a few items(plug ins) to work in Opera and I have yet to try Netscape . Is it worth a try and will it uninstall ok if I decide that I don't like it ?

If you haven't tried Netscape yet, try it, I think you'll like it. I like the layout of the page, every thing is big and self explanatory. I am running version 4.77, they are up to version 6.01. But I had heard that it wasn't as fast as 4.77. Just punch in Netscape Homepage in your search area and you should have an option of 4.77 or 6.01. This is just my opinion, some people might hate Netscape. And yes it will uninstall if you don't like it. I did it 2x already for technical reasons.