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jesse23 · Post by **jesse23** » Tue Jan 02, 2001 12:32 am

I just got a quick question.
Whats the fastest Internet Explorer around?
IE 5.0
IE 5.1
IE 5.1 SP1
IE 5.5 or
IE 5.5 SP1

TIA
Jesse

WhoNut · Post by **WhoNut** » Tue Jan 02, 2001 12:36 am

I was very happy with 5.1 SP 1, and heard some bad things about 5.5 so I wasn't gonna upgrade.

Recently, I went to Windows ME (with 5.5 of course), and applied SP1 to it and have had an increase in speed. Not a lot, but a little. Your mileage may vary!

jesse23 · Post by **jesse23** » Tue Jan 02, 2001 12:42 am

Thanx WhoNut

EvilAngel · Post by **EvilAngel** » Tue Jan 02, 2001 12:45 am

Definatly IE 5.1 SP1

I am running WinMe and that, as WhoNut said, comes with 5.5..... blah!

Everyday I come closer and closer to re-formating and re-installing Win98se. Less lock-ups and less hesitation on applications opening.

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WhoNut · Post by **WhoNut** » Tue Jan 02, 2001 12:58 am

I had the same probs as you my man, but stick with it! My machine is very stable now for a 9x kernel machine. I agree, it shouldn't have to be this hard, but it is....

Now my 'puter boots faster, stays up longer, and performs better with lower resources. 98 gave me fits whenever I got below 70%. Of course, every machine is different.

jesse23 · Post by **jesse23** » Tue Jan 02, 2001 1:00 am

well i don't really have any lock-ups with WIn 2k PRO

EvilAngel · Post by **EvilAngel** » Tue Jan 02, 2001 1:00 am

Well with WinME I feel like a Beta tester

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EvilAngel · Post by **EvilAngel** » Tue Jan 02, 2001 1:02 am

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by jesse23:
well i don't really have any lock-ups with WIn 2k PRO</font>

Either do I but I need to play some Q1 and win2k doesnt support it so I went with the best (?) platform for gaming WinMe? I dunno about that. Win98SE was real strong for me.

jesse23 · Post by **jesse23** » Tue Jan 02, 2001 1:02 am

damn i got ie 5.5 sp1 and so far its sucking. I tried to goto the main microsoft site and it said it was not there heh. had to reload 2 times to get it there. Also had similar probs with 3 other sites. O well

jesse23 · Post by **jesse23** » Tue Jan 02, 2001 1:03 am

Gotta love the option to remove the upgrade and return to the old one

keeper · Post by **keeper** » Sun Jan 07, 2001 1:49 pm

ME is just an transitional OS, more coming soon. Agree w/ the go back option.

wee96 · Post by **wee96** » Sun Jan 07, 2001 2:09 pm

5.0 and 5.1 are both very fast, and 5.5 as everyone knows, sucks big time.

Banshee · Post by **Banshee** » Sun Jan 07, 2001 2:19 pm

I just figured out that Netscape was installed on my comp at the factory along with IE. I think i'm gonna try Netscape out. If i set it up? Will it automatically switch my default browser to Netscape. If it does, i'm not gonna set it up because i just got my IE all tweaked perfectly and i don't want it messin up.

I have never tried Netscape before.

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John · Post by **John** » Sun Jan 07, 2001 3:48 pm

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Definatly IE 5.1 SP1</font>

That is what I used forEVER! Then one month ago I went for a change and got 5.5, even after knowing all the problems. I figured I could start over if neccessary...

Needless to say I am running 5.50.45 and have been for 2 months now- no problems WHATSOEVER! No crashes either, same speeds too.