Using more than one browser

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  1. Posts : 582
    Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
       #1

    Using more than one browser


    I'm sooo embarrassed to even bring this up.

    I use IE 9 but keep reading good things about FireFox & would like to give it a try but keep IE during my trial of FF. How is this done?

    Thanks,
    grits
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  2. Posts : 71,959
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
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    Hello Grits,

    No worries. You can install Firefox and still use both browsers at will.

    The only thing you'll need to decide on is which one to make as your default program used when opening a URL link. However, you can still change the default program to be either one at will as well.

    Hope this helps, :)
    Shawn
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  3. Posts : 2,240
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit
       #3

    I use 3 myself, IE 9, FF and Chrome...each has some pro's and con's.
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  4. Posts : 1,219
    Windows 7 Pro 32/64 bit and Windows 10 Pro 32 Bit/64bit
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    bassfisher6522 said:
    I use 3 myself, IE 9, FF and Chrome...each has some pro's and con's.
    I use ie9 with WOT addon and Firefox. Sometimes one will display better than the other. There is nothing wrong with having 2
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  5. Posts : 582
    Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
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    Brink said:
    Hello Grits,

    No worries. You can install Firefox and still use both browsers at will.

    The only thing you'll need to decide on is which one to make as your default program used when opening a URL link. However, you can still change the default program to be either one at will as well.

    Hope this helps, :)
    Shawn
    So rather than choosing one as the 'default' while I'm in the process of testing Firefox how do I switch back & forth? Say for example I open The Weather Channel using IE then for S&G's I want to see if FF is faster or whatever. Is that what you mean by "either one at will as well"?
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  6. Posts : 71,959
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
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    For that, you would need to open FF, then open The Weather Channel. You wouldn't be able to open The Weather Channel into FF from within IE or vice versa.

    What I meant for "either one at will as well", is that you could set either one as the default program to open website shortcuts from say your desktop to taskbar with the default browser you set. Basically, you can change the default program whenever you like. :)
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  7. Posts : 582
    Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
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       #7

    ok, to get me started, which version of Firefox would you recommend to a newbie? I'm 'technology challenged'.
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  8. Posts : 71,959
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
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    No problem. You could just download and install the latest version at the link below. :)

    https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/
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  9. Posts : 582
    Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
    Thread Starter
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    Have tried several times to download it but it won't. That yellow box that usually pops up at bottom of window starts to show, then disappears. Probably something I've done wrong in IE settings??
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  10. Posts : 53,363
    Windows 10 Home x64
       #10

    Try this:

    Download Firefox 17.0.1 - FileHippo.com

    Click on Download this version in upper right

    A Guy
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