What's the best browser to use with W7?

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  1. Posts : 2,528
    Windows 7 x64 Ultimate
       #31

    joe7dust said:
    So you use mozilla and noscript but you are just theorizing a way I could accomplish the same with IE? Why am I not comforted in that...
    It's not a theory, it works.

    Set your internet zone to a more restrictive level, customize it. Then put trusted sites into your trusted zone which allows scrips and anyone of 50 other options to run or not run. This functionality is (and always has been) built in.

    It's just not quite as flexible as some of the FF plugins because there are only three zones to play with so you can't set exact settings per website. Just a general trust, no trust and REALLY no trust settings. All websites default to "Internet" zone settings unless you put them in "Trusted" or "Untrusted" lists. (Generally though "Internet" should be considered "Untrusted" as far as it goes with scripting and most other things disabled)
    Last edited by fseal; 24 Mar 2011 at 09:12.
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  2. Posts : 296
    Windows 7 Professional
       #32

    Chrome ATM between the latest browsers: Internet Explorer 9 and Firefox 4.

    Firefox 3.x is my all time favorite, guess I'll just wait till they fix up Firefox 4 or release Firefox 5.

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  3. Posts : 103
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
       #33

    to me is IE9
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  4. Posts : 15
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
       #34

    I personally find myself jumping between Firefox, Opera and Comodo Dragon. All three are great browsers.
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  5. Posts : 22
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
       #35

    My choice would be Internet Explorer 9

    Add-ons:
    Advanced IE History Bar - Click Here
    Quick History For Google And IE - Click Here


    These are both useful, I prefer the Advanced IE History Bar myself.
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  6. Posts : 402
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
       #36

    Yep, with your system specs, IE 9 is the best way to go. It's pretty, rather reliable, and uber fast. I believe IE 9 still holds the rank of the best browser compared to chrome, firefox, safari, and opera. My reference is Tom's Hardware Guide's review of the browsers.
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  7. Posts : 117
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit SP1
       #37

    Internet Explorer 9 (32bit) rocks for me
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  8. Posts : 87
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
       #38

    Over the years I have used most browsers out there. Firefox has interesting ad-ons that can quickly turn the browser into 'bloatware'; Chrome is clean and fast, with possibly the most unattractive GUI I have seen and it collects pop-unders like nobody's business; Opera comes really close to my ideal, but it is not terribly fast and IE8 is well, IE8. However, I have found my ideal browser in IE9, clean, fast and secure. I have always wanted to like an IE browser for it's integration with the OS and now I finally can.
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  9. Posts : 328
    Windows 7
       #39

    I used Firefox for a good few years but got fed up with my favorite addons not being updated very quickly. I then spent a year using Opera until the speed dial feature was changed to my disliking. Next I looked at Google Chrome and didn't like the privacy element, especially the connection to Google servers at every keystroke. Google Chrome also installs an updater which loads at every Windows start - no thanks.

    I then came across SRWare Iron (based on Chromium source code) which has all the benefits of Google Chrome, without the points mentioned. Iron is compatible with most Google Chrome addons and overall is a nice balance of the things I like in a browser.

    When IE9 was released I decided to give it a whirl, and although it is much improved it just doesn't tick enough of the boxes for me. So I'll be sticking with Iron for the foreseeable future...
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  10. Posts : 622
    Arch Linux 64-bit
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    Anything of a privacy concern can be turned off in Google Chrome now.

    Unlike SRWare Iron, Google Chrome has a flash and PDF plug-in built in and you can clear Flash Local Shared Objects using the Google Chrome interface.
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