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Oscar:
Hi i currently have Internet Explorer 7 or 8 but keep getting messages that Microsoft were no longer supporting IE 8 and would have to update.

Is there a updated version of IE that is compatible with XP or a better browser for my slow under resourced laptop. I have tried Chrome which is slower then IE.

Thanks in advance

jraju:
Hi, Just go to control panel ,  then go to system icon  and then select updates. It will show you any updates if needed and will automatically update if you are having internet connection. It will ask you to restart to complete the update process thats all. Internet explorer updates are done by window updates.

Samson:
Give Firefox ESR a go. As well as running it on my 2 signature machines below, I also run it on a machine with a 1.2GHz Celeron and 512MB RAM @ 100MHz (Now that's what I call "under resourced"!  :wink:).

The ESR (Extended Support Release) version does n't come with all the whistles and bells of the regular version, but does include all the security updates. I also use a little program called Speedyfox which helps too.

Firefox ESR here https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/organizations/

And Speedyfox http://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/speedyfox.html

Hope that offers some help.

Samson.

Shane:
I use firefox myself.

But the truth is, no matter what browser you go with they are going to be slower.

They all use to be really really fast. But they have all gotten bigger, bloated. Supporting new standards and new things. HTML5, java script, GPu drawing, games and the list goes on. This is why IE 8 feels faster to you, it doesnt handle crap so it doesnt have as much to do lol

They do this because they know machines can handle it now. But not the old ones. And so they all suffer because these browsers are using up the cpu and memory and now even the video like mad. Browsers are practically mini OS's now lol

But firefox is by far (At least I think) the most customizable. That means it is possible to speed it up like it use to be by disabling all the default crap. There are some guides and I think a few add ons that help with that.

Shane

Oscar:
Hi all thank you

Which IE version is still supported for XP?

Firefox was suggested what is the difference between ESR and the other Firefox Shane suggested?

Thank again

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