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IE 8 - way better than firefox?

Muqbil

28 Apr 10 10:49

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Having installed firefox due to endless problems with ie7. Recent versions of firefox have been rubbish. Crashing, freezing and generally unusable.

downloaded ie8 and it's way faster and more stable than firefox o my machine.

Any views?

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By:

infomaniac When: 28 Apr 10 10:51

I haven't used it extensively but on the occasions that I have (for other sites) it has seemed much faster !

By:

kennythebetboy When: 28 Apr 10 10:54

Google Chrome for vista or windows7 seems the fastest and most reliable. Only drawback it is not always compatible with video playbacks on Betfair, ATR or RUK. Think they need to upgrade their software links.

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zebadei When: 28 Apr 10 10:56

Speed is a relative concept.

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Muqbil When: 28 Apr 10 11:14

Have you got ny speedy tips, zeb? I missed out on your winner yesterday :(

By:

Roger De Bris When: 28 Apr 10 11:16

would u believe IE is rubbish on mine, and Firefox is great? Maybe Im using IE7 though.

By:

zebadei When: 28 Apr 10 11:16

Southwell looks like as much fun as walking across a minefield with a sack of buns,followed by a herd of hungry elephants.

By:

ben10 When: 28 Apr 10 11:18

Does IE8 or Google Chrome have ad blocker, that's the only reason I use Firefox, stops Racing Post site from going crazy.

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TiptheOdds When: 28 Apr 10 11:21

I changed recently to using FF 3.6.3 for the RP site instead of IE7 and its much faster. Only problem is regular scripting errors, I think are caused by Ad Blocker Plus.

Haven´t taken the plunge with IE8 yet.

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Muqbil,
Ive decided to move on to pictorial clues to my selections rather than cryptic.

By:

kennydoomed When: 28 Apr 10 11:34

safari even better

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Muqbil When: 28 Apr 10 11:35

Does Evan Williams figure in the answer?

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zebadei When: 28 Apr 10 11:38

This is not a game of hangman Muqbil,and imo experience your settings are much more of an issue than your browser - although this site neglects older browsers as a rule imo.

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Muqbil When: 28 Apr 10 11:40

I will have a few quid on when there is more liquidity in the market....

By:

Muqbil When: 28 Apr 10 15:25

Can't win em all......

By:

onlooker When: 28 Apr 10 15:34

I think it all depends on your PC's processor.

All versions of Internet Explorer, including IE 8, much slower than Firefox for Betfair and racingpost, for me..... and NO necessary ADBLOCKER available for IE.

By:

hippie When: 28 Apr 10 15:39

Opera - "The fastest browser on Earth"

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Muqbil When: 28 Apr 10 15:39

It's certainly an odd state of affairs, onlooker. As these damned browsers get more and more complicated so the stability seems to get worse. My newest pc has the worst browser performance tbh.

By:

greening When: 28 Apr 10 15:48

just tried windows again, terrible load of clicking rubbish!

would rather use maxthon or safari! firefox best still, evne with the glitches.

By:

booooooom When: 28 Apr 10 15:53

i keep having this problem.......the website im visiting doesnt have the correct certificate, driving me mad

By:

stewarty b When: 28 Apr 10 16:00

Looks like Harvey has discovered some porn sites and became entrenched in starting his own!