If I install Firefox on my PC for browsing the internet what will happen to my already installed Internet Explorer?

Will it remove itself or will I have to do it myself? And how?

Cheers

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Ah, the great bone of controversy :)

Internet Explorer will stay exactly where it is. There is absolutely no way to remove it, as it is inextricably linked to major parts of Windows. It's partially what all the Microsoft anti-trust and anti-monopoly stuff is about.

However, it doesn't matter. The first time you run Firefox it registers itself as the 'default' browser and you can, for all intents and purposes, completely ignore Internet Explorer from there on in.

Originally posted by spiffymonkey
There is absolutely no way to remove it


There are methods of revomvig IE from any Windows system (though they are a little long-winded)

Originally posted by trentboy2
If I install Firefox on my PC for browsing the internet what will happen to my already installed Internet Explorer?

Will it remove itself or will I have to do it myself? And how?

Cheers

P

When you fire up FF for the first time, you will be asked to make it the default.

Just leave IE to the side - you may need it for certain sites.

:)

Thanks all I'll make sure to leave IE well alone.

Nice One

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well not well alone. some sites will only work with IE (shame) and you will maybe need them, national lottery, some online banking etc.

I haven't used IE since I installed Firefox over 12 Months ago. If the site I'm viewing doesn't work in Firefox, then they obviously don't want my custom.

I've got Firefox on all machines here and I always delete all shortcuts to IE when I install Firefox and I've not had any complaints from anyone else.

So in short, leave IE well alone.

Steve you said I need IE for internet banking. Is that any specific bank or all banks? I'm with HSBC and use the internet banking quite alot.

HSBC/Natwest/Barcalys all claim to be compatable with FF. And i'd be surprised if banks dident support it. The national lottery site seems fine. THe only sites that dont usually work, are those that havent been coded accorting to W3C standards. And those who want M$ to rule.

Joel

Originally posted by Joelc
HSBC/Natwest/Barcalys all claim to be compatable with FF. And i'd be surprised if banks dident support it. The national lottery site seems fine. THe only sites that dont usually work, are those that havent been coded accorting to W3C standards. And those who want M$ to rule.

Joel


HSBC is and isn't....if you want to talk to an advisor online you need IE.

i use hsbc and for internet banking is fine.

the lottery works fine until you want to sign up and actually play.

i agree if a site doesnt work i decide they dont want me, but sometimes i want them (once, national lottery) so having IE to hand is needed for me

The Halifax and the Yorkshire Bank seem to be OK too.....

you need IE to access microsofts updates site strangely :P
and also a couple of online virus scanners i have links for need it too

FF has an extension to open a page in IE (for the poorly coded sites);).

Located here (https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?id=35&application=firefox)

Originally posted by sccsux
There are methods of revomvig IE from any Windows system (though they are a little long-winded)
I agree with that. I read a tutorial on how to do it and changed my mind about removing IE. No program is worth that much hassle :suspect:

There was the thing a while ago about the MS Antispyware software reporting IE as Spyware, then removing it without a trace which is what people have been struggling to do for years.

Unfortunately, IE isn't just IE, it's part of Windows and is used for other things too, apparantly.

Originally posted by Lurch
Unfortunately, IE isn't just IE, it's part of Windows and is used for other things too, apparantly.


So long as you don't use HexPee, IE can safely be removed from Windows.

Anyone wanting to (not using XP) the details can be found here (http://www.litepc.com/ieradicator.html).



Found how to remove IE from XP......here (http://www.ntcompatible.com/How_to_completely_remove_Internet_Explorer_6_from_ XP_system_t23510.html) (3rd post) , am going to try it a little later I think:thumbsup:;).

I stand corrected, might give that a go myself later.

Originally posted by sccsux



Found how to remove IE from XP......here (http://www.ntcompatible.com/How_to_completely_remove_Internet_Explorer_6_from_ XP_system_t23510.html) (3rd post) , am going to try it a little later I think:thumbsup:;).

Originally posted by Lurch
I stand corrected, might give that a go myself later.
In that case boys, you'll no doubt wonder how your going to get M$ updates?
Well here is the solution :wink:
http://windowsupdate.62nds.com/whyuse.php

Or, if you're using XP, could you not just tell it to automatically download and install new updates, thereby no longer needing to visit the windows update website?

You can do that with any Windows version AFAIK, I do it with 2K to save using IE.