![]() It comes with integrated Flash and PDF viewer capabilities. But, it is designed to be small, sleek, fast, and particularly a very intuitive program. Just like any browser, it has its quirks. ![]() Google Chrome is a relative newcomer (late 2008) with a fresh design. This is for selecting and downloading the installer file directly, for advanced users (Windows and Mac only see below). Overall, Firefox is a decent program that might satisfy your personal taste, but it is not as well-suited for a managed business network as Internet Explorer. This is particularly useful if you're a Firefox fan and have installed it on your mobile phone too. Mozilla recently added support for signing in to a Firefox Sync account, to synchronize your favorites and history like Google Chrome has done for a while, and that Microsoft Windows 8 now supports. ![]() As for Linux, see the instructions with the download package for required supporting software libraries. For Mac, the latest version requires OS X 10.6 or later. But, the current version will still install on Windows XP. The publisher of Firefox updates its full version number, and declares the previous version obsolete with no further security updates, every few months. However, the process of getting plug-ins has improved over the years, and is now quite smooth. Many functions that seem to work automatically in Internet Explorer require you to manually download and install a plug-in for Firefox-for example, to play a Windows Media file embedded in a web page. It is not immune to security flaws as some believe, and you still may encounter websites that do not work as well in Firefox as in Internet Explorer. It came out around the time numerous security problems with Internet Explorer made the news regularly, and for a while it had better features than Internet Explorer before Microsoft caught up, garnering sort of a cult following. We also have links to Internet Explorer 8 and 9 for users of Windows XP and Windows Vista, respectively, who have not upgraded their Internet Explorer browser in a long time.Äownload the latest version of Internet ExplorerĪ descendant of Netscape Navigator, Firefox was once the most popular alternative to Internet Explorer for Windows users. So, for users with Windows 7 that still have Internet Explorer 9, we have provided links to download version 10 directly as an option below. However, version 11 is quite different and has problems with some websites. In general, you should download the latest version your computer supports to ensure you are not vulnerable to known security flaws, and that your browser fully supports the latest websites and add-ons. Windows XP only supports up to Internet Explorer 8. If you have Windows Vista, you can only use Internet Explorer 9. The latest version, Internet Explorer 11, was released in November 2013 and only runs on Windows 7 or Windows 8. In the end, though, for maximum compatibility, Internet Explorer is often the best option. These aspects include widely-publicized security flaws, and breaking from standards in the name of innovation. Microsoft has been criticized for various aspects of Internet Explorer over the years the same as they get criticized for everything they do (whether fairly or not). Also, many camera security systems that allow for remote viewing in a web browser require Internet Explorer. Websites have broadly moved towards using more universal technologies (such as Java and HTML 5), but many ActiveX-based websites still exist. Still the leader in overall usage for desktops and laptops, Microsoft Internet Explorer also supports some exclusive interactive technologies not available in other browsers, most significantly ActiveX. Using an old browser exposes you to well-known security exploits that are only fixed by running a current, modern web browser that has fixed the bugs in previous versions. In that case, you should consider upgrading to a new computer if you do any web browsing at all. If you have an older computer, you may find that many of these browsers will not install. The focus here is on web browsers for desktop and laptop computers, and not for mobile phones. While you might need Internet Explorer to access a website that requires ActiveX, you might also find that a certain website crashes all the time in Internet Explorer, but runs just fine in Chrome (or vice-versa). It's quite useful to have more than one web browser on your computer. This page provides easy access to several alternative web browsers you can install alongside the ones you already have, or upgrades to those already installed. You obviously already have a web browser, since you're here. J.D. Fox Micro Resource Center Links Web Browsers
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