Browsing BF with IE

[TweaK]

I'm starting to get frustrated, I have to use OPERA to browse BF all the time, because BF tries to download itself whenever I go to a link on IE. It won't load the page, but it will give me the download popup.

 

[Sicloan]

get mozilla. IE is outdated

 

[TweaK]

It's not a matter of which is better, its a matter of just ease.

 

[RuneyPoo]

Hm, did you check your computer for spyware, that may be the case of the whole situation... If not Tweak, try to repair Internet Explorer in Add/Remove programs... If that doesn't work, go to microsoft.com and see if ya can find the download for it...

 

[Sicloan]

no its a matter of performance and functionability.

Mozilla FireFox .9 is godly compared to IE . IE is over 3 years old and doesnt not fully support the industry standards.

example: when using div's IE does not correctly display border, margin and width. instead they decided to use thier own version which means when creating a xhtml layout (NO TABLES) you have to code for IE... this is known as the BOX MODEL HACK[/b]

ease of use: Mozilla also has plugins you can install to customise it to your need: for example... i installed a time plugin that displays the time in the lower right hand corner of my browser. very efficient if you ask me.

ease of use: if your use to IE, mozilla firefox is not much harder getting used to. same general layout and eveyrthing.

its really a shame.

 

[Sakuhta]

Originally posted by TwEaK
I'm starting to get frustrated, I have to use OPERA to browse BF all the time, because BF tries to download itself whenever I go to a link on IE. It won't load the page, but it will give me the download popup.

It's because you still have the 'connect to proxy server' enabled in your LAN settings on IE.

If you don't want to turn that off then just click 'open' on that pop-up.

 

[TweaK]

Sakuhta, wrongo. As for opening? Tried that, it does something funkey, which does not involve opening BF.

Sicloan: I meant more as the fact that, IE is just there... I just click on it, because it doesn't have fancy shit, it loads faster, and it's already there. If I didn't want that, I would have switched to Opera a long time ago.

 

[Sakuhta]

Originally posted by Sicloan
no its a matter of performance and functionability.

Mozilla FireFox .9 is godly compared to IE . IE is over 3 years old and doesnt not fully support the industry standards.

example: when using div's IE does not correctly display border, margin and width. instead they decided to use thier own version which means when creating a xhtml layout (NO TABLES) you have to code for IE... this is known as the BOX MODEL HACK

ease of use: Mozilla also has plugins you can install to customise it to your need: for example... i installed a time plugin that displays the time in the lower right hand corner of my browser. very efficient if you ask me.

ease of use: if your use to IE, mozilla firefox is not much harder getting used to. same general layout and eveyrthing.

its really a shame. [/B]

LOL sicloan there is a new thing to this world, dono if you've ever heard of it, but it's called updates. IE has been updated within I think 2-3 months, it's now IE 6, with a SP2. Mozilla is crap in my opinion.

 

[Sicloan]

sp2 is not out yet. and IE 6 was what im talking about, its 3 year old.

and mozilla is not crap.

 

[TweaK]

Does anybody know how to fix my problem?!

 

[x42bn6]

You use XP, right? Find the Folder Options in any folder > Tools > Folder options > File Types and then scroll down to HTML document. Print Screen what you see - I need more info.

 

[Arkillo]

Try deleteing all your history/temps/cookies, and running a spyware deal..>Ad-Aware 6 should find anything...then try it, it's what fixed my problem

 

[Speedy]

I use Avant Browser. Its runs like IE but its a lot better.

 

[TweaK]

x42:

 

[x42bn6]

Good. :D Now click 'Edit' and let me see that. That screen solves nothing, m'dear.

 

[DarkRider]

Originally posted by Tweedle Twak
I'm starting to get frustrated, I have to use OPERA to browse BF all the time, because BF tries to download itself whenever I go to a link on IE. It won't load the page, but it will give me the download popup.

I use Opera too! haha... Anyways, yeah that happend to me a couple of times. I just can't seem to remember what I did to fix that problem. hmmmz, ah damn.

 

[TweaK]

Again:

 

[Arkillo]

Why isn't EDIT showing up for you on the list? (With Open, Open in new window)

 

[x42bn6]

I don't think you NEED Edit - it links to MSOffice on mine.

Tweak, can I see the Open in same window command?

 

[TweaK]

yessir: