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29 Jun 2010, 4:50 pm

StevieC wrote:

IE is prone via Active X controls - something that ONLY IE HAS. which is IEs fault, surely?

IE is part of windows (IE system explorer), so whatever happens in IE, happens to the system.

Your logic is flawed because it is based on the assumption that Active X is insecure or unnecessary or in some way evil. That assumption is wrong.

Our entire business relies on ActiveX controls.

They do not install automatically, despite the popular opinion. In fact, with IE7 and IE8 it is pretty damn hard to get an ActiveX control installed even if you wanted to.

Default security settings of Vista and Win 7 would prevent all this crap. All you need to do to keep your computer safe is: NOTHING. Just don't mess with things you don't understand.

Install a vulnerable 3rd party app such as Flash or Acrobat, or mess with IE settings, or turn off updates because they annoy you, or turn off UAC because it annoys you, and presto you get a virus.

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29 Jun 2010, 5:55 pm

I've just had a bad experience with everything windows related.

heck, i use Ubuntu Linux & Mac with Firefox with NS & ABP

every virus i ever got was thru IE. IE is part of the system, unlike firefox.

Active X is unnessary. if it wasnt then why do Safari, FF, Chrome etc not have it?
Opera is way better than IE - you can make it emulate IE without Active X. problem solved.

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30 Jun 2010, 12:48 am

i know firefox runs better than IE but i need IE to use windows media player cuz i use that to make CDs which i listen to in my truck when i drive

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30 Jun 2010, 1:53 am

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IE8 is not rubbish. It's a perfectly serviceable web browser. There are good reasons (like blocking ads and improved security) to choose Firefox or Chrome in preference to Internet Explorer, but IE itself is not bad. Chrome is the most secure web browser AFAIK if you aren't concerned by it being a Google creation. Chrome also does well on the Acid website compatibility test, but that doesn't bear out my experience of using it - I've run into several sites which Chrome has problems with.

I haven't used Opera recently so can't comment. I don't like Safari, but that's more 'cause I just don't like the UI.

Internet Explorer in any shape or form is bad. Always has been, always will be.

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30 Jun 2010, 1:54 am

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i know firefox runs better than IE but i need IE to use windows media player cuz i use that to make CDs which i listen to in my truck when i drive

You don't need IE to run Windows Media Player if you have the program itself on your computer.

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30 Jun 2010, 2:46 am

Invincible wrote:

Ambivalence wrote:

Internet Explorer in any shape or form is bad. Always has been, always will be.

Evidence please? Tell me why you think so other than "I just do".

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30 Jun 2010, 4:57 am

number of viruses, worms, trojans, bots, scareware etc thru IE: f*** too many to count. ive lost my data at least 7 times over 2 years thanks to IE(and that was with McAfee installed & up to date - fortunately it was just music i could rip again). None required any interaction from me (ie clicking install). the bogus virus scanner even looks like windows explorer.

number thru firefox: nil. i would be required to download an "install.exe" or "playmovie.wmv.exe" or "script.js" or whatever which u just cancel - which IE automatically installs/runs firefox warns u about the site it knows to be infected, NS also blocks any crappy scripts from running. ABP stops flash embed from running.

a security bug is found in firefox - it is fixed within days, hours even. a security bug is found in IE - Microsoft bury it under the rug for 3 months b4 issuing a press release trying to cover it up.

btw, iTunes, Roxio etc burn CDs just like WMP.

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30 Jun 2010, 7:11 am

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firefox warns u about the site it knows to be infected, NS also blocks any crappy scripts from running. ABP stops flash embed from running.

Tools -> Internet Options -> Security -> Internet -> High.

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30 Jun 2010, 7:15 am

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StevieC wrote:

firefox warns u about the site it knows to be infected, NS also blocks any crappy scripts from running. ABP stops flash embed from running.

Tools -> Internet Options -> Security -> Internet -> High.

Apple Store -> Mac options -> buy one -> no viruses

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30 Jun 2010, 9:24 am

out of the box: IE - NO NO. High security option hampers usefulness as a browser & increases hassle when trying to do stuff.

out of the box: FF/Opera - YAY! No crapware

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04 Jul 2010, 1:02 am

Invincible wrote:

trojan51 wrote:

i know firefox runs better than IE but i need IE to use windows media player cuz i use that to make CDs which i listen to in my truck when i drive

You don't need IE to run Windows Media Player if you have the program itself on your computer.

yes i do need it because i tried to rip some CDs i got from the library onto it and it wouldnt let me because my internet explorer was not working so i really need to get it working again

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05 Jul 2010, 5:31 pm

could someone please help because ive tried alot of things and havent been able to get it back

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16 Jul 2010, 7:18 am

Does anyone here happen to know why I occasionally get this error?

After clicking "Okay" I get a blank page, but then "refresh" brings WP back just fine.

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