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Right now I have Firefox (and Opera, but Firefox is the browser I use), and I was just wondering if I should go ahead and delete Explorer. Or will it even let me do that? I still get the occasional IE popup, and I'm sick of getting rid of spyware all the time (my parents still use IE every once in a while, for some stupid reason). So would there be any negative effects of deleting Explorer?

Some websites don't support Firefox incrediably well, but they'll suport IE. I've kept IE as a 'just-incase' browser.

On the other hand, I've never needed to use it since I installed Firefox.

It won't let itself be deleted, sadly. I don't use it anymore except for some stupid sites that require it and that I have no choice but use (like my stupid bank), and when I'm making a web site and need to know how it will look. Other than that I just ignore it.

Right now I have Firefox (and Opera, but Firefox is the browser I use), and I was just wondering if I should go ahead and delete Explorer. Or will it even let me do that? I still get the occasional IE popup, and I'm sick of getting rid of spyware all the time (my parents still use IE every once in a while, for some stupid reason). So would there be any negative effects of deleting Explorer?
You'll need it for some things also I've been told that the IE and Explorer function use the same basic coding so you really can't take it out without totally crashing windoze. Just shut off the messenger and it should stay pretty quiet.

You'll need it for some things also I've been told that the IE and Explorer function use the same basic coding so you really can't take it out without totally crashing windoze. Just shut off the messenger and it should stay pretty quiet.
You know, Microsoft had to work pretty hard to do that. There is no reason for an internet browser to be part of an operating system. It's just a way to convince people to use that crappy programme.

IE is needed for only a handful of things, Windows update and the few sites that firefox can't handle(its usually due to sloppy coding on the webmasters part though)

i personally use IE maybe... twice a month

You know, Microsoft had to work pretty hard to do that. There is no reason for an internet browser to be part of an operating system. It's just a way to convince people to use that crappy programme.
Didn't they get sued, and LOST? :p


I use IE only on a handful of stupid sites that don't work with Firefox.

IE is needed for only a handful of things, Windows update and the few sites that firefox can't handle(its usually due to sloppy coding on the webmasters part though)

i personally use IE maybe... twice a month
Hmm, I've never had to use IE since I began using Linux several years ago...I wasn't aware that there was any reason to ever use it.

well, the only reason i use Windows(on my secondary computer) is for games, otherwise i'm nicely wrapped up in Debian

i got firefox at the beginning of the year and havent used IE once since.

Didn't they get sued, and LOST? :p
They might've, but IE is still part of the Windows operating system. Apparently the court didn't say they had to, if they actually ever decided anything ever. (I can't remember)

LOL, Internet!

Hey, it kinda makes sense this time, Oh, and somebody else actually got the spikey picture today! HOORAY!

I avoid IE at all costs, im a Netscape person. Loved it for years, its jsut as old an IE, and works just as well. Only stuipd sites, like banks and Windows Update, need IE. But if you delete it, Windows goes mad untill you replace it, lol. Typical Microsoft, always trying to squeaze in something to make them look a bit better. Never works, lol.

It doesn't hurt to leave it around.

I have to as *shock* some microsoft stuff wants it.

Firefox is my favorite now.

Did the netscape thing but got tired of it crashing and freezing after AOL took them out.

Nah, you can't delete it. So now my firewall doesn't allow it to use my connection :D

Right now I have Firefox (and Opera, but Firefox is the browser I use), and I was just wondering if I should go ahead and delete Explorer. Or will it even let me do that? I still get the occasional IE popup, and I'm sick of getting rid of spyware all the time (my parents still use IE every once in a while, for some stupid reason). So would there be any negative effects of deleting Explorer?

DO NOT delete IE. I have found there are some programs/sites that will not work with Forefox. I also use Firefox as my primary browser, even at work, but have discovered my companies "time card" will not work with it. Keep IE as a backup.

I only use Opera on my laptop (which I use most of the time), it's a lot faster than Firefox on linux machines.
On my secondary machine (which runs windoze) I primarily use Firefox.
Strangely, neither MSN Messenger nor IE nor any other MS application is able to connect to the internet anymore... dunno why, stopped working some weeks ago. Well, don't actually miss'em, except when needing to update the machine.
It does work briefly after reboot though, so it's doable.