I have had loads of trouble with it and even when I could get it to
work, it seemed the interface had been mucked about with for the sake
of it.
I did a system restore and luckily that gave me back IE 6. With that
working like a charm I then went and downloaded the FireFox browser so
I have insurance and the means to stay on the internet if Mr Gates oh-
so wondeful products screw me again.

Just sharing to save people what I went through.

Firefox rules for PC and works like acharm....and even on Macintosh it is a robust and cool browser (I prefer Safari but only because it's a little speedy).
Don't lose your valuable time with the stupid Redmond's Microsoft productions like IE 7

+1 to what Zanza said.

Switch to Firefox and kiss your browsing troubles good bye.

Used it for years,and never ever once had a problem.

Mike

As a computer guy I'm a Microsoft Man through and through. I use Firefox to test compatibility and to have a second browser to hold a second set of cookies (so two people can be logged into the same site without having to log on/off constantly). But my heart lies with Internet Explorer. I'll admit, the tabbed browsing is awesome and I missed it. But IE 7 now has tabbed browsing, and the Favorites is pretty nice. Yes, you need to get used to it - particularly the menu bar being in the middle. But once you do, it's pretty easy to use. I had to send my notebook in for repairs and they replaced the hard drive, when I got it back I immediately downloaded IE 7. Just downloaded it for my own PC, too.

It's popular for people to jump on Microsoft because they happen to be on top. Why are they on top, though? Because they *do* produce quality products. Most businesses use some version of Windows, Office, all kinds of other products, to do their work. It's because those are the best around. So Microsoft gained a huge market share by turning out quality products. You want to slam them for "bugs" or "security problems"? Learn why those come up - because Microsoft is willing to tell you about them and fix them when they find them (or someone else does). Linux and other programs don't release patches every month to fix any problems, or immediately if someone finds a bad problem. They're also not finding security holes and such as fast because they're not being picked on as much. Hackers and virus-writers want infamy for their actions, and are you going to get that going after some small fry that maybe 2%-5% of people are using, or the big dog that the majority of people are using? Easy answer, there. Microsoft is a victim of their own success at times. Doesn't mean their product is bad, it just means you know more about the problems with them than you do with the other programs.

I also think it's fair to note that with all that money Bill Gates has made, he's one of the biggest contributors to charity. Actually, I think he *is* the biggest individual contributor to charity. The guy, and his company, aren't evil. They really are doing their best to make good products, and I will proudly continue to use them. :)

Firefox rules for PC and works like acharm....and even on Macintosh it is a robust and cool browser (I prefer Safari but only because it's a little speedy).

How is it a plus that something works on Macintosh? I was just forced to use a Mac for four months for a graphic design course and it was pathetic. The thing crashed much more often than my PC, was nowhere near as fast, left programs running in the background unless you used the menu to close them, had no right mouse button functions, copying and pasting were horrible, trying to use a USB drive was a pain because you had to tell the Mac to "eject" it or you lost the data you were working on, and you had to use the keyboard to open and close the CD drive! On top of that, I had a stupid little button that acted as a trackball of sorts, it ended up failing and being unable to scroll down after a couple of months, and a lot of times when I tried to use it, it would depress and end up bringing up a screen with all kinds of junk like the weather and time for Atlanta! Atlanta! This was also bad because I'm used to smooth sailing in left-clicking, then scrolling the mouse wheel to select things, and here I have the stupid scroller either a) not working, b) popping up a useless screen and ending my selection, or c) both of the above. And of course, if you tried the good old right-click to select Cut/Copy/Paste, you end up losing your selection, because there was no right mouse button. Ah! And left I forget, there's pretty much no tools on a Mac to help you diagnose a problem with it. I know of at least fifty on my PC that are built in to help me diagnose a problem. I also know of the nice Task Manager that lets me kill locked programs, whereas I have to physical reboot the Mac. Oh, and then there's the matter of upgrades. Can't upgrade a Mac, but a PC you can. And that keyboard thing means that if your keyboard is messed up you have to order a new keyboard from *Apple* to get things to work. No one else's products, you have to use Apple products. How's that for monopolizing your audience?

If I want to do anything - and I mean *anything*, especially graphic design - I'm sticking with a PC.

Sorry about the rant, but I hate Macs and I have never encountered so many problems with a PC.

Sorry about the rant, but I hate Macs and I have never encountered so many problems with a PC.

No problems for me, there are two schools, period... and I can say the same horrible things I dislike in the PC world compared to the Apple world.

I love Mac and not PC, that's life. :wave:

No problems for me, there are two schools, period... and I can say the same horrible things I dislike in the PC world compared to the Apple world.

I love Mac and not PC, that's life. :wave:

To put it in a more on-topic perspective, it's the difference between Scalextric, Slot.it, NINCO, FLY, and all the others. Scaley's like the Microsoft of slot cars, and FLY's the Macintosh (you have to admit, people either hate 'em or love 'em). :thumbsup:

A friend of mine who own a good bunch of various 1/32 slot cars has Fly and Scalextric cars in his collection..... I tend to prefer Scalex cars.

Oh my god, so could it means I'll became a PC addict.... LOL