And here it is:
The only thing I use IE6 for anymore is a certain application that lets me log onto our mainframe computers at work while I'm at home (Citrix). Other than that, it's Firefox all the way.
}:-)4
Okay, I'll bite. Does it cost something? I see "FREE DOWNLOAD" and I gotta wonder if that just means try-before-you-buy. (I remember Opera and Netscape.)
I can find nowhere on the site where it says it's free (or otherwise).
Ping!
2.If I like Firefox,and I can't dump I.E. 5.5 from my computer,what would be the point of switching?
I am currently using FireFox 1.0 but I can't rely on it yet - it eventually locks up everyday and I have to re-open it. Then it just sits there and refuses to connect to any website. So, I go back to IE for a while then try FireFox again later and it seems to work for awhile again.
Weird.
Link to the direct downloads for the IE fix. (There are several versions for the various editions of Windows.)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/results.aspx?sortCriteria=date&OSID=&productID=5A8BB164-5FC3-4BE5-95BB-BA73EEED1CA6&CategoryID=&freetext=&DisplayLang=en&DisplayEnglishAlso=
or
http://tinyurl.com/5hngp
Easiest way to get the updates is as follows:
From the menu at the top of Internet Explorer
1. Click on TOOLS
2. Click on WINDOWS UPDATE
You will be taken to the microsoft site.
3. Click on SCAN FOR UPDATES
4. Install the updates related to Internet Explorer and Windows Media Player (these are the most recent service pack updates).
If you have not done this in a while, there may be more you will want to select. Some have to do with languages, etc. that you probably don't need even though they are offered.
After installation, your computer will reboot. Say YES. When it comes back on, you are up to date.
If you have FireFox, you don't get to do this.