That’s the link if you’re interested. It does save all your IE bookmarks so you won’t loose those. I find it makes surfing phpbb type forums much quicker (since they rely on java can be slow in IE)
Instructions: Download the appropriate version of Mozilla Firebird
unzip to your “program files” folder and run the exe no installer just surf away
normally i wouldn’t suggest things like this but i find it much better than IE so i thought people might be interested.
Mozilla Firebird is freeware (totally free) and well worth trying out. Even on 56k/dialup MF is noticably faster than IE.
well my computer is running fine with it, the new firebird version is good and fast. I’m running XP and according to task manager it’s using 18,908kbs memory, where as my IE used to use around 24,000kbs
what you really want are the extensions. but on my computer startup and sometimes during use, plus after I switch to other applications make my computer SLOW AS FRIGGIN HELL. Anyways I recommend you block all Ad images (those banner ads? right click them and BLOCK THE AD SITE WHO SENT THEM TO YOU!! Blocking the ad site usually does not mean blocking images from the site you are visiting. I blocked the ads on Cnet and the Cnet images still show, for example.
infection in mozilla there is an option for show/block images then a suboption for if you allow them - “For originating website only” which means any image that doesn’t belong to the site you are on won’t show.
Not as great on forums since people link offsite for avatars.
Thanks, very fast. And the buttons at LD4ALL actually look like buttons. It likes my wheel mouse better than IE. It has some small, but noticable things in it. I asume these will be corrected in future generations.
I notice that it seems to load what it has striaght away instead of waiting for the whole page to load sort of thing.
FireBird is a fantastic alternative to IE. While you’re at the site, why not grab a copy of ThunderBird to replace that old copy of Outlook Express?
One of the great things about FireBird is that it’s Open Source, meaning the source code is available from the official page to anyone interested. If you think you can improve on some of the features, by all means, give it a go!
i must say it’s good that so many people are at least willing to give none microsoft products ago - most of which seem to prefer the suggestions lol. I know many people who diss microsoft products endlessly but won’t change to something else - i find that kind of funny.
I must say i am loving this browser and although it can be inconvenient dloading some of the plugins like shockwave again i think it’s worth the extra effort.
I’ve just installed firefox. I can’t notice much changes, but I think it is even faster than before. Where as I had to wait for the forum to load for a short time, it seems to appear instantly now.
i occationally have been having “flash errors” since installing FireFox - though i have had no problems with firebird.
No crashes myself with either version. I’m not sure if FF is a little slower/faster than FB or not (Internet problems) - either way still beats the pants off of IE.
Darn it Firefox is inferior to Firebird (less compatibility with plugins, especially with my most important one- Tab Browser Extensions, I can’t install that without Firefox crapping out! But I’m too lazy to reinstall Firebird…
Not only is MozillaFirebird faster, but also much more secure against viruses 
