Tell me about Firefox

United States
July 16, 2008 9:45pm CST
I've heard people in discussions tell me I should have Firefox instead of Internet Explorer. Tonight my son's friend came over and they got on the computer and I heard him say "You guys need to get Firefox, it's better than Internet Explorer." *Where would I download it from? *Is it hard to set up? *Could I keep Internet Explorer too and click on whichever one I want to use, or do I have to uninstall IE first? *Is there a way to import my favorites from IE to Firefox? Thanks!
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12 responses
@MizukiZHR (611)
• China
17 Jul 08
Hi,momalisa!I am using firefox browser to read your topic now.Yes,I think firefox is much better than IE,it's more stble.You really should have a try.You can download it from the official website: www.mozilla.com/firefox/ Sorry I don't how to import favorites from one kind of browser to another.
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17 Jul 08
Hi, my friend said exactly the same thing to me and downloaded firefox on my computer a few months ago. I haven't used IE since. I find firefox is much quicker, easier to navigate and doesn't crash anywhere near as often! I hope you have the same experience of it! xvx
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@kareng (55579)
• United States
17 Jul 08
Ditto, it hardly ever crashes on me. I've been using it for years now and will never go back!
@fwidman (11514)
• United States
17 Jul 08
It is a much nicer browser, and much quicker than IE. And, yes, you can import your favorites from IE to Firefox
• United States
20 Jul 08
I am using Firefox now. I really like it. I especially like how it corrects my spelling on Mylot!
@Pigglies (9329)
• United States
17 Jul 08
I have both IE and FireFox. I only got FireFox (from Mozilla) because there was some site that wasn't working in IE at the time. I've found them both to be pretty similar. I still have IE but I don't use it as much now. But yes, you can keep both. I'm not sure on importing favorites since I didn't bother doing that (the IE list I have is too long, I figured I'd make my most favorite favorites only on FireFox).
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• United States
17 Jul 08
I've heard that a lot, I like IE, its given me no problems ever. I think Firefox is the new thing and everybodys clammering for it. I'm sure somebody will give the advice you need, it just won't be me. Good luck though, you can tell us all how good it is.
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• United States
17 Jul 08
First of all, your son's friend was correct, if you do not have Firefox, get it now. You can find the download at the Firefox Website(www.mozilla.com). It isn't hard to set up and if you do not understand, on the download page of the website, it will explain step-by-step process into completing the set-up stage. You can keep as much browsers(Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, Etc) on your computer as long as you have enough space to hold them all because the more you have, the more slower your computer will become. Don't uninstall IE. You might need it because on rare occasions(once every 5 months) Firefox will have glitches to reinstall and you will need to have another browser ready so you can re-download it. When you are downloading firefox, it will ask "would you like to important information from internet explorer to firefox" so don't worry about it. Welcome To The Firefox Club & Hope I Could Clearify and Answer Any Questions And Concerns You May Have Felt!
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• United States
17 Jul 08
Got it, Thanks for your help!
• United States
17 Jul 08
Weird, Didn't mean to post twice. It's A Glitch!
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@Barb42 (4214)
• United States
17 Jul 08
I've been using Firefox for a long time. I did d/load the latest version and had problems,so I un-installed it and put back my old edition and have had no more problems. To me, it is much better than Internet Explorer. I think Firefox asks if you want to import your favorites. They are called bookmarks in Firefox. I know they all came over to Firefox for me. There is an IMPORT under FILE in Firefox. And, I just tired it and a box popped up asking if I wanted to import from IE or Opera, both other browsers I have on my laptop.
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@underdogtoo (9579)
• Philippines
18 Jul 08
It is not hard to set up but you do need to explore options and get it customized to work the way you want it. There is a free download and you can import your favorites. You don't need to uninstall IE. I use both when I feel the need. Cheers!!
@saundyl (9783)
• Canada
17 Jul 08
You don't have to uninstall IE (in fact IE is part of windows and cant truly be uninstalled) You can even use both IE and Firefox. Firefox will ask on installation if you would like to import favourites and stored passwords. It is really really easy to setup. I like firefox better than IE - i like the layout and the tabs (the new IE has them too but they copied) I also like that it has fewer popups and if it crashes or your pc crashes while you are using it...when you open it back up it says "do you want to restore your last session" You can download firefox at: http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/?from=getfirefox
• United States
17 Jul 08
I got it, Thanks!
@neildc (17239)
• Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines
17 Jul 08
There is no problem using both IE and firefox. And you can tell the difference once you tried using both. Although it is possible to uninstall IE, it is not necessary to do so. During installation, you will be ask by Firefox to import you bookmarks from whatever browser you are currently using. Try it. KEEP SMILING = NEIL
• United States
17 Jul 08
First of all, your son's friend was correct, if you do not have Firefox, get it now. You can find the download at the Firefox Website(www.firefox.com). It isn't hard to set up and if you do not understand, on the download page of the website, it will explain step-by-step process into completing the set-up stage. You can keep as much browsers(Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, Etc) on your computer as long as you have enough space to hold them all because the more you have, the more slower your computer will become. Don't uninstall IE. You might need it because on rare occasions(once every 5 months) Firefox will have glitches to reinstall and you will need to have another browser ready so you can re-download it. When you are downloading firefox, it will ask "would you like to important information from internet explorer to firefox" so don't worry about it. Welcome To The Firefox Club & Hope I Could Clearify and Answer Any Questions And Concerns You May Have Felt!
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@siddiqali (632)
• India
17 Jul 08
Firefox is the greatest browser invented by mozilla.Its a pretty good browser and its secure to view the website with malacious threats.The best browser ever creater by mozilla
17 Jul 08
Yes firefox is great and faster to IE, you can import and export your favorite within.