Microsoft & Zone Alarm

Firefox has an add on, you can download, that allows you to open a site that requires IE in Firefox, called IE Tab. Don't have 500 posts, yet, so I can't paste the URL in, but, doing a search of their add ons, for that name will bring it up. Blessings! Bambi

My hubby had installed Firefox on my old 98 computer. I didn't notice it being any better than IE on that puter. Maybe I need to install it on this computer. One thing I didn't like about FF was a lot of sites I went to wouldn't work on FF & I'd end up opening IE to get what I needed. Maybe I do need to reconsider!!!

Thank you zhaosonghan. I noticed a large majority here likes Firefox so I downloaded it yesterday!!!

My spyware is in my Zone Alarm. I've been using it for over a year with no problem until I renewed & updated last night. As it turns out it seems like there was a problem all over the country today. Once that stopped everything went back to being normal. So I'm fine again

Yes, I think it was the net. I heard on the news that there was a problem nationally up until about 5:00 pm After that it seems to have cleared up.

Turns out it was an internet problem but after listening to everybody say how good Firefox is I did start using it. I just had to wait for the internet problem to clear up before I could download it. I tested my connection speed & it was 2mps & then checked it again & it was 638kps. When I first tried to download Firefox, it said it would take 2 hours to download. I was only getting 326kps. I have cable connection of 10mps so I knew there was a problem. I waited a few minutes & then did the download again. It only took 30 secs. Then they told on the news about a nationwide problem & they thought it had been cleared up. I'm now using Firefox & will see if it helps any. I used it years ago & was not that impressed with it. I was using Win98 then. Seemed like I was always opening IE to get what I needed done so I just went back to IE. So maybe with all the upgrades & different operating system, I will like it better. My mind is open.

I'm glad to know it's not just me. Actually, I'm NOT glad, but it is good to know. Now I know I don't need to put it in the shop. I hope Microsoft does an update in the next day or 2 to fix this problem!!!

The problem seems to have cleared up. We all get burned out every now & then!!! I'll be at the hospital for the next several days. I plan on taking my laptop. Don't know if they have a rule against using it. They have a rule for no cell phones but don't seem to enforce it. So I may or may not be here the next few days. My brother is supposed to come on weekends to give me a break.

I usually need to reboot about once a day. Today I've rebooted 4 times already & it's not even dark yet. I know just enough about my computer to be dangerous. If I know what I'm looking for I can usually work my way around it. I'm just not good at diagnosing.