Windows IE & bit-tech problem

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  1. reflex_1

    reflex_1 What's a Dremel?

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    Hi,

    been having this problem for a few days now, where i go to click on either the back button in IE or on my mouse or click a link to a post and then Internet Explorer shuts down and then re-starts :sigh:

    it only seems to happen with Bit-tech though :jawdrop:

    using Vista 32bit
    all updated

    any ideas why this would be happening?

    thanks
     
    reflex_1, 18 Oct 2007
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  2. Techno-Dann

    Techno-Dann Disgruntled kumquat

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    There's a very simple solution. Download it, install it, run it, and you won't have a display problem with a standards-compliant website ever again. Not to mention the security upgrades...

    Aside from that, I really don't know. IE is wired into Vista tightly enough that I can't see how to uninstall and then reinstall it.
     
    Techno-Dann, 18 Oct 2007
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  3. E.E.L. Ambiense

    E.E.L. Ambiense Acrylic Heretic

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    ROFL. That was classic. And true!
     
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  4. reflex_1

    reflex_1 What's a Dremel?

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    the Fox is now Fired up :thumb:
     
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  5. Jamie

    Jamie ex-Bit-Tech code junkie

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    Welcome to the internet!
     
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  6. capnPedro

    capnPedro Hacker. Maker. Engineer.

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    People often spring right to suggesting FF (don't get me wrong, it's a good browser).

    But if you're changing anyway, you may want to check out SeaMonkey and Opera while you're at it. Yoiu never know, you may like one better.
     
    capnPedro, 18 Oct 2007
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  7. GoodBytes

    GoodBytes How many wifi's does it have?

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    SeaMonkey is well Firefox bloated with e-mail program and such (ie: Netscape.. well it IS netscape)

    Just get Firefox or Opera... Opera is faster then Firefox, but I heard it has issues with certain webpage as it reads HTML too strictly, more over has plug-in issues with some plug-ins? Flash?.
     
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  8. Snowball

    Snowball Star Gazer

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    *Hugs*
    I love Opera^^ And I use SeaMonkey on the few sites that don't want to work with Opera(mostly upload stuff)
     
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  9. RTT

    RTT #parp

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    rofl :D
     
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  10. Duste

    Duste Sierra my delta, bravo!

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    What's this "Bit-Tech" you speak of? o_O
     
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  11. Fophillips

    Fophillips What's a Dremel?

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  12. RTT

    RTT #parp

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    You'll note, however, that the vast majority of the errors are to do with adverts and also the majority of the forums HTML markup is generated by vBulletin :)
     
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  13. Fophillips

    Fophillips What's a Dremel?

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    Excuses, excuses...
     
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  14. yakyb

    yakyb i hate the person above me

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    OPERA OPERA OPERA OPERA OPERA OPERA OPERA OPERA OPERA OPERA OPERA OPERA OPERA OPERA


    i cannot reccomend it highly enough its fantastic just make sure you turn mouse gestures on
     
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  15. GoodBytes

    GoodBytes How many wifi's does it have?

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    Mouse gestures are useless, when you have a gaming mouse, or a mouse with lots of buttons conveniently placed like the Logitech MX Revolution. Beside you can have them with Firefox, there is an add-on for it.

    And unlike Opera, it's configurations are not dump in disorganized list. Moreover 99.99% of all the options in the list are totally useless. And when you want to look for something... well good luck there are over 50 pages or options, and NO DESCRIPTIONS. So you have to guess, and sometimes a restart of Opera is required, so you lose where you were on the page. Very annoying.
    And after ALL those features, you still have a lack of features, like putting the address on bar on top of the tabs like in Firefox. Now I know what Opera tried to do, and is logical, but feels very weired. I was never been able to get used to it.
    And they are other customizable features that should be there, but are not in the super long list. I find installing and configuring Linux easier then Opera.
     
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  16. capnPedro

    capnPedro Hacker. Maker. Engineer.

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    Not really.
    When installing, you don;t have to install the mail/IRC client/address book etc.
    And SM has a smaller footprint than FF, lacks the memory leak and isn't bundled with as much feature creep.

    IMO, SM and FF were forked at just the right point. SM kept all the best parts of Netscape/Moz Suite, while FF started to gain crap.

    Sure, they're based on the same core (Gecko/Netscape) but I feel that FF is nowhere near in the same league as SeaMonkey.
     
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  17. Techno-Dann

    Techno-Dann Disgruntled kumquat

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    I've used both. To be honest, as a semi-casual user, I can't feel the difference.
     
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  18. will.

    will. A motorbike of jealousy!

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    Nope, in order of competence with flash it goes:

    Opera
    Safari on windows
    IE7
    Firefox
    Safari on mac

    Based on the frame rate of the same clip in each browser.

    Also, opera is better than FF for the average user. If I was going to set up someone's computer for them and they weren't that clued up about the internet I would go for opera, but Firefox is by far the better for someone who wants to seriously get into web design and development or just wants a bit more control over what they see on the internet.

    Also, opera being too strict is not a problem of operas, it is a problem with web designers not doing their job properly.
     
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  19. Snowball

    Snowball Star Gazer

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    I'd say its the reverse. Opera is best optomized, Firefox and IE run out of the box.
     
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  20. Cupboard

    Cupboard I'm not a modder.

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    I would disagree. Opera has way more features out of the box. Firefox can have more features if you add them. I run Firefox with 20 extensions!
    I could not manage without some of them (mouse gestures which opera has out of the box; foxytunes) some are quite cool (weather) and others I could probably do without (DTA). Oh, and then there's FEBE to back them all up :clap:
     
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