Worth holding on to IE?

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  • bernie_lamb
    PCHF Member
    • Dec 2016
    • 83
    #1

    Worth holding on to IE?

    Hi

    I’m a XP Pro-loving dinosaur using an old HP Notebook.

    I’m working these days mostly with Google Chrome as my browser because a lot of the sites I visit regularly no longer work (or want to work) with IE8.

    So, I ask myself, why am I keeping IE on my machine?

    Can I easily get rid of it? Are there implications that I should be aware of?
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    • Bastet
      PCHF Member
      • Aug 2016
      • 1515
      #2
      Some websites will only work when accessed by IE. That’s one of the reasons IE is still available on Windows 10.

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        • bernie_lamb
          PCHF Member
          • Dec 2016
          • 83
          #3
          That’s probably true. But no website I access regularly DOESN’T work on Chrome - and this is over 18 months, now. And I will never move to Windows 10 - or 7 - or 8. I love XP!:love:

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            • veeg
              PCHF Director
              • Jul 2016
              • 8982
              #4
              IE 8 is obsolete because of it’s ancient security protocols.

              Here is a link for alternative browsers using XP. http://alternativeto.net/list/update...for-windows-xp
              Also this one,i have been playing around with the last several days,it supports all the way back to XP SP2.. https://cliqz.com/en/

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                • bernie_lamb
                  PCHF Member
                  • Dec 2016
                  • 83
                  #5
                  Originally posted by vger
                  IE 8 is obsolete because of it’s ancient security protocols.

                  Here is a link for alternative browsers using XP. http://alternativeto.net/list/update...for-windows-xp
                  Also this one,i have been playing around with the last several days,it supports all the way back to XP SP2.. https://cliqz.com/en/
                  Thank you for the info. My main concern, though, is how to uninstall IE without messing up anything else. Is it really as simple as pushing a couple of buttons?

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                    • veeg
                      PCHF Director
                      • Jul 2016
                      • 8982
                      #6
                      No need to uninstall IE 8..just don’t use it. You can install any of these compatible browsers and just use it.

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                        • Rustys
                          PCHF Member
                          • Jul 2016
                          • 7862
                          #7
                          With Windows XP IE is integrated and cannot be removed with out causing XP to become unstable.

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                            • bernie_lamb
                              PCHF Member
                              • Dec 2016
                              • 83
                              #8
                              Originally posted by Rustys
                              With Windows XP IE is integrated and cannot be removed with out causing XP to become unstable.
                              Thank you Rustys.

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                                • veeg
                                  PCHF Director
                                  • Jul 2016
                                  • 8982
                                  #9
                                  Do you have any updates for us?

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                                    • bernie_lamb
                                      PCHF Member
                                      • Dec 2016
                                      • 83
                                      #10
                                      Originally posted by vger
                                      Do you have any updates for us?
                                      Sorry, this thread wouldn’t let me reply before.

                                      No updates. Please mark as β€˜solved’

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                                        • veeg
                                          PCHF Director
                                          • Jul 2016
                                          • 8982
                                          #11
                                          ok thanks for the update.

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