Need a web browser!
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Topic: Need a web browser!
Posted By: The Quiet One
Subject: Need a web browser!
Date Posted: October 19 2009 at 15:31
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Hello guys, my computer is quite old and recently Mozilla Firefox (3.0) didn't let me enter lots of pages. Ended up deleting it and tried to find the link to install it again but I can't find anywhere, besides I'm using Internet Explorer(not sure what version, but it's a old one) which works very bad.
It would be very helpful if any of you could provide me link to the installation of Mozilla Firefox 3.0 (for Windows 98) or some version of Safira that works for Windows 98.
Thanks.
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Posted By: A Person
Date Posted: October 19 2009 at 16:29
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http://www.mozilla.com/products/download.html?product=firefox-3.5.3&os=win&lang=en-US - Click to download Firefox. That is a direct link to the download page for the newest version of Firefox, if it doesn't work, then perhaps your OS/pc is too old to run it. Maybe try http://www.google.com/chrome - Chrome or http://www.opera.com/ - Opera. |
Posted By: J-Man
Date Posted: October 19 2009 at 16:48
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Hi Pablo, You can get Firefox (which I recommend from experience. Opera wasn't very user-friendly) http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/products/download.html?product=firefox-3.5.3&os=win&lang=en-US - here  -Jeff ------------- 
Check out my YouTube channel! http://www.youtube.com/user/demiseoftime" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/user/demiseoftime |
Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: October 19 2009 at 16:56
 I can't download that, I got Windows 98, thanks though.I'm checking out Opera to see if it works at least. I just want a web browser that has tabs, and well goes somewhat fast. (all this for Windows 98, of course)
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J-Man wrote:Posted By: Vompatti
Date Posted: October 19 2009 at 17:01
| If you've got an old computer, you might want to try http://kmeleon.sourceforge.net/download.php - K-Meleon . Once you customize it, it's almost like Firefox, except a little faster. I use it on XP, but It's supposed to run on Windows 98 as well. |
Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: October 19 2009 at 17:10
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There, I got Opera now... So far it works well, and just what I wanted... Thanks all for the links and suggestions. |
Posted By: Mr ProgFreak
Date Posted: October 19 2009 at 17:11
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Throw away your computer. I know it sounds cruel, but it's just too old.
------------- https://tagyourmusic.org/users/Mike" rel="nofollow - https://tagyourmusic.org/users/Mike |
Posted By: cobb2
Date Posted: October 19 2009 at 17:27
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None will work correctly in Windows 98. Microsoft stopped releasing updates for 98 like about 4 years ago. It's the 21st century- you know. Windows XP will probably install on it but the best plan would be to get a new system. If you can't afford it, get a linux distro and install it.
Rethink- if you are still on 98, linux is probably a bad idea as you don't sound very tech savvy. Don't mean to be harsh.
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Posted By: Vompatti
Date Posted: October 19 2009 at 17:42
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If more people refused to buy a new computer once in a few years, new operating systems and software might not have such ridiculous system requirements. |
Posted By: valravennz
Date Posted: October 19 2009 at 17:50
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"Music is the Wine that fills the cup of Silence" - Robert Fripp |
Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: October 19 2009 at 18:37
It was the newest stuff 5 or 6 years ago....
I know you're a computer-wise guy, but I really like my old computer for some other aspects that the new ones don't have, and that is simplicity
 Seriously, I do have a PC with Windows XP, well I'm using it now, but barely do.... it doesn't have any music, not permitted to use MSN here, and other cons... few pros would be 'lots of memory' to use and moderately fast operating system compared to the other...
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Posted By: J-Man
Date Posted: October 19 2009 at 18:50
Umm... there's this thing out there called money, and I doubt Pablo is willing to spend $2,500 right now when he can get a new browser  -Jeff -------------
Check out my YouTube channel! http://www.youtube.com/user/demiseoftime" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/user/demiseoftime |
Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: October 19 2009 at 19:24
Haha, well said Jeff. |
Posted By: A Person
Date Posted: October 19 2009 at 20:01
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A decent computer is roughly around $500 actually. It would handle most newfangled technology like videos and images right there in the interwebs, even if you can't play some games with full 3d super-over-hyperdrive graphics. |
Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: October 19 2009 at 20:07
Dollars I suppose which that is at least $1500 (pesos) for me. But I haven't seen really any at that price, standard price would be $2500. |
Posted By: J-Man
Date Posted: October 19 2009 at 20:08
Well, let's say it was $500. Still what's better? A free new browser, or a $500 new PC?
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Check out my YouTube channel! http://www.youtube.com/user/demiseoftime" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/user/demiseoftime |
Posted By: Petrovsk Mizinski
Date Posted: October 19 2009 at 22:13
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If Windows 98 was the newest thing 5-6 years ago, something is seriously wrong. |
Posted By: Mr ProgFreak
Date Posted: October 20 2009 at 01:06
You mean *if* he can get a new browser.  ------------- https://tagyourmusic.org/users/Mike" rel="nofollow - https://tagyourmusic.org/users/Mike |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: October 20 2009 at 10:03
I liked 98. Vista sux though, who's with me on this? ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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Posted By: A Person
Date Posted: October 20 2009 at 12:34
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I have heard (well read anyway) that a lot of people are saying Windows 7 is more like XP than it is Vista. The only problem is that if your computer is as old as Windows 98 it probably won't be able to install it. |
Posted By: Vompatti
Date Posted: October 20 2009 at 13:41
| I was quite happy with Windows 3.11, actually. |
Posted By: Tuzvihar
Date Posted: October 20 2009 at 15:29
------------- "Music is much like f**king, but some composers can't climax and others climax too often, leaving themselves and the listener jaded and spent." Charles Bukowski |
Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: October 20 2009 at 15:44
I did say COMPUTER, not operating system... pff... |
Posted By: Petrovsk Mizinski
Date Posted: October 21 2009 at 20:00
Well yeah, exactly. The fact you could buy a new Windows 98 computer already 1-2 years into the Windows XP life cycle at the time boggles my mind. |
Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: October 21 2009 at 20:04
Fortunately it doesn't boggle mine.. |
Posted By: Henry Plainview
Date Posted: October 21 2009 at 20:23
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You are not going to find anything for Windows 98 because the world moved on a long time ago. It's over a decade old!
See if your PC can run XP and upgrade, that will buy you some time because a lot of people have held on to XP during the backlash against Vista. But it would probably be easier to wait a little bit and buy a cheap desktop with Windows 7, since the upgrade is still $100 and you won't be paying to upgrade to an obselete OS.
------------- if you own a sodastream i hate you |
Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: October 21 2009 at 20:26
What I need is time to save all the music, photos and other files I have in this computer which are legendary just like this computer. Like I said, I do have a PC with Windows XP, but don't use it often. |
Posted By: Henry Plainview
Date Posted: October 21 2009 at 20:35
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https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox3/Firefox_Requirements - Well Firefox 3 does not even work with Windows 98. Firefox 2 did, which shocks me since its lifecycle was 2006-2008. http://firefox.en.softonic.com/ - Hooray for file hoster with too much bandwidth I would recommend getting an external hard drive and just transferring the files to the new computer, you're not going to be able to keep this up much longer.
------------- if you own a sodastream i hate you |
Posted By: Petrovsk Mizinski
Date Posted: October 21 2009 at 21:25
So in Argentina, computer stores can pass off computers over 4 years old as new and the authorities don't seem particularly bothered by that? |
Posted By: A Person
Date Posted: October 21 2009 at 22:28
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You know, XP is pretty much the "standard" nowadays, and is a fairly reliable OS. Somebody brought me their pc over the summer and asked me to install XP on it. They already had Windows ME installed on a 1.5GB hard drive. Needless to say I never put XP on it. |
Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: October 21 2009 at 22:33
| Maybe the computer didn't come with a pre-installed OS and Win98 was the choice of the user... In many countries computers are still not sold with pre-installed OSs even today. |
Posted By: A Person
Date Posted: October 21 2009 at 22:36
| True, but he said he has XP installed. If you have the installation cd still, you could just slap it on the other pc. Not technically legal though. |
Posted By: WalterDigsTunes
Date Posted: October 21 2009 at 22:41
How have Argentine retailers evaded the disciplined and morally just international computer parts detectives? The horror! The mischief! The tawdry capers! Stay tuned for another episode of The Authorities Have Other Things To Do! |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: October 21 2009 at 23:56
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While there are no good web-browsers post 89, unfortunately the first web browser is credited to be WorldWideWeb (later renamed Nexus) released in 1991. Anyway, I almost wish I could stick with Erwise. |
Posted By: Henry Plainview
Date Posted: October 22 2009 at 19:47
Is that a shot at Argentina? Because their police being too corrupt to do anything is a stereotype! ------------- if you own a sodastream i hate you |
Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: October 22 2009 at 20:14
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Windows 95. You get Ski Free and can actually run the Theif games. ------------- http://soundcloud.com/drewagler" rel="nofollow - My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want! |
Posted By: Easy Money
Date Posted: October 22 2009 at 22:02
| I think we suffeciantly answered Pablo's initial question ... and then some, as per his request we will put this thread out of it's misery. ibtl |