okay i thought i was pretty good on the computer,

[alinic]

but could somebody tell me what firefox is? / and whats it for etc please tell me!
regards alinic

[pug100]

It's a web browser, an alternative to Internet Explorer. More details here

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firefox

http://www.mozilla.org/

[Ethel]

Firefox is a browser, an alternative to Internet Explorer.


You can download it and have a look:
http://en.www.mozilla.com/en/firefox/

[rojash]

It's the free browser that is so successful that Microsoft tried to copy it when they brought out IE7

http://www.mozilla-europe.org/en/products/fire fox/

[rojash]

Wow!!!!
3 identical answers is 1 minute!

[alinic]

thanks guys and girls, thanks for the info, but is it any good, do any of you have it, what about internet explorer, do i have to take it off or what?

[Ethel]

I have been using Firefox for at least three years.

You can't install IE, but you don't need to open it.

I really could not go back to IE - although I have downloaded and looked at the latest version.

Firefox is very custom-able. You can add lots of extensions, or not, your choice.

[alinic]

thanks might give it a try!

[Ethel]

You can't UNistall IE, I meant.

[Loosehead]

I swear by Firefox, it stops most hijacks, pop ups and other iritants. IE is not on the pace.

[camioneur]

Beware, Firefox doesn't always do what it says on the tin. There are some web sites you will not be able to view with it. You'll find that anyone answering a question relating to browsers on here are nearly all Firefox fanatics.
Well i've tried all the popular ones and Firefox is no better for the average Joe than any other and worse in some cases as it doesn't allow viewing of all web sites. Avant, though based on IE is just as good, just as customizable and just as safe with Vista. Make your own mind up alinic and don't let these guys brainwash you. Unless of course you're a web developer or the like in which case I don't suppose you'd be asking this question.

[Ethel]

There is an extension in Firefox called IEtab and this allows any site to be opened within Firefox.

I have found fewer and fewer sites need IE.

[rojash]

Occasionally I find a site that doesn't work well with Firefox, but believe it or not, since getting IE7, I've found more sites that have problems with IE7 than with Firefox.
As Ethel says, there are add-ons that allow you to switch to IE if you hit a problem with a particular page (I use IE view lite), but generally speaking, if a site's worth using it's almost certain to work in Firefox. I wouldn't swap for the world!

[webdude]

If further testimony is required all I can say is Firefox is my preferred browser , and I have tried many over the years. IE is not as user-friendly or as fast as Firefox when using FasterFox 2.0.0. addon.

Go for it!