IE8 much faster now

[olfart]

I just installed adblock (freeware) from
http://simple-adblock.com/
and turned off the IE popup blocker
Now IE8 loads much faster and also catches popups that the IE popup blocker
was missing

 

[MyNews]

No U-Tude for you loads much faster IE8

 

[Mint]

No U-Tude for you loads much faster IE8

Firefox loads even faster.

 

[choro]

Firefox loads even faster.

I use Google Chrome. Got Firefox too but hardly used it since I
installed Google Chrome.

You need IE for Windows Updates though!

 

[MyNews]

With a Ad block for Internet Explorer!
so you running a Ad block for Firefox?

 

[Nil]

Firefox loads even faster.

Not on any computer I've ever encountered. I prefer Firefox, but it
always takes significantly longer to start up than Internet Explorer.

 

[Paul]

Not on any computer I've ever encountered. I prefer Firefox, but it
always takes significantly longer to start up than Internet Explorer.

It's all those SQLite databases, inside the browser. The URL
cache uses one.

Paul

 

[Nil]

It's all those SQLite databases, inside the browser. The URL
cache uses one.

Could be. The bookmarks uses one, too. However, it was slow to start up
even in the early versions before they started using SQLite.

No matter to me - I still like it and the startup speed isn't really a
concern.

 

[Patok]

Not on any computer I've ever encountered. I prefer Firefox, but it
always takes significantly longer to start up than Internet Explorer.

As you say later - startup speed isn't really a concern for me too. As a
matter of fact, startup speed is almost instantaneous for me, because I always
keep at least one FF window open, so when I open another one, it pops right up.
What I have noticed, however, is that IE /runs/ significantly more slowly
than FF, and hogs the CPU more. That's why I only use it on pages that don't
work with FF, like W/M update.
(Oh. Maybe I should revise that. I notice that the thread mentions IE8, but I
have explicitly unchecked it from updates, and still run IE7. Is IE8 faster than
IE7? Is it safe to install IE8, if that's the case?)

 

[MyNews]

Some o Some
All in the Plug-in make a Show speed,
and a Google tools make it the Show's Speed's on IE's

 

[Mint]

Not on any computer I've ever encountered. I prefer Firefox, but it
always takes significantly longer to start up than Internet Explorer.

I meant that I felt that Firefox was faster overall.

It doesn't leave 15+ copies of index.dat all over the hard drive.

Compare the 2 program files sizes.

It's kind of hard, cuz the pieces are spread out everywhere as well as
more built in.

I still have the I.E. version that came with XP.

The last two newer versions I checked out had grown exponentially in
size.

Wasn't too keen on the stuff that those versions installed without
asking permission.

So, to be fair, Let's look at Chrome.

It is a bit faster than Firefox, but do you want something 5 times the
size of Firefox?

Just my opinion.

Have a great week.

Andy

 

[MyNews]

Mint You right that the newer versions Firefox is faster overall
But they have to be for there # one companion is Opera
who say they are the Fasts Browser

And not too keen on the stuff that Firefox installed without permission on
my IE8.