topic Re: Browser Issue in Electronics

Browser Issue

CLHS68 — Sun, 01 Mar 2015 01:47:06 GMT

I have an old HP laptop. It will not let me do much anymore. It keeps telling me I need to update my browser that the things are no longer supported. My question is if I update the browser will it cause my laptop to crash?

Re: Browser Issue

glb613 — Sun, 01 Mar 2015 03:12:03 GMT

How old and which browser?

Re: Browser Issue

CLHS68 — Sun, 01 Mar 2015 03:33:23 GMT

It is probably about 5 years old and running Windows.

Re: Browser Issue

PinkyPetunia — Sun, 01 Mar 2015 03:41:37 GMT

Please be specific so that someone can give advice. Which version of Windows: XP, Vista, etc. Which browser: I'm guessing you have Internet Explorer. Which version do you have?

Re: Browser Issue

CLHS68 — Sun, 01 Mar 2015 05:29:00 GMT

Internet Explorer Windows 7 Home Edition

Re: Browser Issue

Toppers — Sun, 01 Mar 2015 07:43:16 GMT

What version of Internet Explorer do you have?

Are you getting any messages telling you what version you should update to?

You can do an update with it, but it isn't required that you have to use it.

I don't actually like using it on my computer. I prefer to use either Firefox or Chrome as my preferred browsers, so that is what I use-either one of them.

Re: Browser Issue

FranandZoe — Sun, 01 Mar 2015 08:35:34 GMT

Our desktop computer is old too and running XP. We switched to Google Chrome browser and it works so much better. I stopped using Explorer on my laptop too and switched to Chrome. (Have Windows 7 on the laptop.)

Re: Browser Issue

glb613 — Sun, 01 Mar 2015 12:33:37 GMT

It gets to the point where you update or you can't do anything. Windows 7 isn't a real old but if you haven't done any updates, your browser version may no longer be supported.

I also wonder how much malware you have? What kind of regular maintenance do you perform? Slow computers can benefit from a complete reset back to factory specs. While not difficult, it does take time.

Re: Browser Issue

bluheart — Fri, 06 Mar 2015 07:01:57 GMT

On 2/28/2015 clhs68 said:
Internet Explorer Windows 7 Home Edition

My Dell laptop is older than yours. I'm still running Windows Vista. I could only update to a certain level even though I was sometimes asked from some sites to update. I started having too many issues with Internet Explorer and switched to Google Chrome and don't have anymore issues.

Make sure you have Malwarebytes and a decent anti-virus. I had issues with free AVG so I switched to free Microsoft Security Essentials which both run on a schedule I put them on along with a weekly defragmenting.

If you Google updates for Windows 7 that should give you some helpful info. Some people don't like Chrome but for the most part I've found it better than IE.

Re: Browser Issue

apple1964 — Sat, 07 Mar 2015 16:02:42 GMT

I did read that Microsoft is not going to support windows 8 anymore or any software older then that.

Re: Browser Issue

glb613 — Sat, 07 Mar 2015 17:11:18 GMT

On 3/7/2015 Matty6 said:
I did read that Microsoft is not going to support windows 8 anymore or any software older then that.

That isn't true.

Re: Browser Issue

ThinkOutsidetheBox — Sun, 08 Mar 2015 20:07:12 GMT

On 3/7/2015 Matty6 said:
I did read that Microsoft is not going to support windows 8 anymore or any software older then that.

All versions of Windows have an end of life schedule. Here is the link showing you the various dates. If you do not understand the difference in the dates listed, MS has provided links describing what each means at the bottom of that page. http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/lifecycle

Re: Browser Issue

apple1964 — Mon, 09 Mar 2015 14:32:32 GMT

On 3/7/2015 glb613 said:
On 3/7/2015 Matty6 said:
I did read that Microsoft is not going to support windows 8 anymore or any software older then that.

That isn't true.

Yes, it is true....FYI.. If you have this older program you will have to download numerous updates.they will no longer update by themselves. That is why there is a deep clearance on windows 8 tablets and computers. So buyer beware. Microsoft is going to be unveiling there windows 10 computers and tablets in the very near future.

Re: Browser Issue

apple1964 — Mon, 09 Mar 2015 14:34:31 GMT

Thank yoOn 3/8/2015 ThinkOutsideTheBox said:
On 3/7/2015 Matty6 said:
I did read that Microsoft is not going to support windows 8 anymore or any software older then that.

All versions of Windows have an end of life schedule. Here is the link showing you the various dates. If you do not understand the difference in the dates listed, MS has provided links describing what each means at the bottom of that page. http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/lifecycle

Thank you!

Re: Browser Issue

glb613 — Mon, 09 Mar 2015 15:27:51 GMT

On 3/9/2015 Matty6 said:
On 3/7/2015 glb613 said:
On 3/7/2015 Matty6 said:
I did read that Microsoft is not going to support windows 8 anymore or any software older then that.

That isn't true.

Yes, it is true....FYI.. If you have this older program you will have to download numerous updates.they will no longer update by themselves. That is why there is a deep clearance on windows 8 tablets and computers. So buyer beware. Microsoft is going to be unveiling there windows 10 computers and tablets in the very near future.

No, it's not. While Microsoft will discontinue supporting Windows 8 operating system, it's not going to be now. Microsoft just stopped supporting Windows XP April 8, 2014 and it was released in 2001. Here is a list of Windows operating system and their end of support dates.

Windows end of support dates

Re: Browser Issue

apple1964 — Tue, 10 Mar 2015 01:10:05 GMT

On 3/9/2015 glb613 said:
On 3/9/2015 Matty6 said:
On 3/7/2015 glb613 said:
On 3/7/2015 Matty6 said:
I did read that Microsoft is not going to support windows 8 anymore or any software older then that.

That isn't true.

Yes, it is true....FYI.. If you have this older program you will have to download numerous updates.they will no longer update by themselves. That is why there is a deep clearance on windows 8 tablets and computers. So buyer beware. Microsoft is going to be unveiling there windows 10 computers and tablets in the very near future.

No, it's not. While Microsoft will discontinue supporting Windows 8 operating system, it's not going to be now. Microsoft just stopped supporting Windows XP April 8, 2014 and it was released in 2001. Here is a list of Windows operating system and their end of support dates.

Windows end of support dates

Whatever! I don't care this does not affect me. They extended it then it is fine for folks who want to continue to use the older programs. I have no problems with windows 8.1 and none with windows 8. In fact I am looking forward to the new technology. And it is coming in the very near future. Thanks for the link, have a good night.

Re: Browser Issue

CharliF — Tue, 10 Mar 2015 01:22:28 GMT

If you have Win7 Home Edition, you should be able to download current updates of Internet Explorer. However, there are better/faster browsers than Internet Explorer.

You could go to Mozilla.com and download their Firefox browser which works just fine on on Win7 and Win8, as well as WinXP. You could also go to Google.com and download their Chrome browser which also works well on XP, Win7 and Win8. Personally, I prefer Firefox, but that's just me.

Users with WinXP will find more and more websites blocking their access, mostly due to security issues. However, Firefox and Chrome browsers will extend the life of this operating system. This will give you some time to explore your options and get a new laptop or tablet.

Re: Browser Issue

glb613 — Tue, 10 Mar 2015 10:29:00 GMT

On 3/9/2015 Matty6 said:
On 3/9/2015 glb613 said:
On 3/9/2015 Matty6 said:
On 3/7/2015 glb613 said:
On 3/7/2015 Matty6 said:
I did read that Microsoft is not going to support windows 8 anymore or any software older then that.

That isn't true.

Yes, it is true....FYI.. If you have this older program you will have to download numerous updates.they will no longer update by themselves. That is why there is a deep clearance on windows 8 tablets and computers. So buyer beware. Microsoft is going to be unveiling there windows 10 computers and tablets in the very near future.

No, it's not. While Microsoft will discontinue supporting Windows 8 operating system, it's not going to be now. Microsoft just stopped supporting Windows XP April 8, 2014 and it was released in 2001. Here is a list of Windows operating system and their end of support dates.

Windows end of support dates

Whatever! I don't care this does not affect me. They extended it then it is fine for folks who want to continue to use the older programs. I have no problems with windows 8.1 and none with windows 8. In fact I am looking forward to the new technology. And it is coming in the very near future. Thanks for the link, have a good night.

Don't post incorrect information. It's too easy to find what is right doing a Google search.

Re: Browser Issue

apple1964 — Tue, 10 Mar 2015 19:01:03 GMT

On 3/10/2015 glb613 said:
On 3/9/2015 Matty6 said:
On 3/9/2015 glb613 said:
On 3/9/2015 Matty6 said:
On 3/7/2015 glb613 said:
On 3/7/2015 Matty6 said:
I did read that Microsoft is not going to support windows 8 anymore or any software older then that.

That isn't true.

Yes, it is true....FYI.. If you have this older program you will have to download numerous updates.they will no longer update by themselves. That is why there is a deep clearance on windows 8 tablets and computers. So buyer beware. Microsoft is going to be unveiling there windows 10 computers and tablets in the very near future.

No, it's not. While Microsoft will discontinue supporting Windows 8 operating system, it's not going to be now. Microsoft just stopped supporting Windows XP April 8, 2014 and it was released in 2001. Here is a list of Windows operating system and their end of support dates.

Windows end of support dates

Whatever! I don't care this does not affect me. They extended it then it is fine for folks who want to continue to use the older programs. I have no problems with windows 8.1 and none with windows 8. In fact I am looking forward to the new technology. And it is coming in the very near future. Thanks for the link, have a good night.

Don't post incorrect information. It's too easy to find what is right doing a Google search.

FYI.... that is what I read at the time. I don't have time to constantly be on Google checking every two minutes so at the time this was right. When they updated this I do not know. So thanks for the link. It does not concern me but, others on these boards might be interested. Enough said!

Re: Browser Issue

glb613 — Tue, 10 Mar 2015 19:14:43 GMT

As I posted, others want correct information. You don't do anyone any favors posting what's wrong.