Changing browser???

mima · ‎03-14-2010

I have Windows 8. I constantly get pop ups saying the sites aren't responding. It has said I have low memory (which I do not) and internet explorer must close, etc.

If I change browsers, will that help? If I need to change, which one should I change to?

Maybe my computer has a virus? It scans clean and I used malwarebytes too.

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Zhills · ‎11-15-2011

I'm not in love with IE but it has features that I use that don't work the same in Chrome.

betteb · ‎03-09-2010

I like Chrome. IMO IE is a dog. I don't have any trouble at all with Chrome.

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sunshine45 · ‎03-09-2010

i mainly use firefox, but i do have all three loaded onto my laptop....ie, firefox, and chrome......so i can use them all at once or one at a time.

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mima · ‎03-14-2010

On 12/14/2014 sunshine45 said:
i mainly use firefox, but i do have all three loaded onto my laptop....ie, firefox, and chrome......so i can use them all at once or one at a time.

You can use them all at once?

hckynut · ‎03-10-2010

I prefer Firefox as my default browser. You can use as many as you choose, individually or at the same time. Free download from Mozilla.

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stevieb · ‎03-10-2010

I have them all, but prefer Chrome. Firefox is better than IE, but can be clunky too. Nothing seems as clunky as IE.

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Zhills · ‎11-15-2011

I have IE and Chrome and have had both open in different tabs.

mima · ‎03-14-2010

Changing browsers didn't help. I tried Firefox. This is what is odd...I can access the QVC boards just fine. Everything else locks up or I get messages.

I can't do Facebook, Amazon, etc. But qvc is ok. Weird, huh?

I am going to take this computer to the doctor because I think it has a disease. LOL

Lynnj · ‎03-21-2010

That low memory warning is usually an indication that there is a problem. This usually has something to do with the hard drive. When you get that warning, do you hear the fans? Does the computer feel hot?

That said, changing browsers probably won't help. What is it that you are trying to do when this happens? What other things are open on the computer?

Low memory means that there is too much going on at the same time - the computer is working to hard - and the warning is warning you that you need more energy (memory). You probably have a virus, or some sort of malware, that attached itself to something and is running in the background taking up all of your memory.

If you aren't doing this already, buy an external hard drive, so that you can make a backup of your hard drive. The external hard drives are cheap and the backup process is easy. I urge you to do this now, this week. This low memory warning is a warning that your hard drive is on its way out, and if you do not have a backup you will lose everything that you have saved on your computer (pictures, documents, all of it).

Then I would take the computer to a computer repair expert. Look on Yelp for a place that is local, and read the reviews from others experience. If you don't like the Yelp option, then take it to Best Buy and use the geeks. (I don't necessarily like or trust them, but its better than no option). Tell them you are getting the low memory warning.