OS is Win7, which browser works best?

I constantly have issues w/ both Chrome and IE9 hanging up. Have not found an answer yet.

But if you find you have issues, use another browser. There are at least 5 other choices.

I consistently get the "Internet Explorer Not Responding" and have to wait, obviously, and that's usually while I am working in my Comcast email. My issue with Mozilla / Firefox I have been told might be a "media" issue and I'm not sure what she meant. Would that fall under "codecs"? With regard to trying other browsers, my next one will be Google Chrome, I may even try IE9 again just to see if anything has changed for me...

I previously had not provided my system information, I have a Toshiba Satellite L455 Intel Celeron 900 @ 2.20 GHz - 3.0 GB - 64-Bit Operating System

Appreciate any and all knowledge of the noted subject. Thank you one and all, wishing you a very merry Christmas and a most prosperous new year. Meggan

The most common cause for IE: some add-on or third-party toolbar. Go into Tools>Manage add-ons and disable all. Does that make a difference? If so, enable the ones you really need one-by-one.

Kees

Hi - have been using both Firefox version7 and IE 9 and on Win 7 Pro. They work fine, except that IE 9 persistently asks me to correct an (imagined) corruption caused by by (ostensibly) my having disabled Bing. This is a bug that many hundreds of users have, as witnessed by its description in many other forums. So I have turned to using Firefox as default and going to IE 9 only for updates and apps that are not compatible with FF. By the way, the same bug concerning Bing has been with my computers ever since IE 7 and throughout IE 8. The somewhat laborious fix is logging in as a new user and transferring all your IE-related files to the "new" user. This is just a report, since you asked for all available info. Hope it helps - Amos.

I didn't just disable Bing, I removed it.

But I must admit I am unsure now. However in my IE > Manage Add-ons > Search providers, Bing is no longer listed.

I think what I did was this. I added another search provider, Google, because IE insists on at least one search provider. I then set that as default, then made Bing "Not available" and I also disabled Bing. I then right clicked Bing and "Removed" it.

After that, I set Google as "Not available" too.

Mark

Mark, thanks. I tried that, but Bing would not let itself be removed. Have added another search provider, but Bing is still there. I tried about ten suggestions, including some that made me alter the registry. Some readers reported that one or the other worked for them, but none worked for me with the persistent b...... There was even a suggestion that one should write to MS, whose creation is Bing, to come up with a patch. But that too came out with zero results. All this is just history now, since the only way that worked for me was the creation of a "new" user. My intervention here was only to suggest that not every bug is malware. Amos.

why you mentioned it.

I see you sorted the problem anyway. I wish i could remember exactly how I did mine, but all I can remember is I had to go through hoops to do it.

Mark

I wish people would give answers rather than opinions. NO IE9 DOES NOT WORK WELL WITH WINDOWS 7 NOR DOES FIREFOX! Does anyone have actual experience with other browsers and Windows 7?

...as a system admin, I oversee about a 50 Win7 computers now and NONE of them have any real issues with IE9 or Firefox.. And yes, all of the information given here is through each individual's experience and therefore, it IS their opinion.Since you've not given any specifics about WHAT TYPE of problems you're having, then it appears like you're giving your opinion as well..

As with the original poster in this thread, you've given us no information about your computer.. amount of RAM, type of internet connection, whether you've try uninstalling conflicting programs to troubleshoot the issue(antivirus, firewalls, etc.), plus "DOES NOT WORK WELL" isn't a real technical way of describing a problem...and as such, it's tough to know what to suggest as to answers..

Remember also, each user's computer configuration will be different, as will the types of programs they use.. I primarily deal with Windows 7 Pro computers on a commercial basis, but I also do side jobs for a handful of customers which also use Internet Explorer, Firefox, and the other browsers suggested in my first post. We've seen all the browsers at work and I use them all. We've had no substantive complaints about the general function of IE9 or Firefox on Windows 7. But that doesn't mean you aren't satisfied with their performance.

Since all the browsers are free, why not give them a try. The "lightest" one on your system will be Opera, but only you can say which one is best for you. Then YOU can give us YOUR opinion on which one you prefer, remembering to provide all information about the computer configuration, all the programs installed on it, and the types of websites you visit when using your browser. Each user's mileage will vary.

Hope this helps.

Grif

My IE9 and my Firefox work perfectly well in Windows 7.

It seems your computer has problems, but since you don't say much we can only guess. However I would say this. if there are problems with your computer, another browser is not likely to fix those.

Mark

At the office with some dozens of machines and at home with just a handful, every thing is tickety-boo.

Until more is known about your machine and the scans for malware are done, I fear you may continue to think that something is dead wrong with Windows 7 and all browsers.
Bob