OT: browser's, ISP's and conflicting information.

narf poit chez BOOM · #1 November 17th, 2003, 07:45 PM

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WTH are you talking about. Just put IE 5.5 on it and set her up.

in case you didn't notice, it's IE that's complaining of memory problems.

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Just as long as your friend isn't trying to run Windows XP on a 133 MHz machine and 64 mb RAM.

no, windows 98.

thanks for the suggestions. i'll burn them on a cd and let her try them.

Alneyan · #2 November 17th, 2003, 08:04 PM

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Originally posted by Imperator Fyron:
I'd go with Firebird over Mozilla... it can be found on the same domain.

I have to second this suggestion, Firebird is definitively an efficient broswer, and a bit faster than Mozilla.

Narf, you may try to find an older Version of IE. A few years ago, 64 mo were a luxury, so IE had to run with such computers. The Version coming with Win 98 is supposed to run at least. (It used to on my old computer with 32 mo) I believe it was IE 4 or so, as I didn't have Win 98 SE. I don't know how well Mozilla (or any other broswer) would perform under such conditions.

Roanon · #3 November 18th, 2003, 07:55 AM

I hate to say, Mozilla is a good browser, but a resource hugger. Firebird could do, old Versions of IE or -better- Netscape should certainly do. My wife is running Netscape 4.75 on 128MB and there are lots of resources left. 133MHz means every browser start will be a test of patience though

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se5a · #4 November 18th, 2003, 09:48 AM

its complaining about 64 not being enough????

heh, I saw a laptop a copple of months ago which was brought with 64mb and running 2000 ikkk!

but anyway, you could probibly pick up another 64mb chip farly cheaply...

but yea failing that an older Version of IE or netscape would sufice.

dogscoff · #5 November 18th, 2003, 11:04 AM

what about opera? It only takes up ~10meg on disk, so it can't take up too mcuh memory can it?

And as for 64meg "not being enough"... Hah! Back in the day I used to browse the web on my 2meg amiga 1200.

Well, actually, I didn't, but, you know, I could have done, if I'd just had a modem when I was an impoverished student...

Alneyan · #6 November 18th, 2003, 06:10 PM

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Originally posted by dogscoff:
what about opera? It only takes up ~10meg on disk, so it can't take up too mcuh memory can it?

And as for 64meg "not being enough"... Hah! Back in the day I used to browse the web on my 2meg amiga 1200.

Well, actually, I didn't, but, you know, I could have done, if I'd just had a modem when I was an impoverished student...

2 mo on a Amiga? But you were rich! I only had 512ko or so with my Amiga 600. But that's another story.

Firebird takes less than 10 mo on disk, and still it uses more than 40 mo in memory according to the figures given by Windows. Agreed, my computer is likely to be responsible for that situation as well.

Thermodyne · #7 November 20th, 2003, 02:20 AM

IE 5.5 will run on a 98 system with 32 megs of ram, no problem. I have it on over a 100 98 systems with 64 megs at work.

There is something wrong with the system if it is generating errors like that. Check the page file and then make sure the hard drive has room on it.