Faster (Microsoft Internet Explorer 6)

Member Name: dr_doolittle

Product:	Microsoft Internet Explorer 6
Date:	02/04/03 (135 review reads)
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Advantages: Faster

Disadvantages: none

Im glad ive downloaded and installed this. On my ibm P233 laptop (i know...), ive noticed its about twice as fast as internet explorer 5 to load webpages and pass certificates, so its worth it just for that.

Its especially fast when it comes to opening multiple windows. The preferences from the previous version of internet explorer 5.05 are virtually the same, so you dont lose out.

It is just as stable as 5.05 (that is version 6.0.28) if not more. This may be because of previous viruses or spyware that could have latched on to the previous internet explorer. Ive noticed that most operations are memory based, and theres less hard drive chugging.
Im using windows 98 (4.10) and am not considering upgrading to windows ME, for which the performance boost with ie6 is slightly greater.

There are several new features such as more control over cookies, blocking applets and activeX blocking. This integrates seamlessly into the browser with no annoying popups. Because of this, ive switched off the cookie business in my firewall which handles slower, but you still need to use a firewall to block "Ports" where viruses can leak in.

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