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Guinness23 (original poster member #42852) posted at 10:24 PM on Monday, April 28th, 2014
Can someone explain what is going on with IE? I have Windows 7. Am I ok?? I have never used anything BUT IE..
Help. Thank you
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1."'FOREVER' in love" lasts only 14 years.
2. Alcohol is NO solution just a bigger problem
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little turtle ( member #15584) posted at 11:24 PM on Monday, April 28th, 2014
What do you mean? I just opened up IE and it looks fine to me.
Failure is success if we learn from it.
Thriving ( member #4770) posted at 11:29 PM on Monday, April 28th, 2014
They've discovered a major security bug in all versions of IE. Microsoft is working on a patch but it will only be available to users running an operating system that came after XP. (Vista, Win7, Win8). If you're still running XP, there won't be a bug fix.
So, basically, stop using IE no matter which operating system you're using. Use Firefox or Google Chrome which are both free. I prefer Firefox for the sites I access (Facebook) but Chrome works just as good. I just prefer the feel of Firefox.
For more info: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2148368/new-internet-explorer-zero-day-puts-web-at-risk-and-xp-isnt-getting-a-fix.html
eta: link with more info and 
for realizing that I was posting this from IE.
[This message edited by Thriving at 5:37 PM, April 28th (Monday)]
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Guinness23 (original poster member #42852) posted at 2:25 AM on Tuesday, April 29th, 2014
Me 48
Divorced 2010
1."'FOREVER' in love" lasts only 14 years.
2. Alcohol is NO solution just a bigger problem
My favorite drink is water. Call me Dasani23
Thriving ( member #4770) posted at 4:05 AM on Tuesday, April 29th, 2014
If IE is the only browser you have, then you'll have to use it. https://download.mozilla.org/?product=firefox-stub&os=win&lang=en-US is a safe link.
I agree! Hackers suck!! The damage they do is unbelievable. But they give a lot of people good paying jobs.
"Trust is earned, respect is given, and loyalty is demonstrated. Betrayal of any of one of those is to lose all three." - Anon.
TrustedHer ( member #23328) posted at 4:20 AM on Tuesday, April 29th, 2014
There's a browser named Pale Moon which has the same look-and-feel as Firefox, but loads faster, runs faster, and doesn't have the annoying memory lead that firefox hasn't fixed in 2 freaking years.
Take care of yourself. There's a great future out there. It won't come to you; you have to go to it.
Guinness23 (original poster member #42852) posted at 4:29 AM on Tuesday, April 29th, 2014
In this day and age when people want to go paperless, they NEED to remember THIS. I may be dating myself BUT THIS why we had PAPER. Paper gets stored. Paper NEVER gets hacked. It may get lost but that is what COPIES are for. This paperless system is BULLSHIT because it makes it SO MUCH easier for important and confidential stuff to be stolen.
Good job, technology. Save those trees.
Me 48
Divorced 2010
1."'FOREVER' in love" lasts only 14 years.
2. Alcohol is NO solution just a bigger problem
My favorite drink is water. Call me Dasani23
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