new browser needed

Jason von Evil · Post by **Jason von Evil** » 2004-01-27 07:19pm

As you can see here, I need a new browser. Suggestions?

General Zod · Post by **General Zod** » 2004-01-27 07:24pm

Mozilla? Netscape? Opera? Safari? there's quite a few out there.

Jason von Evil · Post by **Jason von Evil** » 2004-01-27 07:32pm

Darth_Zod wrote:Mozilla? Netscape? Opera? Safari? there's quite a few out there.

1. Isn't Mozilla slower than Firebird?
2. Netscape? Uh, no.
3. Meh, used it several times.
4. I use Winblows.

Einhander Sn0m4n · Post by **Einhander Sn0m4n** » 2004-01-27 07:41pm

Try uninstalling and reinstalling FB. That may fix the problem. HTH

Kyle · Post by **Kyle** » 2004-01-27 08:01pm

I'd just try a reinstall of Firebird. It doesn't sound like you like any of the other options.

Jason von Evil · Post by **Jason von Evil** » 2004-01-27 08:06pm

Already tried.

Kyle · Post by **Kyle** » 2004-01-27 08:20pm

Aya wrote:Already tried.

Then I'd go mozilla. Netscape is just mozilla with extra shit to slow it down so thats a pointless choice. IE, well we won't even get into that. I've never used Opera so I can't comment on it. I've got both Mozilla and Firebird on this comp, and I don't notice much of a didderence in speed between them, so unless you have a really slow comp I wouldn't worry about it.

Pu-239 · Post by **Pu-239** » 2004-01-27 08:29pm

Try k-meleon- http://kmeleon.sf.net- basically mozilla engine in native windows interface.

Vertigo1 · Post by **Vertigo1** » 2004-01-27 08:45pm

Aya wrote:1. Isn't Mozilla slower than Firebird?

No. Mozilla is just Firebird with everything in a single package. The irony of this is that Mozilla by itself is a smaller download than Firebird and Thunderbird combined.

Xon · Post by **Xon** » 2004-01-27 09:03pm

Aya wrote: Argh! I log on to my computer today to find that XP, while running consistency check, decided to erase Firebirds homepages and fuck up my bookmarks. I erased my bookmarks from Firebird so I can reimport them in order, but now, it doesn't want to fucking import!

You're using XP and it sounds like you are using FAT32, so use NTFS. Unless you have a very good reason not too.

start->run->"convert c: /fs:ntfs"

Reboot, let it run (shouldnt take too long), and its done.

Like any major computer system change, back up any important stuff (you do that already?). But then again, if you are running it on FAT32...

Jason von Evil · Post by **Jason von Evil** » 2004-01-27 09:12pm

ggs wrote:
Aya wrote: Argh! I log on to my computer today to find that XP, while running consistency check, decided to erase Firebirds homepages and fuck up my bookmarks. I erased my bookmarks from Firebird so I can reimport them in order, but now, it doesn't want to fucking import!
You're using XP and it sounds like you are using FAT32, so use NTFS. Unless you have a very good reason not too.

start->run->"convert c: /fs:ntfs"

Reboot, let it run (shouldnt take too long), and its done.

Like any major computer system change, back up any important stuff (you do that already?). But then again, if you are running it on FAT32...

Not exactly tech savy. What exactly is the difference between them and is switching safe?

Psycho Smiley · Post by **Psycho Smiley** » 2004-01-27 09:22pm

I'm a fan of Avant Browser myself. Same (in)compatabilities as IE, but safer and with more options.

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2004-01-27 09:42pm

NTFS is (generally speaking) faster, more reliable and has a bunch of extra features, like permissions and filesystem-level compression. Unless you're dual booting, there is no reason to use FAT32.

Jason von Evil · Post by **Jason von Evil** » 2004-01-27 09:48pm

How hard is it exactly to switch? How long?

Vertigo1 · Post by **Vertigo1** » 2004-01-27 10:00pm

Its very easy to do, and you won't loose any data. Depending on how much data you have on your drive, it shouldn't take more than 5 - 10 minutes.

Jason von Evil · Post by **Jason von Evil** » 2004-01-27 10:03pm

My HD is a pitiful total of 7.84 gigs and almost 3 gigs of that is free.

Vertigo1 · Post by **Vertigo1** » 2004-01-27 10:15pm

Aya wrote:My HD is a pitiful total of 7.84 gigs and almost 3 gigs of that is free.

Ahh, an 8 gigger...prolly has a 5400RPM motor. I don't think it'll take all that long to convert. Just don't have anything you're working on open when you do this.

Faram · Post by **Faram** » 2004-01-28 04:02am

Your bookmarks is messed up?

You find the bookmarks in this folder:
C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\Phoenix\Profiles\default\hdhev2og.slt\ under the name bookmarks.html

Copy that file.

Remove firebird and the phoenix folder.

Reinstall firebird and copy back the bokmarks.html file.

Note ALL settings and stuff from firebird will be lost. Make a backup of the phoenix folder if you vant to be safe.

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2004-01-28 11:20am

Faram, it looks like he got some HD corruption, probably FAT32-related.

Crayz9000 · Post by **Crayz9000** » 2004-01-28 11:45am

This is why I'm putting Windows 2000 on a FAT16 partition for my dual-boot systems. I then have a few FAT32 partitions for programs and such, since I need more than a single gigabyte for them.

Faram · Post by **Faram** » 2004-01-28 11:56am

phongn wrote:Faram, it looks like he got some HD corruption, probably FAT32-related.

Doh...

Missed soumthing in da thread. Sorry.

Did you try chkdsk?

type "chkdsk /r"

And restart, it might take a while for chkdsk to run

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2004-01-28 11:59am

Crayz9000 wrote:This is why I'm putting Windows 2000 on a FAT16 partition for my dual-boot systems. I then have a few FAT32 partitions for programs and such, since I need more than a single gigabyte for them.

FAT16? Ugh. That's even more inefficient than FAT32 and just as dangerous.

Crayz9000 · Post by **Crayz9000** » 2004-01-28 12:06pm

phongn wrote:FAT16? Ugh. That's even more inefficient than FAT32 and just as dangerous.

I was under the impression that FAT, being what NT used to run on before NTFS was really finished, was more stable than -32 at least in respect to Windows' drivers.

Well, with that in mind I'll just use FAT32, since it's a royal pain in the ass to fit Win2K on a one-gig partition cleanly. I suppose I can make a small NTFS partition just for the swapfile, since Linux doesn't need to access that.

Jason von Evil · Post by **Jason von Evil** » 2004-01-28 12:16pm

Faram wrote:Your bookmarks is messed up?

You find the bookmarks in this folder:
C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\Phoenix\Profiles\default\hdhev2og.slt\ under the name bookmarks.html

Copy that file.

Remove firebird and the phoenix folder.

Reinstall firebird and copy back the bokmarks.html file.

Note ALL settings and stuff from firebird will be lost. Make a backup of the phoenix folder if you vant to be safe.

Bookmarks are fine. I deleted them from Firebird, so I could reimport them in alphabetical order. Firebird decided not to import them.

The chkdsk happens almost everytime I turn on my computer.

I tried to change over to NTFS, but it wouldn't let me. I was wondering, do I need to reformat inorder to change over?

Faram · Post by **Faram** » 2004-01-28 12:21pm

Aya wrote:Bookmarks are fine. I deleted them from Firebird, so I could reimport them in alphabetical order. Firebird decided not to import them.

The chkdsk happens almost everytime I turn on my computer.

I tried to change over to NTFS, but it wouldn't let me. I was wondering, do I need to reformat inorder to change over?

Hmm if you get checkdisk at every reboot then windows ain't shutting down in the right way.

When the chkdsk prompt appears do you let it finish or do you abort it?

What is the error msg when you attempt to convert?