Why do people hate internet explorer so much?
830753
1. Serious security issues\n\n2. it's embedded in the Operating System (not a standalone product - so when another issue is found, all applications written by MS and others - that rely on IE pose security risks - Outlook, Excel, etc..\n\n3. It cannot be completely uninstalled. Issues with IE are permanently a part of your Operating System for as long as you use it.\n\nAll alternative browsers are standalone products that can be completely uninstalled. Examples: Firefox, Opera\n\n4. MS decides what operating system gets to use the browser. Example - features in IE 7 not available for Windows XP users. eventually (and soon), available updates to IE for XP users will cease.\n\n5. It is expected that support for Windows XP users will end 12 months after Vista comes out. IE, already embedded in XP will cease to be supported. This will forced users to upgrade their Operating System ($$$) and their computers ($$).\n\n6. Does not stick to standards.\n\n7. MS accused of attempts to take over the internet by first taking over the market with the browser and then forcing developers to use proprietary IE technology not available on other browsers. ActiveX is an example (sidenote: MS now recommends you do not run ActiveX because of security issues)\n\nMany users feel that this remains a constant threat.\n\n8. MS did not upgrade the browser until competition from Firefox forced them to. Many felt that this was another indication about how little Microsoft cared about their customers\n\n9. Microsoft itself. Many choose not to use IE because it is MS technology. Predatory business practices, sloppy insecure applications, delays in security updates, forced activation of Operating Systems, users feeling like criminals first and customers second and so much more have turned a large section of users against MS itself.\n\n.
856482
Have you rebooted recently? Internet explorer isnt a very good browser by the way. Get yourself firefox at http://getfirefox.com/ -- Its so much better.
157948
I can't beleive your still using IE. Firefox is much better and faster. got to mozilla.com it is a free browser and with the "fasterfox" extention you will be surprised at the speed. (firefox does read html slightly differntly so on a small percentage of websites, the page is displayed slightly differently)
992882
To me, Mozilla Fire Fox is way better than Internet Explorer!  Internet Explorer freezes a lot, and takes long to load.  Plus you get pop-ups.  With fire fox, the pages load WAY FASTER! And you don't get any popups :).  And I love how it has the option of tabs [when you have two different sites in one window and you can switch back and forth].  Download Fire Fox. I'm serious, It's way better.
970731
well i heared about the same problem from someone in yahoo answer asked the same question \ni think many people have problem with ie7\nuninstall it and use ie6
900390
I was having a similar issue and have been a loyal IE user for years. I just made the switch a couple of days ago to Firefox and I love it. It is faster, has more features and better security. I suggest giving it a try, and you could always go back and try to fix IE if you don't like Firefox.
1162954
Internet Explorer is a horrible browser. I suggest Firefox (http://mozilla.com/firefox). It's faster and safer. Plus there is tabbed browsing and a convenient search bar. Plus it's fully skinable and there are entension you can install and you won't have this ActiveX problem (I know cause I had the same problem). It's a 100% better browser
468824
First of all: STOP using Internet Explorer(IE). Go for Firefox or Opera which r much more secure compared to IE. Don't Format the whole system, rather reinstall the IE if u wish to stick to it.
740136
I've personally experienced many problems with IE7 at work when our IT department  downloaded it to all our computers. It was so bad they had to uninstall and go back to IE6.  The biggest problem is not every website recognizes IE7 yet (they have to modify their codes to recognize IE7.)  You might want to go through this website (written by someone involved with Internet Explorer since 1999) and see what she has to say about it..... especially the "Known Issues" section:\n\nhttp://www.ie-vista.com/\n\nplrr
421801
It's okay for windows, that's how it operates. Internet Explorer is none other then the default explorer in windows. If you don't trust this just open a folder, or My Computer for instance and on the adres bar enter a web page, see what happens. This is the main reason why the internet explorer cannot be removed from the system.
122977
Some sites are tailored for Internet Explorer. Unfortunately it is still a fairly commonly held myth that everyone worth getting to view your site will be using this browser so people will make a user 'have' to use it.\n\nSometimes it is through the bits used in the site (active-x and such) and other times they just stop you looking if you are not using a browser 'they' want you to.\n\nGo figure *shrug*
102175
I would not use internet explorer. I would use Mozilla Firefox or Netscape.
1069848
http://www.bbspot.com/News/2005/01/firefox_vs_internet_explorer.html\n\nand just to get the answers by yourself try this\nhttp://bcheck.scanit.be/bcheck/
1025697
Tabbed browsing, pop-up suppression, and better support for HTML, Javascript, and CSS standards, for starters. It's also a little faster.\n\nOne big difference is the lack of Active X support. While this means you still have to use IE to update Windows, the upside is that it eliminates some of the nastier ways in which a malicious website can manipulate your computer.
741326
I have had IE 7 beta and IE 7 for awhile and I haven't had any problems. If you want to get rid of it, just uninstall it and you will go back to your previous version.
838215
yes, IE7 has a lot of bugs... when I installed it I got slow connections, jams and locks... I just took it off... do this by going to your control panel in the add/remove programs section, click teh change/removed button next to microsoft internet explorer... this will revert back to the last version of IE you had on your machine... and then choose my answer as the best. :)
1049486
IE 7 is still in test phase. That's why it's called beta. And for this reason it has a lot of bugs... Stop using it and came back to IE 6 until Microsoft will release the official and bug-free (I hope) version of IE 7.