I use WINDOWS 7 & I.E. 8

I'm really tired of I.E. 8 & it's hangups ! There's days when I get a lot of : "internet explorer can't display this message" & when i tried to download I.E. 9, I get a message that it isn't available. Is Firefox any BETTER ? You should have gotten IE 9 long ago via Windows Updates. Are you getting your Windows Updates every month? Do you have SERVICE Pack 1 (SP1) installed? Download Firefox and try it for yourself. You can use as many different browsers as you like - Firefox doesn't replace IE - you can EVEN use them at the same time.

Also, IE 10 has been released - if you're going to upgrade go directly to the latest version. I do get updates for I.E. Maybe I've just been slacking..should get I.E. 10 & probably firefox, too. Its best to update IE to latest to protect yourself from any exploits that might be out there for prior versions that have been resolved.

I have my IE to latest just to plug potential for security holes and applications that may call to IE browser functionality. But I run Firefox as my browser of choice. It has good features as well as good protective features to avoid virus infections from downloads etc that are immediately scanned at download.