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Any advice on how to get Chrome / firefox on old laptop

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  • 30-01-2015 1:01pm
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    mikedublin
    Registered Users Posts: 360 ✭✭


    Hi,

    I would be grateful for any advice / suggestions on how to get Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox or Internet Explorer 7 / 8 / or 9 onto an old laptop - a windows XP Home edition with Service pack 3 , currently running Internet Explorer 6.

    I have tried downloading it directly from the net, but it won't work - I can only get to the download page, but clicking download and nothing happens. I tried also downloading the installer on a usb from a different computer and tried running it, but while it seemed to start running it then stopped and came upwith a message box saying the hardware was incompatible.

    So - would anyone be able to direct me to links where I can download a full version of Google Chrome, Or a later version of Internet Explorer or Mozilla that I can download onto a USb and download it onto the laptop.

    Thanks


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    Alanstrainor
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators Posts: 23,157 Mod ✭✭✭✭Alanstrainor


    Probably not wise running Windows XP at all for security reasons. Does Windows Update not install a newer version of IE on SP3 machines?

    What spec is the computer? A lot of these browsers will end up being pigs on older machines seeing that they are quite bloated.


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    clintondaly
    Registered Users Posts: 1,813 ✭✭✭clintondaly


    you can only upgrade IE to a ceratin level(7 i think) and then all later IE versions are not compatable with XP


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    -=al=-
    Registered Users Posts: 4,280 ✭✭✭-=al=-


    Alanstrainor wrote: »
    Probably not wise running Windows XP at all for security reasons. Does Windows Update not install a newer version of IE on SP3 machines?

    What spec is the computer? A lot of these browsers will end up being pigs on older machines seeing that they are quite bloated.


    I have an older machine on xp with service pack 3 and yeah chrome and Firefox shaft it totally, even without any extensions or add-ons.

    Sp3 upgrades IE if I remember correctly but not sure why you can't get chrome or Firefox. Is the machine that old or have low specs?


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    practice
    Registered Users Posts: 304 ✭✭practice


    http://www.oldapps.com/

    Downloaded IE8 from here had to install on old machine yesterday


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    FSL
    Registered Users Posts: 1,456 ✭✭✭FSL


    I find that Firefox works as well on an old XP machine as it does on later operating systems. But there again I don't have any bloatware whatsoever (OS, manufacture or third party) on any of my machines.


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