by Chris Peterson » Wed Feb 01, 2012 9:09 pm
DavidLeodis wrote:Cheers Chris.
It is a laptop. My antivirus software and other things are running and are constantly being updated. Will it be OK to run another browser, as that is something that I have never done in case each browser interfers with the other? It's very odd that until the APOD in question I have never had any problem accessing such as JPL. I access the internet through IE9 and though AOL is my ISP I only use AOL for email. :?
PS. I assume you mean "make sure you are running antivirus software" not "aren't". :)
I mean don't run antivirus software. In my experience, it causes vastly greater problems than it fixes. Even the best has a dismal detection rate, and if you're running XP or later and keeping it up-to-date, your likelihood of having any problems is quite small, unless you are lacking any modicum of common sense when browsing! But like I said, if you want to run it, turn if off temporarily just to see if the problem goes away. Some of the website filtering options can be very aggressive, or rely on incorrect blacklists.
You can install multiple browsers without any problem. One will be recognized as the default, meaning it's the one that will open automatically when you click on a web shortcut, or when another app opens it. But you can choose which. Otherwise, they're completely separate apps- just like you can edit documents in Wordpad, Word, or OpenOffice without any of those apps interfering with each other.
If you have a friend with wireless, or a nearby library, you might try your computer there. That will tell you if the problem is related to AOL or if it's something local to your computer.
[quote="DavidLeodis"]Cheers Chris.
It is a laptop. My antivirus software and other things are running and are constantly being updated. Will it be OK to run another browser, as that is something that I have never done in case each browser interfers with the other? It's very odd that until the APOD in question I have never had any problem accessing such as JPL. I access the internet through IE9 and though AOL is my ISP I only use AOL for email. :?
PS. I assume you mean "make sure you are running antivirus software" not "aren't". :)[/quote]
I mean don't run antivirus software. In my experience, it causes vastly greater problems than it fixes. Even the best has a dismal detection rate, and if you're running XP or later and keeping it up-to-date, your likelihood of having any problems is quite small, unless you are lacking any modicum of common sense when browsing! But like I said, if you want to run it, turn if off temporarily just to see if the problem goes away. Some of the website filtering options can be very aggressive, or rely on incorrect blacklists.
You can install multiple browsers without any problem. One will be recognized as the default, meaning it's the one that will open automatically when you click on a web shortcut, or when another app opens it. But you can choose which. Otherwise, they're completely separate apps- just like you can edit documents in Wordpad, Word, or OpenOffice without any of those apps interfering with each other.
If you have a friend with wireless, or a nearby library, you might try your computer there. That will tell you if the problem is related to AOL or if it's something local to your computer.