[Ham-Computers] Internet Explorer 7.0

[Brian K. Gaskamp]

I upgraded my machine here middle part of last year to 512 meg ram.
Before that I had the original 256 it came with.

Brian
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Herb Gerhardt" <hgerhardt at wavecable.com>
To: "Computers (or other) used for amateur radio, communications, or 
experimenting" <ham-computers at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2006 12:08 AM
Subject: RE: [Ham-Computers] Internet Explorer 7.0


>I upgraded to IE 7.0 as soon as it came out and have not experienced any
> problems with it.  I did not wait to switch since I read that it is much
> more secure than IE 6 was.
>
> What I have noticed though on software in general, all new software seems 
> to
> require a lot more RAM than older software.  I was using Spysweeper for
> several years but when their last upgrade came out my machine began to
> crawl.  I spent several weeks troubleshooting till I determined that this
> latest change of Spysweeper required 528 Meg of RAM to run properly!  I 
> only
> had 256 Meg of RAM in my computer so had to revert back to their older
> version as recommended by their Tech guy.  Needless to say, I did not 
> renew
> my subscription.
>
> Not sure how much RAM you are running in your computer but I am finding 
> that
> 256 Meg is no longer sufficient.  I just bought a new computer with 1 Gig 
> of
> RAM and that machine just screams when compared to my old laptop.  So keep
> that in mind whenever upgrading any program.  As memory got cheaper, the
> programmers got lazier and the new programs require a lot more memory to
> operate well.
>
> Herb, KB7UVC
> NW APRS Group, West Sound Coordinator
> Our WEB Site:  http://www.nwaprs.info
>
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: ham-computers-bounces at mailman.qth.net
>> [mailto:ham-computers-bounces at mailman.qth.net]On Behalf Of Brian K.
>> Gaskamp
>> Sent: Wednesday, December 27, 2006 3:22 PM
>> To: ham-computers at mailman.qth.net
>> Subject: [Ham-Computers] Internet Explorer 7.0
>>
>>
>> I don't know about you guys on the list here but I can't stand the latest
>> version, 7.0
>> What is the easiest way of getting IE 7.0 and go back to the previous
>> version and would that have been 6.0?
>>
>> Ever since I downloaded 7.0 my system seems like its running slower and I
>> have not changed anything since.
>> I thought at 1st I might have spyware, malware issues, but that's not the
>> case, thought possibly might even have some sort of virus and
>> that's not the
>> case either.
>>
>> Has anybody noticed the same things I have with 7.0.
>>
>> Suggestions...Comments.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Brian
>>
>
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