 WHY AM I GETTING BAD PERFORMANCE
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| Please contact our Webmaster if you have any queries about these topics Have you got version 8? How to get Version 8 Reason for perceived bad performance The Solution - The Compatibility View Button Other Improvements in Verion 8 Security Issues - Internet Explorer v. Firefox Have you got version 8? You may have received an
update for Internet Explorer via Windows automatic updates. If you are
not sure what version you have then open Internet Explorer, go to the
"Help" menu and select "About Internet Explorer":-
 If you cannot see the menu bar then tap the ALT key. After selecting that item you should see:-  The above picture indicates Version 8. If you have an earlier version then you will see 5, 6, or 7 (or maybe even earlier!)
How to get Version 8 If you have an earlier version and want to get version 8 then go to the "Tools" menu item and select "Windows Update". Or you can click here to get a direct download of the update. If you have version 8 then read on.  Reason for perceived bad performance A lot of people have complained that Internet Explorer 8 does not perform well. When you visit a web site you may get a message like this:- "you are using a browser that is not supported by this site ...... blah blah" or it may display things in a weird way that were properly displayed in earlier versions of Internet Explorer. These symptoms are not really the fault of of Version 8 but usually because web site creators have written their code to comply with older browsers and have not updated their web site to meet new standards. There is a solution within internet explorer 8 The Solution - The Compatibility View Button Version 8 has a feature that allows you to view web pages that might not otherwise be viewable, or may be poorly displayed, in Version 8.  If
you do have a problem like this, then look for the "Compatibilty"
button in the top right corner of the screen (see image right). Note
that this button is only displayed if IE8 thinks there is a
problem. Just click on that button and hopefully the web page will be
viewed OK. Once done, IE will remember the setting.If you cannot see the button then use the "Tools" menu and select "Compatibility View" from there. If that option is greyed out (unusable) then use the next menu option - "Compatibility View Settings". If you cannot see the menu bar then tap the ALT key.  The
menu item "Compatibility View Settings" will allow you to see all web
pages that have been added to the list. If the page you are viewing is
not in the list then its URL will appear in the "Add this website" box
as shown in the picture left. Just click on the "Add" button then click
"Close".If you want to remove an item, click on it's name in the list to select it then click "Remove" then "Close" Using compatibility viewing should solve most of the problems with older web sites. Other Improvements in Verion 8 If you would like to read about all the other new features in Internet Explorer 8 then click here. In particular, you can read about:- * Accelerators * InPrivate Browsing * Web Slices * Search Suggestions * Smart Screen Filter Security Issues - Internet Explorer v. Firefox Some people like to use Mozilla Firefox as their browser as there is a body of opinion that it has been more secure than Internet Explorer. However, this is an area of some dispute. If you would like to try Mozilla Firefox instead of Internet Explorer then you can download it for free by clicking here. |