From: hayesstw@telkomsa.net   
      
   On Sun, 12 Feb 2017 15:50:14 -0500, Nil   
    wrote:   
      
   >On 11 Feb 2017, Steve Hayes  wrote in   
   >alt.comp.os.windows-xp:   
   >   
   >> Does anyone know of a good web browser that works in Windows XP?   
   >>   
   >> I've been using Firefox, but it seems increasingly buggy lately. It   
   >> goes slower and slower, until all it says is "Not Responding" and it   
   >> keeps the hard drive churning so that everthing else runs slowly too,   
   >> until eventually I turn it off at the qwall and reboot.   
   >   
   >I don't think Firefox is "buggy" exactly. It just demands and uses   
   >tremendous amounts of RAM. Some of that is probably exacerbated by   
   >various plugins. Adobe Flash is particularly bad - it tends to suck up   
   >the RAM and is not very scrupulous about returning it. I've gotten in   
   >the habit of restarting Firefox every once in a while, especially if   
   >I've been watching Youtube for a while.   
   >   
   >I see the same issues using Firefox in other OSs - it's not just an XP   
   >thing. Still, I like its features and customization, so I put up with   
   >it.   
      
   Yes, that's why I've up up with it up till now.   
      
   The extensions/plug-ins I use most are the Evernote web clipper and   
   NoScript, and I would miss them.   
      
   I did find this:   
      
   https://en.softonic.com/s/top-10-internet-browsers/windows-xp   
      
   and wonder if anyone else has comments on those.   
      
      
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