i recommend checking out the opera 9 (beta) browser

[astroglide]

i still get messages about my big firefox extensions post (saying thanks, asking for updates, etc) on a pretty regular basis.

i switched to opera 8.5 a while back, but didn't say anything because i think it was sorely lacking in a few areas that genuinely affect usability (no ctrl-enter domain completion, no right-click creation of keyword searches, etc). still it has FAST rendering, low memory footprint, etc. they have done a TON with opera 9 and i can basically recommend it without reservation. it's still in beta, though, so caveat emptor and all of that. i haven't had a single crash with preview 2 though.

it can be downloaded free at http://snapshot.opera.com/ (mac, unix, and windows).

http://snapshot.opera.com/windows/w90p1.html and http://snapshot.opera.com/windows/w90p2.html detail the changes since version 8.5.

[astroglide]

one big bummer is a lack of roboform support, but it does have 'the wand' (no relation to hitachi...) which is its own free replacement.

i can go into the options i like to set if anyone is interested.

[Soul Daddy]

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i can go into the options i like to set if anyone is interested.

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Please do.

[Hoopster81]

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i can go into the options i like to set if anyone is interested.

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Please do.

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[nation]

I'm interested in it because I just downloaded firefox and I can't get any video's running...some of them say I need to download plugins but they say plugin is missing. Have you had that problem?

[calmasahinducow]

I've been using Opera 8.5 and it is so much better than Firefox mostly because it never leaks freaking memory. It has a nice built in pop up blocker, an RSS reader, a sweet zoom feature as well as a bunch of other cool stuff. It is the best kept secret on the Internet.

nation,
You probably need some codecs. google xp codec pack and proceed from there.

[Fallen Hero]

I don't think I could live without all my firefox extensions.

[Soul Daddy]

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Don't know what you use, but I was pleased to see that mouse gestures are built into this browser. Haven't played around much too see what else there is.

[ajmargarine]

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I don't think I could live without all my firefox extensions.

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Umm. I love firefox but have zero extensions and now I feel like I am missing out on something but also don't wanna mess with a thing I like.

[cold_cash]

Does it have advertisement banners?