# Piece of shit Internet Explorer **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [August 3, 2000, 8:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/piece-of-shit-internet-explorer/27967 "2000-08-03T08:06:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![capacitor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e47774/32.png) [@capacitor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/capacitor)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2000, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/piece-of-shit-internet-explorer/27967/21 "2000-08-04T05:20:46Z")
Opening new windows of browsers IE and NSNavigator tend to eat more memory. That will delay its load-up time as the swap file goes to work. If you find yorself opening three or four sites at once regularly, then you should get Netcaptor. It works as an addition to IE, but has more features, such as being able to open new browser windows while each are contained in the same one browser. It will never cause your computer to crash, unless you encounter a very sloppily-made or malicious web page. I am using it right now, and have currently 9 windows opened. Then there is Opera, with the feature built-in. ---
**Author:** ![Monster104](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Monster104](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monster104)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2000, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/piece-of-shit-internet-explorer/27967/22 "2000-08-04T07:37:33Z")
> [@](#): > > **One of my other gripes with IE is that you can’t just fucking alphabetize the motherfelching favorites. You can rearrange them manually, but you can’t just click a stupid button to sort them.** Dropzone, you can auto-arrange them. You click on ‘favorites’ button in the first menu bar, the one with ‘file’, ‘edit’, etc. When the drop down menu opens, right click anywhere in that, another menu will drop down, and select ‘sort by name’. Well well…it looks like I helped to fight a tiny bit of ignorance tonight, and you’re welcome. ---
**Author:** ![Surgoshan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@Surgoshan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surgoshan)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2000, 8:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/piece-of-shit-internet-explorer/27967/23 "2000-08-04T08:35:51Z")
What I hate is that it monopolizes resources. As in it’s ‘integrated’ with windows 98. It got so bad I couldn’t change my desktop because netscape wasn’t willing to relinquish the ‘internet picture’ or whatever it was. It was a problem from the first that I noticed (god forbid some asshole should make my desktop a porn picture that forever appears at every startup and shut down). basically, IE will put the picture set from the internet as wallpaper and then anything else you decid you like it will put on top of that, not change the picture, but cover the first with the second. It slowed everything down (imagine, having two massive gifs open at once). Now, though, I’ve gotten rid of IE, gotten a different desktop shell. Now, if I’m not browsing using IE, it’s **not open**. Before it was always running (try ctl-alt-del then ‘end task’ on ‘Microsoft Internet Explorer’ and watch in wonder as it brings up the Shut Down dialog box). Glory be. Fuck Microsoft. ---
**Author:** ![Altair\_8800](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4491bb/32.png) [@Altair\_8800](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Altair_8800)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2000, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/piece-of-shit-internet-explorer/27967/24 "2000-08-04T17:19:22Z")
Up yours, so-called tech chick. Surgoshan–if you don’t like it, don’t use it. MICROSOFT FOREVER!!! ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2000, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/piece-of-shit-internet-explorer/27967/25 "2000-08-04T17:33:54Z")
**Monster104** , thanks, but while that works for the favorites popdown menu, it has no effect on the one that pops up and sticks on the side. That one seems to need organization by dragging, which turns into far more housekeeping than I prefer. **Altair** , nice rejoinder :rolleyes: , but it isn’t my fight and I’ll stay out of it. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2000, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/piece-of-shit-internet-explorer/27967/26 "2000-08-04T17:35:49Z")
Oh, and **Techchick** , if I were bathing in beer the thinner the better. A nice, heavy brew would be a pain to rinse out. But it would do wonders for my hair! ---
**Author:** ![Xploder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/a183cd/32.png) [@Xploder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xploder)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2000, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/piece-of-shit-internet-explorer/27967/27 "2000-08-04T18:21:35Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by techchick68 \* > \*\*My menu bar disappeared, I have been having problems with left click (after a while on the net) and it crashes a lot. \*\* So what was the deal with the left click on the mouse? Mine has been doing the same lately after upgrading the damn IE prog. ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2000, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/piece-of-shit-internet-explorer/27967/28 "2000-08-05T14:39:45Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Jack Batty \* > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > You can still launch IE as a separate browser in AOL. > > As far as I can tell this is nothing but a nasty rumor. When IE was working, if I tried to open it up through AOL it went to the dialer, as set up in the Control Panel. But, it’s a moot point anyway as everytime I try to open up IE, I get a fatal error. > BTW, I love that - “Fatal Error” - real fear of God type stuff right on your monitor. \*\* Use Netscape 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Altair\_8800](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4491bb/32.png) [@Altair\_8800](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Altair_8800)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2000, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/piece-of-shit-internet-explorer/27967/29 "2000-08-05T16:19:22Z")
Or rent yourself a U-Haul and move to Lancaster County. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2000, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/piece-of-shit-internet-explorer/27967/30 "2000-08-06T03:48:40Z")
**Altair** , what the fuck was that supposed to mean? And yes, I know where and what Lancaster County is. ---
**Author:** ![Altair\_8800](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4491bb/32.png) [@Altair\_8800](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Altair_8800)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2000, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/piece-of-shit-internet-explorer/27967/31 "2000-08-06T20:07:06Z")
It means two things. 1. If you have such a problem with technology, you ought to just shun it altogether and move in with the Amish. 2. You should investigate a creative writing course. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/piece-of-shit-internet-explorer/27967.md?page=1)