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Problems with Amazon.com

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Never made a topic in this forum - sorry if this breaks the rules.
Can't figure this out, so I'm coming to Gametoast for help.

Whenver I go to Amazon.com, it crashes my Internet Browser.
I have Internet Explorer 7, Vista, AVG Antivirus software.
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Fierfek wrote:Never made a topic in this forum - sorry if this breaks the rules.
Can't figure this out, so I'm coming to Gametoast for help.

Whenver I go to Amazon.com, it crashes my Internet Browser.
I have Internet Explorer 7, Vista, AVG Antivirus software.
Any advice?
Yeah, ditch IE7 and go to Firefox, its waaay faster, and I don't encounter any crashing from amazon.
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IE7 is garbage. As rogue says, use firefox.
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Or IE8, if Firefox isn't your cup o' joe, since it is the successor to IE7. It's kind of like using Vista when Windows 7 is out (which reminds me, I need to switch mine over to the final one of these days).
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IE8 destroyed my desktop, and affected the entire pc. Although they probably fixed it since that release, I still dislike the IE series strongly for many reasons such as this.
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Actually, Safari is the fastest. Don't believe me? Google it! But even if you are one of those who hates macs, Safari is what I use and is the fastest I've tried. (And the best part is that it has spell check here on Gametoast!) :P
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Fierfek wrote:Whenver I go to Amazon.com, it crashes my Internet Browser.
IE7 or 8 works fine for me on Amazon.com, it must be something else. Is Amazon.com the only site that crashes your browser?
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AceMastermind wrote:
Fierfek wrote:Whenver I go to Amazon.com, it crashes my Internet Browser.
IE7 or 8 works fine for me on Amazon.com, it must be something else. Is Amazon.com the only site that crashes your browser?
As far as I know, yes.
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Oh, and get a better antivirus than AVG. It's junk. It either misses detection of a virus, or falsely detects something as one.
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Teancum wrote:Oh, and get a better antivirus than AVG. It's junk. It either misses detection of a virus, or falsely detects something as one.
What would you sugest?
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It's all personal preference really, but I like the combination of Symantec AntiVirus and Threatfire.
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Teancum wrote:...Symantec AntiVirus...
Eugh. Not that. It repeatedly scanned my PC when I told it not to, and when you press pause or stop nothing happens...
General_Nate wrote:(And the best part is that it has spell check here on Gametoast!)
That feature is also in Google Chrome.
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Actually, maybe you should try Chrome...
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