Alternatives to Internet Explorer, Outlook Express, Uninstaller

[Wai_Wai]

I would not like to use Internet Explorer(IE) and Outlook Express anymore. Are there any alternatives for me to choose?

1. About internet browser, I would like to do the following:

a. Enable me to do the following:
Move the following folders:
- history and cookies [you said yes!]
- favorites
- temporarily internet files

b. And allow me to disable the above if needed.
c. "tabbed" and "new windows" browsing
d. use less memory and system resource
e. can automatically AND correctly choose the display language codes (eg Big5, ISO, unicode) used in the webpage [NB: IE fails to do so sometimes]
f. have some methods (no matter built-in or not) transfer files and settings from IE

2. About alternate Outlook express(OE),
a. I hope it uses less memory and system resource
b. I mainly use it to read newsgroups
c. it has some methods (no matter built-in or not) transfer files and settings from OE
d. maybe someone can introduction me to some good functions, which are helpful

3. I usually get one problem. My computer gets messed up by some programs/software. When I use their own uninstallers, they don't really delete everything. Instead they leave a lot of rubbish in my folders, registry etc.

Is it possible to *safely and completely* uninstall the program? Any good software to introduce?

Or is there any method to monitor the installation when a program install? So later if I wish to uninstall, I know what changes the program made, and undo all the process easily.

[maxiderm]

mozilla, firefox, opera. those are three that come to mind. but i dont know any outlook alternatives......

[VHockey86]

regular mozilla has its own mail client built in... but im not really a fan of mozilla or the mail client

I use Mozilla Firebird and Mozilla Thunderbird for web browser/mail client respectively

Firebird will import your favorites and stuf... but i know for a fact it wont import your temporary internet files, however why the heck would you want to? Its good to clean it out on occasion.

[vass0922]

I'm a fan of Opera myself.. it does have a pretty good mail client as well (M2)
www.opera.com

Yes you can import favorites, cookies I"m not so sure but chances are you're so overloaded with them its time to clean house anyways
No idea on the language codes, I've never had a problem with that but I don't traverse odd language sites either.

Settings are set completely different from IE, so its best you reset them in the new browser anyways. (regardless of Opera or Mozilla)
Yes they both have tabbed browsing as well.

Opera M2 can do newsgroups, mail, and RSS feeds but no idea on importing.. again its not difficult to reset.

Both Opera and mozilla don't technically NEED to be installed, neither one puts anything in the registry except uninstall information which essentially just deletes the program files folders, and possibly any user specific information in your profile.

Tutorial on how to import OE mail into M2
http://www.opera.com/support/helpfiles/m2tutorial.html

M2 also includes a pretty good spam filter!
I usually get a few hundred spam a week... maybe 3 gets into my inbox

[omalleytrading]

Firefox. Use it, love it. You can pretty much ditch IE once you install Firefox.

There's also a mail client available from the Mozilla folks, but I haven't tried it yet.

[samwichse]

I'm a big fan of Opera

1)
a) I know the cache directory is pretty easy to move.

I dunno about the history and cookies?

b) Tabbed browsing yes, less resources, yes, I haven't really had any trouble with special characters but your mileage may vary. Definately the fastest browser there is.

2) Opera has a really great built-in mail client called M2. It's got a full text email search index, a learning spam filter (just hit the spam button on spam messages and it learns to id them), can import mail from outlook express, has a nice newsreader with threaded views etc.

Sam

[njolakoski]

Mozilla Firefox is the way to go best one out there IMO

[Wai_Wai]

In the http://www.mozilla.org/, I found out 3 products.

- Firebox
- Thunderbird
- Mozilla

Do you know what's the difference between "Firebox + thunderbird" and "mozilla"?

Which should I choose?

[Wai_Wai]

How much RAM will I need to use if I open one more windows of the following browser:
- Firebox
- Mozilla
- Opera

Thanks so much for your answer.

[Epyon9283]

Depends whats being displayed on the pages you open.