is this necessary

[emmie]

Get regular update requests windows, some say important, half the time im not sure whether you should install or not, but one recently says
Important Install IE9 for your Windows 7, i haven't as yet, should i?
would it make any difference from IE8 thats on it already.

[VHG]

It is a good idea to install all important Windows updates as they fix security problems and make your version of Windows more secure.

Microsoft have been pushing IE9 a lot, and I have seen varying reports, some people have no problems, others have problems.

I have IE9 on one of my Vista PCs and it is fine, I have had no problems. You hardly notice a difference.

If you do download and install it and dont like it you can uninstall it later.

[AlBags]

Cancel (uncheck) the IE9 box ... stay with IE8 or Firefox. : )

[AlBags]

(or there'll be trouble)

[emmie]

Albags, the message box said important, etc and didn't know whether to install, confess that i may have installed stuff that wasn't necessary. I will do as instructed, there is one thing, if you do a back up disk, keep it safely stored, and you want to do more backups, to stop from losing any further data, do you use the same disk or another one. The backup disk has pictures of family, friends, letters that are important. But don't know whether you put that back in computer and ask to back up same disk. Does that make sense.

[Postdog]

IE9 is horrible. stick with what you know. I had to restore mine after putting it on, and BTW I have tried alternatives but still prefer IE8

[emmie]

ok settled, but still don't know IE8 fails.

[emmie]

this is the message that has come up several times,

"Solve a problem with Windows Internet Explorer 8
Windows Internet Explorer 8 has stopped working properly.
To solve this problem, follow the steps in this Microsoft Support Knowledge Base (KB) article online:
Click to go online to the Microsoft Corporation website for the KB article
About Microsoft Knowledge Base articles
Some Knowledge Base articles are written for users who are comfortable with advanced troubleshooting. If you're not an advanced user, you might want to ask a professional computer technician to help you solve this problem.

[AlBags]

If you have a problem with IE8, then just re-install it. Then check for updates at Windows Updates.

[emmie]

IE8 came ready made, it was installed already in other words when bought laptop. I bought Norton, recently replaced by better security package and Windows 2007, I haven't added much since i bought it over a year ago.

[emmie]

64 bit operating system, also have unchecked the IE9 box

[emmie]

Before i do anything else, can someone tell me, do i uninstall IE8 first, then reinistall, because i am scared will just take out associated programmes.
IE8 isn't working properly thats the error message keep on getting, i have looked at the windows info and its gives the guide to what you do, but not sure how this works.