Who ever told you that needs to learn computer ops. IE9 has no download for xp and won't even run on it.
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/internet-explorer/products/ie-9/system-requirements
Internet Explorer 9 system requirements

Computer/Processor

• Computer with a 1 gigahertz (GHz) 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor.

Operating System

• Windows Vista 32-bit with Service Pack 2 (SP2) or higher

• Windows Vista 64-bit with Service Pack 2 (SP2) or higher

• Windows 7 32-bit or higher

• Windows 7 64-bit or higher

• Windows Server 2008 32-bit with Service Pack 2 (SP2) or higher

• Windows Server 2008 64-bit with Service Pack 2 (SP2) or higher

• Windows Server 2008 R2 64-bit

Memory

• Windows Vista 32-bit – 512 megabytes (MB)

• Windows Vista 64-bit – 512 MB

• Windows 7 32-bit – 512 MB

• Windows 7 64-bit – 512 MB

• Windows Server 2008 32-bit – 512 MB

• Windows Server 2008 64-bit – 512 MB

• Windows Server 2008 R2 64-bit – 512 MB

Hard Drive Space

• Windows Vista 32-bit – 70 MB

• Windows Vista 64-bit – 120 MB

• Windows 7 32-bit – 70 MB

• Windows 7 64-bit – 120 MB

• Windows Server 2008 32-bit – 150 MB

• Windows Server 2008 64-bit – 200 MB

• Windows Server 2008 R2 64-bit – 200 MB

Drive

• CD-ROM drive (if installation is done from a CD-ROM)

Display

• Super VGA (800 x 600) or higher-resolution monitor with 256 colors

Peripherals

• Modem or Internet connection

• Microsoft Mouse, Microsoft IntelliMouse, or compatible pointing device




At 05:41 PM 3/11/2012, you wrote:

Hi Michael,

Well, I've seen a download for Internet Explorer 9 for XP so I'd assume its available for XP. Beyond that I wouldn't know since I haven't installed it on XP myself since my XP virtual machine is exclusively used for old games and other apps that don't run as well on Win 7.

As far as Firefox 10 accessibility goes depends on the screen reader. I've heard Jaws and Window-Eyes users complain that Firefox 10 is not accessible. However, I am using NVDA and Firefox 10 is fully accessible with NVDA. So I think the question of accessibility is one that depends totally on the screen reader being used. Ditto for Internet Explorer 9.

As for plugins and Firefox there are a number of ways to manage plugins. If you are having a problem with a certain plugin there are a couple of good things you can do.

One, you can download and update the plugin in question and see if it resolves the problem. In many cases what happens is someone updates Firefox without updating all their plugins and Firefox crashes do to incompatibility with plugin x. So checking the plugins for Firefox is one way to correct problems.

Two, if a plugin like Quicktime isn't working with Firefox but is working ok with Internet Explorer rather than removing it you can disable it in firefox. To do this do the following.

1. Open the tools menu.
2. Select the add-ons option.
3. Click on the plugins tab.
4. Arrow to the plugin you wish to disable.
5. Tab to the disable button and press enter.

After this the plugin will be disabled and Firefox will ignore it. However, it will still be available for Internet Explorer, Chrome, or any other web browsers available on your system. It also helps you to figure out if a certain plugin is causing Firefox to crash by disabling plugins and enabling them one by one until you figure out what is causing it to crash.

So as you can see there actually are ways to troubleshoot and fix problems if you know how to handle it. Mostly using the add-ons option under Tools will allow you to configure all of your Firefox add-ons such as enable, disable, add, remove, and update add-ons as needed. Its a classic case of knowing what to do being half the battle. :D

Cheers!

On 3/11/2012 3:49 PM, Michael Gauler wrote:
I have only a few things to say here.
I know of several new laptops in Germany which have Windows 7 Home Premium 32-bit preinstalled, and that can't be good when things like the features of let's say the ultimate edition are surely missing and when there is a 64 bit version available and might be better suited for the new hardware...
And Thomas, can Internet Explorer 9 really be installed on XP?
And what about IE 9 accessibility and the same goes for Firefox 10 and the upcoming Firefox 11 as well? And what about the plugin issues with Firefox? How are you supposed to handle them? I have read reports of components like quicktime support in Firefox being unstable or failing.
This can't just be fixed by uninstalling the offending object.
If we are talking about browser extension, it might be right, but what about content plugins (Flash, Shockwave, Silverlight, Java, Adobe Air and so on)?
This is nothing the end user can fix, same goes for other extensions.

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