Not sure if this is up your alley, But...
It looks like Firefox is free?
Does it install easily, or do I have to go through a lot to get IE not to run? Or - are the instructions available with the download to put IE in the background or get rid of it.
Also, do all/most websites run on Firefox, or do you need to have IE still available for some (like banking, etc.)
Yes it is free
Yes it installs easy.
No you cannot get rid of IE.
But you can make Firefox your default browser and not use IE for almost everything.
- You can't remove IE (it's part of Windows) completely, but you don't have to run it, either.
- Firefox installs easily and will copy over all your current Favorites bookmarks if you wish so you can pick right up where you left off.
- Some sites detect browsers and say you have to have IE, but there's a plug-in for Firefox that makes it mimic IE, so there will be very few times you'll ever need IE. You can even tell Firefox "load this page in IE" with one click. Sites that demand IE are becoming fewer and fewer - good riddance.
Try it, you can always go back to IE, but I bet you won't. I've never met anyone who's gone back to IE from Firefox, Netscape or Opera. It's just that sucky.
And, once you get used to Firefox, go to Tools/Extensions and explore. There are lots of cool free enhancements out there.