You can download one of these browsers if you wish but recently Microsoft have included as part of there windows update to there latest operating system. A browser choice screen that you can choose which browser you wish to install. It will then redirect you to that company’s website for you to download. All these are free.
Firefox
1. Go onto the Internet as normal and click here.
2. On the website you should see a green box wth red writing that should read “Firefox Free Download”
3. Left Click on this and you should be asked whether you wish to save this or run it. Choose either but if you are unsure select Run
4. Wait for the software to download to complete. Click Run this will extract the files and then present you with the first screen for the installation.
5. Click Next
6. Click Next again, If you are an advanced user you can click custom before hand to choose what to install.
7. It will then ask you where you wish firefox to be installed its default is set to C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox . We would recommend you leave it at this.
8. Click Install
9. If you wish for firefox to launch to laod after you the installer has finished keep the Launch Firefox now checkbox checked. Other wise click Finish
Google Chrome
If you dont like using Mozilla Firefox then you can use one of the other alternative browers called chrome. Its a new internet browser that has been developed by
Google the search engine company. So here is a quick guide on how to install it.
1. Visit with which ever browser you are using at the moment. visit the google website at www.google.com or www.google.co.uk and type in chrome into the search box.
2. You should find that its listed as the first entry on the page. Click on the blue link.
3. On the next page you will see a blue box Download Google Chrome. Click on the box and then you will see a screen with a liceence agreement on. If you wish to carry on then simply click on accept and install.
4. Please be aware that you will need at least Windows XP SP2 or Vista in order to install Chrome.
5. It will then say its going to be checking system requirements. Once this has done it will then start to download the installer and start installing it. It should just say installing googleChrome.
6. You will then be asked if you wish to make google chrome your default browser. Its entirely upto you if you wish to check this option.
7. Click Start Google Chrome.
Safari
A new browser thats on the market is Apple’s Safari. Which you can download from here – http://www.apple.com/uk/safari/
1 Click on the Free Download link down the left hand side of the Page
2. Click Download Now, You don’t need to worry about filling your e-mail address.
3. Left Click on this and you should be asked whether you wish to save this or run it. Choose either but if you are unsure select Run
4. On the first install screen Click Next, Then I accept the Lience, Click Next
5. Click Install. Then simply wait for it to Install. Once this is completed you will get the option to load Safari straight after install. This is
upto you if you choose not to you should then see an Icon of a Compass Labeled as Safari on your desktop.