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installing a browser
You have probably been directed here to either check if you have a recent browser or to install one. A browser is a program to surf the web and run Java Applets.

Best Browsers

These are the browsers I recommend, best near the top. You can check if you have the latest version by looking in the about box of your browser.
Please select one of these modern browsers to download and install free.
Click the corresponding browser icon to download the latest free browser software, or click the browser name for more information.
Google ChromeGoogle Chrome24.0.1312.57with the Java 1.7.0_17 JRE (Java Runtime Environment). Frequently updated. Has no edit source button. Slow starting when fiddles with a proxy. Flaky support of Applets and Java Web Start. Poor downloading. Handles foreign language sites particularly well since it integrates with Google Translate. Best for interacting with Google. BrowserMark rates this as the fastest browser. Good for ecommerce. Can’t print white writing on a black background.
FirefoxFirefox20.0with the Java 1.7.0_17 JRE. Its support of Java is erratic. Most widely supported next to IE. Many add-ins. Very fast rendering. Weak on table rendering. Best for printing. Fairly slow to start up.
SeaMonkeySeaMonkey2.17.1with the Java 1.7.0_17 JRE. Similar to Firefox, with integrated Email.
SafariSafari5.1.7with the Java 1.7.0_17 JRE. For both Macs and PCs. Some rendering problems. Simple and stripped down.
OperaOpera12.15with the Java 1.7.0_17 JRE. Comes in both 32 and 64-bit versions. For printing, I flip to Firefox. For ecommence I flip to Chrome. Some sites claim they do not support it. Not good for filling in forms or web commerce. Many sites are incompatible. Light and fast.
AvantAvant2013:22with the Java 1.7.0_17 JRE. It is a fast browser, especially at starting up. Has problems with JavaScript. Excellent at rendering and printing tables. It uses the Firefox or Chrome rendering engine. Handles Applets, but has trouble with Java Web Start.
IE10IE1010.0.9200.16521with the Java 1.7.0_17 JRE. Not recommended. This browser is hopeless at Java, especially the 64-bit version. However, some websites will work with no other browser.
Get JavaOracle’s Java1.7.0_17JRE
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Firefox
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HTML rendering
IE: Internet Explorer
installing Java
installing Java Web Start
Java Web Start
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Launching A Browser
Mozilla
Netscape
Opera
Safari
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