Menu bar for Sparton

[mike13]

Is there a way to get the Menu bar back for Project Spartan ? Thanks, Mike

Edited June 17, 2015 by mike13

[NoelC]

Well, for the time being there's always Internet Explorer.

 

What do you expect that you're gaining by using Spartan / Edge / Whateverthehelltheycallit?  I ask because I cannot sense an advantage in what's been published so far.

 

-Noel

[mike13]

I read that it is designed from the ground up, and should be better and faster that Internet Explorer. Hopefully we stop getting those message that IE has stopped working etc.

[NoelC]

I don't know about you, but I'm not seeing "IE has stopped working" messages. 

 

It's possible that Add-Ons you have installed are leading to this behavior.  I have very few Add-Ons, I don't allow ActiveX to run from the wild Internet, and I block a lot of sites with the MVPS hosts file.

 

I can offer some specific suggestions that may make IE work better for you if you'd like.

 

-Noel

 

 

P.S., I did some head to head tests loading various sites.  In virtually every case Internet Explorer loaded pages as fast or faster than Spartan, such as it is in recent Win 10 builds.

Edited June 22, 2015 by NoelC

[mike13]

Thanks NoelC for the reply. I agree those messages about "IE has stopped working" have become less frequent, but I still get the message now and then.  I do try to eliminate all add ons, but if you have the time to give more specific examples, I would appreciate it. I will be away for the next three days, so there is no hurry. Thanks again, Mike

[NoelC]

Here are my suggestions that will make IE a browser that runs well and for a long time without problems.

 

1.  Disable the installation and run of all ActiveX from the Internet Zone.  Allow scripting, but lock virtually everything down to the most conservative settings.  If a site you need to see absolutely MUST run an ActiveX control, you can add the site to your Trusted Sites list - but be aware that almost no sites will require ActiveX since other browsers won't run such controls.

 

2.  Review your list of installed Add-ons in IE and disable all of those you don't know you need.  You may have accumulated bunches of them.  I have less than 10 (e.g., from Classic Shell and a few other packages I've installed).  Be ruthless.  IE can run with no Add-ons at all - and run very well.  If you disable one that it turns out you really needed, you can always re-enable it.  Disabling ActiveX in step 1 above helps ensure no more will be added.

 

3.  Assuming your Windows hosts file is still in its default state (i.e., with nothing in it except comments), install the MVPS hosts file to block tens of thousands of sites that host malware or otherwise seek to deliver crap into your system.  Do not change any service configurations as that site advises.  If any so-called experts show up and dispute using a hosts file, do some research make your own decision after mulling over what could motivate someone to advise you to allow your system to allow the download of ads and malware.  You'll be surprised to find that this one change alone will improve your internet browsing experience in several different ways.

 

More detail here:  http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/173660-anti-malware-suggestions/

 

-Noel

[mike13]

NoelC---Thanks for the detailed info. I printed off this post and will make those adjustments to both our computers. Thanks again, Mike