Shiny New Chrome on Old Windows?
September 2, 2008
So, using Firefox 3.0, I tried to install Google’s Chrome browser. I was told that I needed to install Windows XP Service Pack 2 first. I admit that I should have done this a while ago on this seldom-used desktop.
So, off I went to download SP2. I was told that, in order to download it, I would need to use Internet Explorer (or allow automatic updates). So off I went to Windows Update. But to use that site, I have to be using a current version of Internet Explorer. Yes, that does seem like a joke to me, but apparently Microsoft mean it.
So off I went to Internet Explorer Get It Now. You’re probably ahead of me here. IE7 and IE8beta each require… SP2.
I think I’ll wait to get my hands on the newish laptop downstairs before kicking the Chrome tires.
September 3, 2008 at 11:31 am
I used to work for AOL Tech Support and deal with problems like that about 100 times a day with people who thought their CD/DVD drive was a cup holder.
Fun times.
September 3, 2008 at 12:36 pm
Wendy,
Then perhaps you are just the person to advise me on the problems I’m having with my cupholder…
April 27, 2009 at 12:33 pm
It sounds like you’re creating problems yourself by trying to solve this issue instead of looking at why their is a problem in the first place