Goodbye, Internet Explorer
It’s the browser you love, or the browser you love to hate. Regardless of your emotional ties to Miscrosoft’s Internet Explorer, it’s going away. Learn more about how to make the switch, and exporting your Favorites.
Microsoft announced earlier this year that its long-standing browser, packaged with Microsoft Windows, will be discontinued in favor of a completely revamped browser that has not yet been branded. Internet Explorer (IE) launched in 1995 and the browser of choice for many years. Hampered by security vulnerabilities and other bugs and quirks, IE lost tremendous market share over the last five years. See this interesting history of Internet Explorer, complete with screen shots that will be a blast to the past for many.
Here at NC State, faculty, staff and students using IE often encounter more issues and problems than those using Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox. A significant amount of time is being spent by the Office of Information Technology (OIT) and DASA Tech staff in testing and troubleshooting problems unique to Internet Explorer.
OIT has officially discontinued support for Internet Explorer, and will no longer conduct testing of IE patches, fixes, and enhancements for MyPack Portal, Financial, HR, and Student Information Systems. Likewise, DASA Tech has discontinued support for Internet Explorer. While it remains as an available application on Windows computers, all DASA employees should make the move to either Chrome or Firefox.
Make the Switch
Import your IE Favorites into Mozilla Filefox
Import your IE Favorites into Google Chrome
Export your Favorites from Internet Explorer
If you have personal Favorites which you would like to save, follow these steps, then email the file to yourself or save to a flash drive.
- Choose the Favorites icon ★
- From the dropdown menu, choose Import and Export
- Select Export to a file
- Select Favorites
- Select the folder you wish to export; to export all Favorites, select the parent Favorites folder
- Browse to your desktop, choose Save and Finish
Citrix Users
For those of you who have been using Internet Explorer to access Citrix to for specialized applications, you will need to use Citrix Receiver instead.
Need help?
Contact your local tech support with any questions you have about making the switch.
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