Posts made by fred959

Once again thanks.

I downloaded Opera 19 and installed it in a different separate folder to Opera 12.

Investigating.

Many thanks.

Is this officially documented somewhere in an Opera Wiki or the like. Just don't want to keep asking the same old questions as I guess the top posters get fed up reading the same old request.

Sorry, one more question:

Can I install The latest stable version of "Opera new" and keep "Opera 12" to run side by side?
If so, do I need to just run the default new installer, or do I need to manually pick a new folder to install it into ( say 'OperaNew' instead of just 'Opera' in program files). I don't want to over-write Opera 12 just yet.

Thanks

blackbird71 & biggerabalone, thanks for the extra info.

From whats been said it appears it's secure for the moment and still apparently being "security supported". I'm happy with that.

I hope that the new Opera ( 15 and up ) is eventually as good as the old one was. O12 was by far the browser of choice for me, having tried a few. Maybe you get used to what you know but it just felt right for me

biggerabalone - I run as a "user" account for day to day tasks, hardly ever log on as Admin these ( W7 ) days.

Thanks. It is set for that already.

I wasn't sure if they would 'update' to the new Opera ( V18 -> 19 -> 20 etc ) via that mechanism or if that was only used for V12.xx updates.

TVM

Many thanks for your answer.

blackbird71,

thanks for the reply.

So its safe to use for the near future anyway. Good to know.

2 I just meant any 'official' Opera page as opposed to just a post on a forum.

TVM

Any thoughts/comments anyone else?

I appreciate that O12 is dead or soon will be, and that O18 ( and later ) is the way forward for Opera users. But can I ask:

1 Is O12.16 still supported for security reasons ( not functional updates etc ), or is it already effectively dead and unsafe to use?

2 Are there any official Opera site pages to state how long, if at all, the O12 range will still be 'security' patched for.

3 Is O18 stable and feature complete or is it still really in development?

4 Whats the privacy of O18 ( and later ) like when compared to the Chrome equivalent version. I've always understood Chrome "Phones Home" quite a bit and assume this will be removed from O18. Does anyone know if this is the case?

For my Chrome look-alike that does not 'phone home' I am currently looking at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SRWare_Iron but I guess there will be little point in having two Chrome look-alikes so when O18 is stable and feature complete, I can compare the two and decide then.

I'm not having a go at Opera, I've used the developing 12 range for years and been mostly extremely happy with it. But I'm not yet convinced about the 18 range from I've read, so would like your thoughts and assistance please.

Thank you