What happens to my IE and favorites if I have to download Firefox?

you can import all your IE favorites onto firefox. As a matter of fact, the first time you run Firefox, it will give you a dialog box asking you what you want to import from Internet Explorer. Nothing happens to your other browser (IE) and yes you can only use firefox for your course using the firefox icon on your desktop.

Heres a tutorial on how to install firefox and import bookmarks (favorites) :
http://webuse.info/firefox/

agree with mirza

Note that if you would want to remove IE that would probably not be that easy because Microsoft has made Windows dependent on it. Technically, it’s possible, but not worth the hassle. Good luck with your online class.

If you install Firefox, you will still be able to use IE whenever you want to. Firefox will copy your favorites, but you’ll still have those favorites available in IE.

So don’t worry—nothing bad will happen to IE.

Thank you everybody. I downloaded Firefox, and everything is working for my web-based course. And it’s faster, too! I am keeping the IE, though, and never thought to delete it.
-Rowena

you can still use ie’s favorites by installing plainoldfavorites, it uses ie’s favorites in firefox http://www.iosart.com/firefox/plainoldfavorites/