Chrome 99% of the time. Ya'know... CSS3 and HTML5 support... not to mention the handy app start screen that has my email, calendar, etc in it which can give me desktop notifications about events.
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Oh okay. Interesting.
I have been able to avoid this issue as mentioned in my edited OP.

Okay so I'm running the OS/build my profile says I'm running.

I installed it fine on my 32-bit laptop.

Trying to get the 64-bit version onto another desktop computer. Not happening.

Trying...