Yes, steam uses IE for everything. If you remove it from your computer your fucked.
i can!!! it just randomly stops working at times, as well as my whole steam overlay/web browser. but i regularly play youtube music while zombie modding. not to show off or anything :P
i can also use multilple background programs while playing css, such as ie, google chrome, wmp, and even bit torrent, without causing any major ping/latency issues. although limewire always fucks it up. good thing i dont use it anymore!!!
this thread doesnt solve anything kavinsky. wtf did u redirect here 4? i have ie and google chrome and still cant dl some maps...