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Hello Can an one sugest reasons for my problem. I will be to the point. I wanted to create PDF files free. I was TOLD download to Apache 3.4.1 open office. I clicked to download and it started to download 7-zip.

It downloaded and opened it up but there was NO PDF creator programe only: Intel apps, I Play web search, i-games, speed up free. These icons came on my desktop. I was NOT interested in them. It also obviuosly took over my home page (which was BBC.co.uk) Also toolbar was added.
None of which I seen the option to untick which would be usual. So I deleted icons and went into control panel to add and remove and uninstalled only the 7-zip.

It was fatal. All my icons such as Internet explorer, firefox, Google Chrome just to name a few would not work, so I cannot get online to try to correct problems. I am using my laptop at this time. However that was NOT the end of it. On my desktop MY COMPUTER yellow folder was gone and replaced with an icon that had no name and very PLAIN. There was 3 folder like that. When 2 never opened I deleted them and moved on. I came back later and clicked the 3rd one and to my surprise it my computer folder, plain with no name.

I went to control panel to restore and that had been change no option to choose any restore at all. Finally 3 times I went to control panel to internet options to restore my bbc home page which I did but each time I started my computer it was replaced by the 7-zip home page.

Finally the devastating blow was that in add or remove it was blank complwtely empty of all programes. What can I do? Does anyone have experience of this? Thanking you Ifor 247Where did you go to download the Zip file containing Apache 3.4.1 open office? If I go to http://www.openoffice.org/download/index.html and start a download, I see I would be downloading a .exe file, not a Zipped file. So, where did you go to download?

The problems you encountered after you downloaded and opened it seem to indicate a malware infestation. Perhaps you should post in the Viruses and Spyware part of the forum. Well we have virus in computer playing all sorts of things dear.
Try to run a anti malware software in safe mode may TDS killer. These things have become common.

Regards,
RAJ
Quote from: rajhelp on OCTOBER 17, 2012, 01:51:42 AM

Well we have virus in computer playing all sorts of things dear.
Try to run a anti malware software in safe mode may TDS killer. These things have become common.

Regards,
Raj

Hello, I'm not a web designer, but I seem to be having issues DISPLAYING a commonly used web font. I have the same issue with all the browsers on my system (Chrome, IE, and FIREFOX) so I don't think it's a browser issue.

I believe the font in question is Helvetica Neue.
Example page: Digg.com
This is what I see: http://i1166.photobucket.com/albums/q610/EclairBA/diggtextexample_zps01d238be.jpg

As you can see Rs and Ps are HARD to read. There seems to be "hinting" or whatever it's called when some letters are bigger/taller than others. It does not make for a pleasant reading experience.


I'm using Windows XP on an older laptop, so perhaps that's the issue? My browsers are up to date. Is there anything I can do to GET this font because it seems to be used more and more often. I have another PC that doesn't have this issue (it runs Windows 7.)

Find your Firefox Profile folder for example by clicking Help, Troubleshooting Information, and the Show Folder button by "Profile folder" (will open in Explorer)

Under that folder will be a folder named extensions

For each theme you have installed there will be an .xpi file

The one for my "Firefox 3 Theme for Firefox 4+ 2.0.1" is called "[emailprotected]". The other FF 3 theme I know about is "Firefox 3 Aero Theme For Firefox 4+ 2.0.1" and the .xpi file is called "C:\Users\Mike\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\k65vu6mr.default\extensions\[emailprotected]"

The xpi file is a Zip file. Open it in Winzip or whatever you use.

In the topmost folder in the archive is a file called install.rdf

DRAG (extract) install.rdf out somewhere and edit it in e.g. Notepad changing the max_version value to something more than 16.0.1 (I made mine 20.0)

Save the edited version and then drag it into the xpi file while it is open in your Zip program, choosing to replace the one that is already there.

Close and restart Firefox and you should see the theme is now available to be enabled.

(Below is the install.rdf for Firefox 3 Theme for Firefox 4+ 2.0.1)

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<RDF:RDF xmlns:RDF="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#" xmlns:em="http://www.mozilla.org/2004/em-rdf#">
<!-- Define target application(s) that the extension can be installed in, with minimum and maximum supported versions -->
<RDF:Description RDF:about="rdf:#$Ik7kN2">
<!-- Describes Firefox -->
<em:id>{ec8030f7-c20a-464f-9b0e-13a3a9e97384}</em:id>
<em:minVersion>4.0</em:minVersion>
<em:maxVersion>20.0</em:maxVersion>
</RDF:Description>

<!-- Define our extension -->
<RDF:Description RDF:about="urn:mozilla:install-manifest">
<!-- Extension's ID and type -->
<em:id>[emailprotected]</em:id>
<!-- Types: 2=Extensions, 4=Themes, 8=Locale, 16=Plugin, 32=Multiple Item Package -->
<em:type>4</em:type>

<!-- Extension's info and metadata -->
<em:name>Firefox 3 theme for Firefox 4+</em:name>
<em:version>2.0.1</em:version>
<em:description>Experience all the benefits of Firefox 4 (or later) with the colorful toolbar goodness of Firefox 3!</em:description>
<em:creator>Jeremy Morton</em:creator>
<em:homepageURL>http://ffaddons.game-point.net/ff3ff4/</em:homepageURL>
<!-- internalName must match the 'skinname' part of the relevant chrome.manifest directives in order for those mappings to be associated with this skin. -->
<em:internalName>ff3ff4</em:internalName>
<!-- Allow lightweight themes / personas to apply to this theme, using 'skinnable' -->
<em:skinnable>true</em:skinnable>

<!-- Target at Firefox -->
<em:targetApplication RDF:resource="rdf:#$Ik7kN2"/>
</RDF:Description>
</RDF:RDF>

I use the CheckCompatibility extension and it works fine.Quote from: Allan on October 13, 2012, 01:24:30 PM

I use the CheckCompatibility extension and it works fine.

Mr Tech Toolkit...

This is what i use...lots more handy options and switches as well as the addon notification switch...

Not available for Firefox 16.0

Here's something I find a BIT amusing about updating flash player (FP) in IE when another BROWSER is set as the default browser. When I update FP in IE - I have Opera set as my default browser in Windows 7 - and the update has successfully completed, a notice appears confirming that fact. But, this acknowledgement of successful updating of FP in IE appears in Opera, the default browser. Even though the reason this happens is OBVIOUSLY the fact that a browser other than IE is set as default browser, it just seems odd, almost a bit amusing, that this notification does not APPEAR in the browser to which it applies.

The notification of successful updating of FP looks like the image below:


That is interesting...

I recently UPGRADED to Opera 12,02 and believe i am having an issue i did not have with my earlier versions.I often wish to FORWARD (copy/paste) URL addresses to others. Now i find that the address bar contains the actual name of the site but not the URL. I can go into history and with the name when the cursor is placed over it a secondary window opens that does contain the specific URL for the site. However when endeavoring to move the cursor over the URL the box closes thus copy/paste from there is not possible. Is there any way to have the URL displayed in the address bar or some other method that would display it and allow for copy/paste ( using cntl C/cntl/V)? Currently when i find a site i WANT to copy/paste i am opening Google Chrome and locating the site and am able to copy/paste from the address bar there. Which seems to me to be a very arcane method of doing what i want.truenorth Truenorth, I have version 12.02 and do not have that problem. The actual URL is displayed in the address box and I can copy/paste it using the Ctrl/C, Ctrl/V keyboard shortcuts. So, I don't know why your browser is doing that. I suggest you post a question in http://my.opera.com/community/forums/tgr.dml?id=2. I've used that forum for Opera questions and found it helpful.

Edit: Ah, I do have a suggestion that might resolve your issue. Go to Tools, Preferences, and select the Advanced tab. Then, in the left column of that panel, click on Browsing. Then, check the box for "Show full web address in address box". Soybean, Thank you for the suggestion. I may indeed try that route if i cannot figure this out (perhaps with further input from other CH members). Your last part of the reply was particularly interesting as it certainly seemed like all the right route to go. However there is a major problem with it. I do not have that tool bar in the open Opera window. All attempts to get it to appear (from within Opera options ) were unsuccessful as it never appears. By the way in case it is a factor the O/S is Win 7 64. This is occuring on my Toshiba laptop i also use Opera on other computers so i will have to check and see if the problem is also there.They are using win xp. I am including a screen shot of an open Opera page with all the material on the desktop displayed so you can see what i am getting. truenorth

[year+ old attachment deleted by admin]If you click on the Opera button at the upper left corner of the Opera window, the drop list will/should show "Show Menu Bar" as an option; it will be the last item above "Exit". Click on Show Menu Bar to enable it. Then, you'll have the Menu Bar, with Tools as one of the menu commands. Your described route to obtain "tools" did work as described. When i opened the "Show full web address in address box" was NOT checked. When checking it and redoing the search for a particular web site (chosen by choosing "malwarebytes from a Google search) and clicking on the link. I have done another screen capture showing both the malwarebytes site and the selected "Show full web address in address box". checked in the appropriate window. However you will again notice that there is still no URL address shown.
truenorth


[year+ old attachment deleted by admin]QUOTE from: soybean on October 11, 2012, 01:34:47 PM

I suggest you post a question in http://my.opera.com/community/forums/tgr.dml?id=2. I've used that forum for Opera questions and found it helpful.

So i ask what did you do? She says i clicked a blank spot on the tool bar (just after the "key" icon ) and in the opened window clicks "restore defaults" and presto address bar appeared. So i have thanked her in the traditional husband/wife manner and i also thank you. Even though i had clicked on "restore defaults" via other routes in Opera they had NOT changed anything.

I happened to be perusing the OldVersions SIGHT and came across this article on Opera. As Opera is my preferred browser i was pleased to be forewarned about doing the upgrade that is mentioned.Perhaps it will be helpful to other members.
http://www.oldversion.com/blog/oh-my-what-have-opera-done/
truenorthHi truenorth. I experienced the problem of HIGH CPU RESOURCE usage when I upgraded to Opera 12. So, I switched Firefox for awhile. Now that I have Opera 12.02, the latest version, Opera seems to be performing like the last 11.xx version I had before upgrading to 12.0. In other words, Opera seems to have got the message from user complaints and resolved the problem.

Actually, I've encountered the same phenomena with Firefox; in other words, a new release being PLAGUED by high CPU and/or RAM usage and Firefox resolving the problem with a later release.

Edit:
The comments in your link included comments about problems playing streaming media on websites such as youtube. I've experienced spells of sluggish/choppy video but it has usually seemed to affect any browser I use on my Windows 7 system which is just a Pentium 4. I've found that running CCleaner not infrequently to clean browser history really helps prevent the problem; since CCleaner will clean all browsers during its scan, it's a convenient tool to use for this. The key to both browsers is to turn off auto updates and wait a week or so and check the Forums for issues...
I'm kinda against any updates being shoved on my system with any product...
But that's just me...Quote from: patio on October 09, 2012, 09:30:51 AM

The key to both browsers is to turn off auto updates and wait a week or so and check the Forums for issues...
I'm kinda against any updates being shoved on my system with any product...
But that's just me...

I agree. I find Firefox especially aggravating with regard to updates. They make controlling the updates by the user way too difficult.

I used to be able to double click in explorer on my search bar and get a drop down list of popular WEB sites i use. That has stopped working and not sure what it is CALLED. Any ideas on where to FIND info or tell me how to fix it?What search bar? Exactly where do you click? What web browser are you using, including the exact version? I'm using Explorer 64 bit and when I go on my homepage (century link) a google search bar comes up on their page. I used to be able to to double left click in that bar and the WEBSITES i generally vist would show up on a drop down list that i could scroll down on. After i scrolled to the one i wanted and left click once it would take me to that web site.centurylink.com or centurylink.net?
A Google search bar on IE9 sample. Another one I think is a Favorites bar maybe?centurylink.comThere is no Google search bar on centurylink.com. See image below:



The small search box circled in yellow is not a "Google search bar". It's just a search tool for searches with CenturyLink's website. Thats not what my home page looks like. If I knew how to do what you did I would show you. Where, on the page, is the Google search bar? Does the page have an email tab (green background, white text) on the upper right part of the page? And what is the Browser name ? ?

Very upper left hand side...top of the page.sorry my BAD. It is ceturylink.net

I have recently been getting this site when I open a NEW TAB: search.fantastigames.com/453
I would like to know how to BLOCK this and go back to the earlier page that SHOWED EITHER recently closed pages, apps or most visited pages.

i am using window server 2008 r2.my company want block some website.it should not open in domain and work group and users. some computers work in domain, and other work in users and work group.if i am using group policy it do not work. we are working on network attach storage and vpop3 server.....pls.. help me...
thank youSounds like you need an INTERNET filter/firewall. Our school uses EdgeWave iPrism for this and it works great at blocking websites for simple users and terribly at allowing access to safe sites.Quote from: TechnoGeek on SEPTEMBER 29, 2012, 08:44:33 AM

it works great at blocking websites for simple users and terribly at allowing access to safe sites.

Or is it only AVAILABLE with IE?Can you post a screenshot of this 'go to' thing you're talking about? I don't see it in Firefox OR IE in the OBVIOUS places (at LEAST obvious to me).QUOTE from: S D on September 28, 2012, 12:46:30 PM

Or is it only available with IE?

I'm having an issue with FireFox. I'm currently using version 14 and when I updated to version 15 this problem became permanent, so I went back to version 14 and set FireFox not to update.

The problem is that usually when I use FireFox after it's been shutdown for a while and use the right click menu, be it on tabs or in an open area of the page itself, I don't get access to control of many of my add-ons. However if I shutdown FireFox and restart, the right click menu is as it should be.

I'd like to find a solution to this so I can allow FireFox to udate as newer versions are available.

Any help to get this sorted would be greatly appreciated,
skilz853Have you looked in about:config yet ? ?Hey Patio,
Yes I have, but not sure what to look for, as somethings got to be changing when the right click menu is not as it should be and when it is, and that's what I'm trying to find out.
I can look in about:config all day and if I don't know what to look for, I wouldn't know it if I stumbled across it.
Thanks tho
The problem with extensions/addons in FireFox is 90% of them are written independently...and the Authors cannot possibly keep up with how FAST the FFox versions are coming...nature of the Beast.
Therefore things that may have WORKED wind up broken...

One workaround i suggest is MRTech toolkit...
In there there is an option to NOT have the browser check if addons are up to date.
Once unchecked 92% of existing addons work properly in newer ver. of the Fox.
This seems to be a weird situation, as all the add-ons work as they should, as long as the right click menu on a tab or open area on the page itself is displaying all the options to control the add-ons.
The issue arises when the right click menu only displays a few items and not all as it does when it's working as it should
Luckily, in FF 14 if all items don't SHOW up in the right click menu, shutting down FF and restarting has ALWAYS corrected the right click menu.
However when I upgraded to version 15, no matter how many times I shut FF down and restarted, the right click menu never displayed all items as it should.

Thanks for you INPUT,
skilz853

I tried logging onto a site tonight, facebook.
After entering my name and password, I keep getting told:

Cookies are not enabled on your browser. Please adjust this in your security preferences before continuing.


I have no IDEA what this means.
I have windows XP and use firefox. I even tried IE and got the same.
I went to tools...internet options...privacy....low security...accept all cookies...same message.
I went to tools...and all cookies are excepted.

What is going and what can I do?

I don't get it...why then could I login here?

Thanks!Try...Start>All Programs>Mozilla Firefox>Mozilla Firefox (safe mode)Did....I get the same thing.
I even went on a different computer in the unit and got it...here is the message


Security error: Domain Mismatch


You have attempted to establish a connection with “login.thefacebook.com”. However, the security certificate belongs to “login.thefacebook.com.” It is possible, though unlikely, that SOMEBODY MAY be trying to intercept your communication with the website.

If you suspect the certificate shown does not belong to “login.thefacebook.com”, please cancel the communication and contact the site administrator.

View certificate
OK
Cancel

I hit ok>I enter name and password and am told:

For your security, never enter your Facebook password on sites not located on Facebook.com.

I enter name and password once more and am told:

Cookies are not enabled on your browser. Please adjust this in your security preferences before continuing.

??Did it just start, or it's been an ongoing problem?
Did you try Safe Mode with Networking?If you're on IE 8, try TWEAKING the Advanced Privacy Settings in Tools.Internet Options. Click the Privacy TAB, then select the Advanced button. I've set mine to accept all First Party cookies, and prompt for all third party cookies. Click OK/Apply.

Just to be sure, when you return to IE, dump your history and all related cookies/temporary internet files. You can even hit F5 after entering the facebook address to make sure your browser loads a fresh version of the page.

Note that all of the apps on Facebook (almost all?) use third party cookies, so you may be clicking allow/block on the resulting dialogs for awhile until you've hit everything hosted by Facebook.

BTW I got no response whatsoever from contacting Facebook outside of their automatic "thanks but no thanks" response.

Good luck.This is 18 months old topic.Not any more Quote from: bluecountry on May 02, 2008, 07:54:12 PM

I tried logging onto a site tonight, facebook.
After entering my name and password, I keep getting told:

Cookies are not enabled on your browser. Please adjust this in your security preferences before continuing.


I have no idea what this means.
I have windows XP and use firefox. I even tried IE and got the same.
I went to tools...internet options...privacy....low security...accept all cookies...same message.
I went to tools...and all cookies are excepted.

What is going and what can I do?

I don't get it...why then could I login here?

Thanks!

Hi, registered on this forum because of a annoying error, thanks for any help in advanced!

So im USING Windows 7 pro x64, using firefox 3.6 and the problem is, whenever i download a .exe file it gives the error "you cannot change the contents of that folder, change permissions or save to another folder" (or words to that effect).
this only happens to .exe and not to other extensions.

My default save location is the desktop, but saving to other locations does not solve the problem. i have also gave myself full permissions on the entire drive, even downloaded a registry hack that grants admin full control. this lead me to believe it has nothing to do with permissions at all.

When i download a .exe, the .exe and the .part gets created on the desktop, but only when it finished downloading and it tries to combine them do i get the error. and the funny thing is, if i just wait a few MINUTES and retry, it will work.

Im REALLY stumped on this problem, i tried googling and found 1 or 2 cases SIMILIAR to mine but does not offer a fix, and i dunno why i seem to be the only one having this problem. i reinstalled firefox and my windows is updated.

Any ideas? Thanks in advance!A '.exe' is an executable file, generally, you shouldn't be able to change the contents. They are used for installing software and opening applications. You need to 'Run' the file to make it work

What .exe files are you trying to access and what are you trying to accomplish ?reddevilggg: She's not trying to change the contents of the file nor does the error message indicate that she is.

Susan: see in anything in this thread helps: http://forums.techguy.org/windows-vista/756418-permissions-temp-folder-vista.html

Also, you can try updating to the latest version of Firefox and see if that helps.
Quote from: Allan on July 10, 2012, 09:17:48 AM

reddevilggg: She's not trying to change the contents of the file nor does the error message indicate that she is.

ah, read it completely wrong! Sorry

When I click my internet explorer icon, the browser flashes across the screen and disappears, so I can't log on at all. 1) What is new or DIFFERENT since the last time everything WORKED properly (ie, new hw, new sw, virus, error, etc)?

2) Are there any other issues with the system?

3) What happens with other browsers (Firefox, Opera, Chrome, etc)?

4) What happens in safe mode with networking?are you sure its not MINIMIZED in the taskbar?? I checked to see if it was minimized. When I clicked on the 'e' it did the same thing.
Quote from: bargaincc on July 11, 2012, 12:29:43 PM

I checked to see if it was minimized. When I clicked on the 'e' it did the same thing.

I work for a school that has the ability to view the screen content of any of their computers or iPads at any time. Makes sense. Occasionally though I do banking or buy something online. If I am logged on to an https or encrypted site, would those show on the surveillance screen? Or would the content be stored on their server to be possible to be constructed later? Hate to think of account numbers or that 3 digit security number on the back, usernames or passwords being visible.

ThanksIf they're using a screen viewing program such as NetOp or RealVNC (our school has used both in the past), then they have the ability to read anything on the screen at any time, as HTTPS only secures the WEB communication (and if they have a filter in place things get complicated.) This doesn't necessarily mean they log SCREENSHOTS, but they could watch your screen while you ENTER the information. As for STORING on the server, that's somewhat doubtful. With the amount of internet traffic schools generate, they probably only log addresses requests are sent to, but not the contents of the transmissions.

TL;DR: anything is possible, but it is somewhat unlikely for this to be an issue for you. All the same, I wouldn't trust the security of a school internet connection and I would try to do it somewhere else (at HOME if possible.)

July 11, 2012 - 19:00 EDT
When I asked my Internet Explorer 9 (Windows 7) to display
Digital Signature-related information during the
process of installing an ActiveX file from a website, the I.E.9 window
displayed a file name which is different than the real file name.
(Please note that I am not talking about the very first dialog box which
appears during the installation permission process.
On my Windows 7 computer (configured to the so-called Classic Windows
display format) this first box is a yellow-bordered box at the bottom of
the window, which has a gray "INSTALL" button in it. Only after clicking
on this "install" button will I.E.9 allow me to SEE the Digital Signature
and other related information. [This chronology is insane by the way !!!])
The file name in the initial yellow-bordered box is correct. But the one
that is stated in the Digital Signature-related window is different.

The reason that I am suspicious is that I have malware on my computer
which secretly re-directs the updater requests of my anti-malware programs
to malicious sites. It also interferes with my anti-malware programs in
other ways, interferes with Microsoft Office, and may interfere with
access to certain security-related websites. Various anti-malware programs
have been unable to either completely eliminate the malware or to reverse
the settings which seem to drive these malicious activites.

The specific changes that I noticed were:
#1. The ONLINE scanner Panda ActiveScan2.0 has a mandatory ActiveX called
"as2stubie.cab". I.E.9's Dig.Sig.-related box calls it "[1]as2stubie.cab[1]".
#2. The online scanner BitDefender QuickScan likewise has an ActiveX
called "qsax.cab". I.E.9 likewise displays this as "[1]qsax.cab[1]".

I did not proceed with the installation.

I do not know how my I.E.9 handled previous downloads and installations.

Can someone please tell me if this is what I.E.9 normally does.

Thank-you.Quote

The reason that I am suspicious is that I have malware on my computer
which secretly re-directs the updater requests of my anti-malware programs
to malicious sites. It also interferes with my anti-malware programs in
other ways, interferes with Microsoft Office, and may interfere with
access to certain security-related websites. Various anti-malware programs
have been unable to either completely eliminate the malware or to reverse
the settings which seem to drive these malicious activites.

After having some trouble with firefox i discovered safari and decided to try it out. So far so good. Feels like a CROSS between Firefox and CHROME.

i would like to KNOW how other users rate this browser. Are there any issues with it i should be aware of. Would any other browser (such as Opera) be a BETTER alternative to the 'big 3' (IE Firefox and Chrome) ?

Thankswww.maxthon.com

Its built on IE technology but I have been using it more and more as my second choice. Also because of the sync options with mobile devices.

Hi all,

I GOT trouble in Firefox 13 while playing Facebook games, the images won't load but just blank, and the sound won't load in all online dictionaries, the pronoucation sign disappeared while clicking on it, I would think that the issue was found after Firefox 12 updated to 13 in 2 weeks ago, I've tried uninstalled and reinstalled SEVERAL time for both Firefox and those apps of the games but still not working.

I am using CC cleaner/AVG 2012 ( Free version) weekly, updated Adobe flash player 12/ Java latest version and clear caches/cookies weekly.

My laptop:
Windows VISTA Home Premium service pack 2
Processor : Intel (R) core(TM)2 Duo CPU
Operation system: 32-bit / Memory Ram :2 GB
Memory : installed :-85.2 GB space:- 99.1 GB

The speed test showing now:
Ping: 17
download: 8.78
upload: 8.39

Thanks and will appreciated for any help!
Firefox & Flash haven't been playing nice lately. Firefox is now at 13.01, Flash Player is 11.3.300.262.Do you have any addons or extensions that might conflict with firefox? I was doing some reading and some people are saying adblock (extension) was giving them issues. Just throwing this out there. Quote from: Computer_Commando on JULY 07, 2012, 01:11:29 PM

Firefox & Flash haven't been playing nice lately. Firefox is now at 13.01, Flash Player is 11.3.300.262.
quote]

Tks Commando for the update, I will try to install 13.01 and update flash player shortly, will keep you posted!

Eyill

Do you have any addons or extensions that might conflict with firefox? I was doing some reading and some people are saying adblock (extension) was giving them issues. Just throwing this out there.

Quote from: Computer_Commando on July 07, 2012, 01:11:29 PM

Firefox & Flash haven't been playing nice lately. Firefox is now at 13.01, Flash Player is 11.3.300.262.
quote]

Tks Commando for the update, I will try to install 13.01 and update flash player shortly, will keep you posted!

Eyill

It keeps bugging me for more than 2 weeks, YES!! GOT IT DONE finally - Firefox is now at 13.01, Flash Player is 11.3.300.262

Thank you so much Computer_Commando !!!

Eyill

Babylon GOT on my Chrome BROWSER and I can't get rid of it.

I've unintalled it, REMOVED it from browser, changed to Google about 4 times.

And STILL it's there every time I OPEN it.

UGH

Thanks for any help, Pennie http://malwaretips.com/blogs/remove-babylon-toolbar-and-search-the-web-babylon/

Having lived through the birthing if IE8, and finally working with it for a year or more, two weeks ago a notice pops up..."CHANGE TO THE WONDERFUL NEW IE9". Well I did and now I regret it. All sorts of "quirks", many accessing my email and many using search engines. I went to Microsoft web site but cannot find download to reinstall IE8.

Can anyone help me.

6 month old pc running Windows 7 Professional.

ARTGo to Programs and Features, in Control Panel, and remove/uninstall IE9. That will take you back to IE8.Very strange. When I go to the program removal PAGE, IE8 is LISTED, but there is no TRACE of IE9. Yet I am running IE9.

Suggestions? Should I try the "removal" in what is listed as IE8?http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/how-do-i-install-or-uninstall-internet-explorer-9I was just going to say click on View INSTALLED UPDATES in Programs and Features. I see that's covered in the link Allan posted.

Whoa. What happened to the chatroom!!!!??

Q:
Anyone know of a Chrome ext. for managing forums? Like new POST update or MESSAGES?

.......not sure I like this forum layout, I like the chatroom better. LOSTCOAST... where r u? try that TINY ''free help'' in upper right forum toolbar its real SMALL but really powerful

I had a problem logging into certain sites to download Digital Scrapbooking ITEMS. I would get a message that my computer did not support cookies. I tried everything I could to fix this. As a last resort I got hold of Dell's help. After a very long session I was told that Internet EXPLORER and windows XP were not COMPATIBLE. So they Added Mozilla Firefox. They said this would solve my cookie problem and it did. However I positively hate Firefox and now on top of everything I hate about it, each time I sign in up comes Facemoods search bar. I've done everything possible to get rid of it, including follow instructions that were suppose to be from Facemoods. No luck NOTHING worked. Short of deleting Firefox I can't get rid of Facemoods. If I get rid of firefox what other browser would support the cookies I need? Can any one help ? MissjackieIMHO:
Aa site that tells you that you don't take coolies is trying to fool you.
Your browser refuses cookies not well cooked with poison.

IE and XP are not compatible? What idiot said that? IE is PART of XP.

Open Internet Options. Go to the Privacy tab. Make sure there is a check in "override automatic cookie handling". Then but a tic in "accept first party cookies" and "always allow session cookies". For security SAKE, you should BLOCK third party cookies. Then see what happens.

I have only gotten this once.Internet Explorer Script Error.An error occurred on this page.
Line:110
Char:2
Error:The DATA is invalid
Code:0
Url: ms-its=c:\program Files\microsoft security client\en-us\am.help.chm::/local/script.js
If this can be fixed please help. Control Panel - Internet OPTIONS - Advanced TAB put a tic in: "Disable script debugging". Now look for "Display a NOTIFICATION about every script error" line and remove the tic in the box.

Hi there. I have this problem sometimes on start-up: My AUTO log-in to websites where I have that FUNCTION enabled is gone. I have to type in the information all over again. Then other times, it remains intact on start-up.

Anyone else have this problem?

Thanks.
Did you delete your Cookies ??



No. I keep all the cookies from those domains.
Quote from: reddevilggg on June 13, 2011, 05:54:02 AM

Did you delete your Cookies ??

I got a download for ie9 but did not install it, what i would like to know is.

Is it ok to use it now that it's been out for a while.

Do you use it, and how do you find it. I have it but nothing about it compels me to make it my default browser. I've been using Firefox for a long time and also use Opera and will continue to do so.

However, I see no reason for IE 8 users not to get IE9. But, expect to spend some time getting familiar with it. The top/toolbar area has been substantially re-designed and looks much different than IE8. The address box is now a combination address and search box. There is no separate search box.
I agree with Soybean, I install the latest versions of everything on my machine, i like to keep it up to date. But i never use it. I use Firefox.I have got Seamonkey, Opera, IE9, Chrome, Chromium, and IE9. but I only ever use Firefox for browsing. There are one or two sites that won't show correctly in Firefox so I have alternatives handy. The HTML editor in Seamonkey is a useful freebie.

Thank you all for your help i'll try it to-night, if i don't like it, it will COME out.

I tried firefox for about 3 week's and could not get used to it so i deleted it.Quote from: harry 48 on June 05, 2011, 08:36:01 AM

I tried firefox for about 3 week's and could not get used to it so i deleted it.

Was that Firefox 4? If so, I don't think you're going to like IE9 either.

how can i remove unwanted SEARCH from my firefox browser like orbit search, AVG search. these searches are not shown in firefox search list, no any type of EXT. in add-on and even i did not find anywhere in my pc. i search many times, i also uninstall and reinstalled firefox but unwanted searches still there. help me how can i remove these. i use firefox 14.0.1 on win 7Quote

Firefox users

In the Firefox browser menu, select Add-ons > Extensions.
Select the Orbit Downloader Community Toolbar.
Click Remove.

If anyone can help me I`d REALLY appreciate it.Every time I start You-Tube I get a messed-up screen that says;"Your Javescript is turned off or you have a old version of Flash-player" This all HAPPENED after I installed FIREFOX 4.0.1. and CLEANED up my computer.I even reinstalled Flash-Player and checked if Javascript was on.
Does anybody know A HUGE tnx to anyone who can help
Greetzzz from Amsterdam.

[recovering disk space - old attachment deleted by admin]Check your FF4 addons and try enabling/disabling some like adblock, noscript. Actually the easiest way to check if it's addon issue is to launch FIREFIX in safemode from the Programs menu...What do you mean you "cleaned up" your computer?

I cannot GET the Chrome save PASSWORD feature for websites to work. It was working, it would DROP down and ask if I wanted chrome to save the password but recently, I can't get it to work.
I have gone to settings and the "Offer to save passwords I enter on the web" box is checked.
I have also uninstalled and then INSTALLED Chrome.
I am using windows 7.
I don't know what else to do.
Can SOMEONE help?

JohntyszWhat cleanup apps do you run ? ?
For example CCleaner will wipe out password cookies unless settings are fine tuned...

hi, I just got refereed from http://forums.malwarebytes.org/index.php?showtopic=112689&st=20
where a virus have damaged my orbit one click youtube downloader 1.0.8 extension on firefox 3.6
after removing the virus, the extension still not work http://i.imgur.com/4c5nH.png (screenshot). I reinstall both orbit and firefox so many time but it still appear like that.

a few THINGS I want to make clear
-I know this version of firefox is outdated, I don't use firefox often, but it the only version I know that still have the downloader compatible.
-I have look into orbit forum, but it a completely mess there and it look like it filled with spams and off topic so that no help.
-I know there are other youtube downloader (I have others on Chrome), but orbit is the only free one I know of that will download video from just about any site.
-I used the same installers that I downloaded and put it on a laptop and it work fine.

so could you please help me fix the extension or refer me to a similar free downloader that work with any site.

I just open internet explorer (don't judge me) and the extension on it is working, but the browser couldn't even load up more than 20 seconds of video before crash, who knew right? -_-
so what ever caused it is from firefox sideWelcome to CH.
Well, looks like nobody has a quick answer. As you kn ow, there are a number of browsers you can choose, all free.

The You Tube people may not want you to download stuff.
Please look at this link:
Legal liability for YouTube viewers
After that was posted on CNET the law has NOT changed.
This forum does not help with things that are apparently over the line of fair use of copyrighted materiel.

The link above is relevant. thanks for reply, I know that it would be illegal to upload copyrighted material. But what if I just want to download them for personal use, not uploading and sharing them, I do not upload anything unless I make them. And I want to use orbit because often there are important tutorials video that are uploaded to some obscure site and when I get linked to them, that site is outdated and/or the author move/sell the domain to someone else and I wanted to download them for future use/reference. It also save my bandwith to have a video available for me in the hard drive instead of searching it up again (if I can find it). And sometimes people who upload these kind of video just want to share their knowledge but they'll delete the video when they think it do not get enough view like they wanted (this happen so many times it making me frustrated which is why I downloaded orbit).

I'm a self teach ditigal artist and do work like this http://kuratowakiru.deviantart.com/#/d39aiah. This was one of my earliest work and it was from learning from a youtube video.

"Re:samurai DRAWING
Hi there I am so sorry i am replying to you very late from your original message..I have been so very busy lately on lots of commissions and have not been able to address my youtube channel... First of I would like to thank you for watching my videos . My viewers and suscribers are all very important to me and I VALUE their support. In this age of 3d computer animation us artists must strive to keep drawing and art alive that is the purpose of my channel to help young minds exceed me and take the art of drawing and keep it alive. Thankyou so much for placing a value in my work and feeling it an help you I feel greatly honoured that you should seek any guidence from my short videos. I think you have copied the drawing very well i am impressed with your shapes and choices.. prespective drawing is very tricky and by breaking it into shapes one can suceed better in it...Please keep at it I can see that you have good hand eye coordination. look at other images and break them into shapes also...This is the purpose of my videos I dont do an overly impressive dawing because they are only 5 to 10 minute sketches..but I attempt to illustrate to the viewer that the bare bones of a strong drawing can be layed out very quickly with basic shapes..its up to you how much further and how much time you want to put into it later. Keep at it and I wish you the best of fortune with your drawing!
best,
Arshad."


and my problem is what ever virus caused this, I believed it have damaged the firefox side, not the downloader, because I can use it in IE, but that browser is unstable. If you still believed that I download these tut vid for personal use such as these http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5CA6CE37EA6AEEFB&feature=plcp are still over the line and will not help me resolve my problem, then let me know
We have a Virus an d Malware section...
Consider VISITING there and Posting your logs to get fixed up...

The Experts there are some of the Best out there...Quote from: patio on July 19, 2012, 08:20:35 PM

We have a Virus an d Malware section...
Consider visiting there and Posting your logs to get fixed up...

The Experts there are some of the Best out there...

How the *censored* do i block facebook from being viewed in my office, the staff are always on it, i have tried everything in internet options but it just aint working

Please help me!!You don't want your staff to use facebook in your office? you wanna block it?Yes, they never get any work done, i want to block it on all the cmputers in the office.
Please Help!!OPEN Windows Explorer.

Browse to C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\et...

Find the file named "HOSTS".

Open the file in notepad.

Under "127.0.0.1 localhost" add 127.0.0.2 www.name_of_the_site_to block.com. So, if you'd like to block www.facebook.com, the code will LOOK like this:
127.0.0.1 localhost
127.0.0.2 www.facebook.com



tried this method as well.. no joy whatsoever
I ASSUME you are the administrator over your office LAN, the you can do this.

On the server computer (your computer)


1. Go to Control Panel\Administrative Tools

2. Open DNS, right click on Forward Lookup ZONES and click New Zone.

3. Click next to pass the welcome screen of the wizard, then select primary zone.

4. Select "To all domain controllers".

5. Type facebook.com (without the www).

6. Select "Allow only secure dynamic updates".

7. Click Finish

First of all remove the links of the websites of your post above (edit your post now).

Secondly that method is used for single computer.

the office is not networked at the moment, i'll do it on all the indivicual computers..

p.s. i know how to open control panel, but i don't know how to open DNSNext to your post there is an option to edit post and the above post needs to be deleted.

You mean to say you need a method that you will apply on each computer seperately.

I'll just tell you the method for that.Excellent
In Internet Explorer Browser.

1)Click TOOLS and go to Internet options and then go to security tab.

2)Click the last option called Restricted sites .

3)Click the button named Sites.

4)Add the sites there.

5)Click Ok

Best of luckQuote from: ace11 on September 18, 2008, 09:56:30 AM

127.0.0.2 www.facebook.com

I assume you are the administrator over your office LAN, the you can do this.

On the server COMPUTER (your computer)


1. Go to Control Panel\Administrative Tools

2. Open DNS, right click on Forward Lookup Zones and click New Zone.

3. Click next to pass the welcome screen of the wizard, then select primary zone.

4. Select "To all domain controllers".

5. Type facebook.com (WITHOUT the www).

6. Select "Allow only secure dynamic updates".

7. Click Finish

Sorry - for some reason I thought you're using XP. Here you go: http://www.windowsreference.com/windows-vista/how-to-get-group-policy-editor-in-vista-home-edition/Quote from: Allan on December 16, 2009, 03:50:17 PM

Sorry - for some reason I thought you're using XP. Here you go: http://www.windowsreference.com/windows-vista/how-to-get-group-policy-editor-in-vista-home-edition/

By the way, I'm not suggesting you do any of this - I'm simply trying to respond to your questions

Be sure you have a current image of your system drive. GPEDIT is a very powerful function and it's always better to be safe than sorry.

Oh - and I believe you want to set it to zero.
.

I'm a big fan of hd imaging on a regular basis - I feel everyone should do it - especially since there are some great free imaging utilities. I'm off for the night, but I look forward to hearing how things go. To be honest, I'm surprised TweakUAC didn't work for you.

Do you mean copying the files from one Vista edition to another? Sure, that should work fine.

Mozilla has released an update to version 15 of FIREFOX to correct a bug in the web browser's Private Browsing feature. Private Browsing is intended to allow users to browse the internet without SAVING any data about the sites and pages they've visited. However an ERROR in the recent Firefox 15.0 release meant that Firefox was storing sites visited in its cache while Private Browsing was enabled.

http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/Mozilla-updates-Firefox-15-to-fix-private-browsing-problem-1702798.html

What’s New" and "Known Issues" for this version of Firefox:
http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/15.0.1/releasenotes/

Download a Firefox that speaks your language:
http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/all.html I know the "What's New" notes INCLUDE "Silent, background updates" but as was always the case, you can override this in Firefox OPTIONS, or about:config if you prefer:

Completely disable:

app.update.auto [false]
app.update.enabled [false]
app.update.silent [false]

Check for updates but let me choose whether to install them

app.update.auto [false]
app.update.enabled [true]
app.update.silent [false]

Before stating my problems, I have to tell my location first " I think"
I am in Myanmar (very restricted internet policy oriented country)
First, To use the internet, we didn't need to say "which proxy". we can use just "auto proxy". Now the ISP create a new proxy"203.81.166.2:8080". The proxy is more faster than the old "auto proxy" but the problem is that it doesn't support "https". We have to use "https" because, for example, using gmail is access denied. But we can overcome it by using "https://mail.google.com". That is fine in "auto proxy" but when a new proxy is used, "https" can't use but http WORK fine. I think that is their new "restricted policy" . So how can I bypass it with new proxy.
Thanks Quote

The Latest on Myanmar
Updated: Oct. 23, 2009

Overview

Myanmar, a SOUTHEAST Asian country of about 50 million people that was formerly known as Burma, has been under MILITARY rule in one form or another since 1962, when General Ne WIN staged a coup that toppled a civilian government. The current junta, formed in 1988, threw out the results of a democratic parliamentary election in 1990 that was overwhelmingly won by the party led by DAW Aung San Suu Kyi, the daughter of Aung San, one of the heroes of the nation's independence from the British Empire in 1948.

http://www.nytimes.com/info/myanmar/

Really, new firefox logo is looking so good.

"It also introduces silent updates for Windows users for the first time which alows Firefox to update itself automatically and silently"

In IE, I have different links for different URLs for the same vendor application. When I click on the different favorites, the link opens up the page. The PROBLEM is that the title bar all DISPLAYS the same title so I do not know which link is which. How do I get the IE Title bar to display for example:

for URL1: Application PROD
for URL2: Application UAT
for URL3: Application DEVYou can RENAME links by right clicking them and selecting Properties...ALTHOUGH it;s unclear if this is what you want...

Hello,
My Problem is that when I open google every thing is fine but when I open A new tab it goes blank and when I press Home button little HOUSE on the top right it goes to google and opens another google page.
Plus when i GO back to google it googles the new google tab.

How do I get my Internet Explorer Default Google back to normal ?? & when i open a new tab get that to go back to google as well??

THANKS
CarlGood evening Believil and welcome to CH

If you are talking about changing your home page in IE

Go to tools, internet options and then you can change your HOPE page in the home page section then click ok and close the boxes.

Hopefully this is what you are talking / referencing too. MIKE

I think that this started on Friday. Every few minutes "The News Pedia" pops up in a new tab. I believe that it is a part of Google and every time it COMES up there is a new subject. I did a Google search for this and found that this same thing had been happening on Firefox and Mozilla and the newest thread stated that his IE was affected as WELL with the same issues. I did a search on this site but can't find anything. Does anyone have any experience with this? It is EXTREMELY annoying.
Thanks!FIRST thing you want to do is run a full system scan with BOTH your anti virus utility AND with either MalwareBytes or Super AntiSpywareThanks for responding. I did a regular scan already but now am doing a thorough scan then will do the other scan that you recommended.
MaryThanks for the info on Malware Bytes - it found a worm it is now in quarantine. Since then I have had no more News Pedia pop ups!Glad you got it all sorted out.

Hi

I understand that Firefox comes with it's own built-in download manager.
Is it possible to either DISABLE or uninstall this?

Just to be clear,I'm not referring to the download window that opens when downloading, but rather, the actual manager itself.

ThanksQuote

You can disable the download manager by going into
Tools – Options – Downloads
Then uncheck the box next to
Show Download Manager …

This should suppress the download manager box for all future operations.

Hope this helps

Check what box? It only shows what you have down loaded that's on FF

What does this error message means? And how to fix it?

It pops up every time trying to download the attachment from an IE based website.



[year+ old attachment deleted by admin]Can you click on view technical information about the error report? That would give you a better IDEA on what could have cause this issue. You can repost the image when you have expanded the details.HI Jason,

The report content is very long i.e. has many pages, do you need them all?
Atttached is the first page.

Btw, FORGOT to mention that this only happens on one particular desktop, running XP and IE6. Tried to install newer IE but same problem.


[year+ old attachment deleted by admin]Hi Michael and welcome back

Out of curiosity try disabling all add-on's does that help? and you said that you were running IE6 but the newer version that is doing that same thing what version was that IE8 or IE9

Do you have any EXTRA toolbars installed in IE, and what search engine is your default.

Plus have you run a scan with like MWB (malwarebytes) just to make SURE you don't have a bug making IE hang up and making it dump?

Plus what service pack on the XP do you have 1a, 2 or 3? because there are a bunch of fixes for IE in the windows updates.

Please let us know how you make out, Mike

http://ask-leo.com/iexploreexe_has_generated_an_error_now_what.html
The above link would also include other suggestions.Quote from: hartbeatmr on July 25, 2012, 01:12:00 AM

try disabling all add-on's does that help?

When I open up my favorites under internet explorer and run my pointer down the list it is in like super slow MOTION for the first 3 or 4 entries then it is just fine speed wise. It caused me to either run past the link that I want or not scroll down enough. Any ideas on this one?
thanks
JeffTry cleaning out your temporary internet FILES...
Disk Cleanup does this.Or just click on Tools - Internet Options - DELETE (under browsing history) and choose Temp FilesI just deleted the files. Took awhile but it didnt help the problem. Not a great issue but more of a nuance.
Jefftry doing this:
1. upgrade video drivers
2. try other webbrowser (recommended, CAUSE internet explorer is the WORST)

This is the second cd ( same cd , seller replaced) and my cd will not play it. New, not COPIED or burned, is from Australia. Windows player can't even read it. Imesh can read the songs, and artist, won't play. Spyder can read artist and songs , won't play. System is new XPS 8300 w/ i5 processor windows 7, Other players or fixes, I really want to listen to this nanci Griffth cd. real player SAYS: Your CD may be dirty, or RealPlayer may not be properly configured to play CDs digitally. PLAYS my others. Windows just can't read it. Imesh says dirty or damaged, not 2 in a row and it can read artist and TITTLE. Tried to rip/burn another copy can't . I hate to order a third cd, this is getting expensive. Any help will be apprecated.Good evening stevelaf and welcome to CH

OK if the title, artist etc shows than you are missing some codec's

If you have another / different music CD do they play in the same CD/DVD drive?

Open the CD and when you are looking at a song "right click on a song any song" and go to properties what does it say MP3, MP4, AAC etc

If you need a codec package there are a bunch of different packages One (1) of the ones I use is WECP http://www.mediacodec.org/download/ and this link will give you the step by step instructions http://www.mediacodec.org/

Please let us know how you make out, Mike

I reset I.E.9 completely to Default by using Tools/Internet Options/
Advanced tab/Reset button. I did not select the "Delete Personal SETTINGS"
box. I then re-started I.E.9 as instructed.

When I clicked on the appropriate button on the webpage for the
installation of the ActiveX necessary to use the online scanner
PandaActiveScan2.0, and the one needed for BitDefender's Quickscan,
absolutely nothing happened. In particular, the I.E.9 yellow-colored box
with the "install" button did not appear. When I did a test by downloading
a file from a different webpage, the I.E.9 yellow box with the "save"
button did appear.

Deleting my Browsing History did not solve the problem.

Please recommend a fix. Thanks.Good evening Big_Z and welcome to CH

Go to the site in question for your scan and then follow the ActiveX changes in this write up. http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/149053-internet-explorer-9-activex-filtering-turn-off.html

Please let us know how you make out, Mike Hi, hartbeatmr,

Thanks for the reply.

I tried the steps at the forum webpage that you had recommended, even though I had already tried this. Even when "Active X filtering" and "Tracking Protetion" and the security tab's "Protected Mode" are turned OFF, with the rest of the Security tab settings in Default Mode, I.E. does not try to deal with, much less install, ActiveX components. I double checked the specific ActiveX settings in the Security tab, and nothing there is an impediment. Before doing that "reset procedure" that I MENTIONED in my original post (as per the Microsoft article "How to REINSTALL or Repair I.E." at{http://support.microsoft.com/kb/318378}, my I.E.9 DID deal with ActiveXs.

I am still open to suggestions from you and from anyone else.

On the bright side, I did find a forum that that may turn out to be useful to me in the future.Good morning Big_Z

How did you ever make out. I totally for got about the reg fix so I had to find the url for it.

The link is a reg fix that fixes a lot of issues in IE7,IE8 and it looks like IE9 as well. He has written them for 32 and 64 bit. The reg fix does work very well and I have used them before on many different PC's. http://iefaq.info/index.php?action=artikel&cat=48&id=133&artlang=en

If you run this I hope it works for you. It may not fix your specific issue but considering you already did a full reset of IE back to defaults it very well may.

Please let us know how you make out, Mike

Hello.
a) I got trouble with stuff of CHROME 'extensions folder'. I changed titles of all extensions and now they are WORKING GOOD but can not be found in that location backward and extension icons hasn't front design colors ( has a sight as a keyboard without keys). How might recall their back at work?

b) The bug had been developed from previous such as I got BABYLON-Search home page as default in Chrome although deleted all Babylon 'extensions' which came from somewhat program. Where is located this extension and how can I to disable its?

Will be thankful for any reference indeed!Good evening marsky and welcome to CH

I think I know what you are trying to describe

This option is a first for web browsers; Google Chrome has given the option to reset all web BROWSER settings back to the default. All you need to do is follow these steps.

Step 1:
With the web browser open, Click "Customize and Control Google Chrome" menu.

Customize and Control Google Chrome menu.

Step 2:
Click "Options" button.

Google Chrome Option button.

Step 3:
Under "Google Chrome Options" window select 'Under the Hood" tab.

Step 4: Restore to defaults.

Please let us know how you make out, Mike Hello. Thank you for response. Time ago I downloaded fake program as the reason of above sequences. I have Google Chrome 21.0.1180.60 m version and such buttons as you mentioned in menu absent. What I should to do with it?Good evening marsky

Thank you for the info. The chrome browser you are trying to fix is a "Mobil" version and NOT for "Windows"? or the version number you put in mistyped?

The Chrome you are trying to fix is a "windows PC with chrome version ?

Or is the a tablet (ipad, galaxy plus etc)

Thanks Mike Hello Mike!
The second part of question are resolved successfully. Via Customize!>Settings>Appearance> changed address of home page been closed default. As can see not so easy to recover extensions without reset moreover data traffic has a limit. Extensions on address bar disappeared completely but screen attached extensions are keeping uncolored by reason of hood.
So are interesting why browser has 21.0.1180.60 m version?
And could find extension's front designs of screen buttons?
Bye. Good afternoon marskyand welcome back to CH

I am sorry I am not trying to be a wise guy it's just that I am having a hard time understanding your post / write up so I am trying to interpret them the best I can.

Yes I was asking if your Chrome browser was the "M" version (mobile version) in order to give you the best advice to fix your issue. I am pretty sure changes / modifications / settings will be different in the mobile version vs the windows desktop version of "Google Chrome"

I am very happy that you are part of the ay there if there is any thing else we can do please let us know, Mike OK Mike.
Such "word script" because of time unsufficiency.
Thank you for support.
Marsky.

I am visiting my daughter in another city and trying to use her old laptop running Windows XP with Internet explorer 8. I have IE set to open three tabs, Yahoo, google, and facebook. Yahoo and google COME up OK but facebook is blocked and I get this error message in my pop-up-blocker: "Internnet Explorer-Search provider default... A program on your computer has corrupted your default search provider setting for Internet explorer." ... Then another message comes up which says; "Internet explorer has RESET this setting to your original search provider. Google (www.google.com) Internet explorer will now open Search Settings where you can change this setting or install new search providers".. followed by an OK button.
Meanwhile a message appears in my blocker bar that says "To help protect your security, Internet explorer has blocked this website from displaying content with security errors... Click for following options" Which are 1) Display blocked content 2) Whats the risk? 3) Info bar help..

If I TRY to access those web sites using firefox, I get differtent error messages but with the same results. So, I can't open most of the web sites without inference that my info may be corrupted or unsafe. I use internet access for checking my accounts and bill paying so I am concerned about using this computer. I then use my daughters other computer which is a MAC,which I am unfamiliar with. I need help..

Can any one tell me what is GOING on and what can I do about it? It sounds like the level of security selected in windows is set to block these type of sites. Can you not when the option "display blocked content" do so and view the sites? I don't know how much you want to alter the security settings (or alternatively allow certain sites" on your daughter's computer. You might want to have that conversation with her.truenorth
P.S. You might want to give Opera a try but if it is a windows security level issue that shouldn't change anything.

i foolishly tried sync. now it looks like i am on my tablet when i am on my pc :-( can i revert to how it was ORIGINALLY? any help would be greatly APPRECIATED. thank youThere may be a WAY to go in and make the change, however one thing that would definately fix it would be if you uninstalled Chrome and then Reinstalled it and SET it up WITHOUT Sync.