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Hello, I have managed to add a few words to my dictionary that were not spelled correctly, (usually just accidentally CLICKING the wrong button when attempting to correct.

Now, I need to go back and correct a few THINGS that I have put in by accident, and I did search the internet before asking, but found no information. How do I correct wrong entrys?

Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.0; en-US; rv:1.8.1.11) Gecko/20071127 Firefox/2.0.0.11
(Vista Home OS) 1. OPEN your application data folder. On XP or Vista, go to your Start menu and hit Run (or just press Windows-R) and paste in %APPDATA%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles
2. Find your profile folder, which by default should look something like xxxxxxxx.default.
3. INSIDE your profile folder, find the file called persdict.dat and open it up in your text editor of choice.
4 Now just find the MISSPELLING, delete it, and you're done.Worked!
Thank you very much Broni

I will no longer spell "publicly" as "publicaly", wonderful

Let me check your spelling....hmmmmmmm.....just kidding.

so ive always had the NEWEST browsers i suppose. opera in the past, and then mozilla and then chrome. however, ive been reading about google data mining all your user INFO and storing it on SERVERS. I'm sure this is a problem on almost every BROWSER; however, i see that people are doing things to AVOID this. For exampl,e people get google iron instead of google chrome which is modified and doesnt send in personal info or whatever. Anyone have any thoughts on this? thanks.

Can SOMEONE explain this to me?

When I'm on MySpace immediately after a page finishes loading it redirects to the "LOVE Calculator" website.
When I see all those sms scams on tv I'm irritated nevermind everytime I load a page on MySpace.
It sounded like a virus to me but there are some unusual aspects of this problem:
It only happens on MySpace and it happens on other accounts I sign into. What does this sound like to you?

I think it MIGHT have started around the time I loaded a website from a GOOGLE search and it went to the page then appeared to redirect and start loading a pdf. file? Out of nowhere. After that, Firefox froze and the computer was working slow for the rest of the day.

I just thought I'd add that as it might be specific to a particular virus that you know of.

Thanks!Visit our Virus and Spyware section and follow the instructions for posting your logs...So it's definitely a virus? Has anyone else had this problem?It sounds like a virus.

Does it happen with Internet Explorer?I'm not SURE.. But at one point a "pop-up" was blocked by Internet Explorer. That could have been it. Seeing as MySpace doesn't have pop-ups.

This may not be important in the overall scheme of things, but it bothers me no end. I'm not very proficient when it comes to browsers and the web. I use FireFox 2.0, on a dial-up connection and a homepage that is basically a news, weather, sports type. The top part of the page has a section that is divided into the above categories. It cycles each category to the forefront to briefly, very briefly, show its content, then switches to the next category. You can stop this, with the function keys below it, but this SWITCHING does not work well with my dial-up. There seems to be a conflict with the timing and it "hangs" after a short time, almost like it's confused as to where it's supposed to go next. Is there anyway to disable this function within the browser? I would like to move from one section to the next, on my own terms. There doesn't APPEAR to be any help from the pages' owners.
I was ABLE to set the length of time that the entire page refreshes itself, but not this. Below is a link to the page. Any help will be greatly appreciated.

http://en.canoe.ca/home.html

Note...Please don't suggest the newest FireFox, as it does not support my ISPs accelerator.

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The top part of the page has a section that is divided into the above categories. It cycles each category to the forefront to briefly, very briefly, show its content, then switches to the next category.

You can stop this, with the function keys below it, but this switching does not work well with my dial-up. There seems to be a conflict with the timing and it "hangs" after a short time, almost like it's confused as to where it's supposed to go next.

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I have a problem with my computer. I am unable to access internet explorer on my computer. It simply appears and disappears WITHIN a second. However, the other 2 users on the computer have access to explorer. I noticed that when they are online, there is not a header or footer displayed on IE. It is simply BLANK. ALSO, the other users are unable to upload any ATTACHMENTS to e-mail. Normally on the yahoo page, there is a tab that says (attach file) and only a small portion of that tab appears. The other users also are unable to download anything as well.

I have had some people tell me that the problem lies in my internet options. I got to my control pannel and hit internet and network connection. However, the icon for internet options is now missing!

Please help

Nicholas

Can anyone help me solve this? I can not load any maps with GOOGLE maps, but have no issues with google earth.

I have tried with both Firefox and INTERNET explorer, but that does not make any difference.
I have to ADMT that I have a mobile broadband, and not exactly the fastest line, but it worked fine on the same line for about 2 months AGO

And if that is the problem, why does it load google earth without any problems?

Hope someone can help me with an ANSWER:)

I have a gateway laptop 400SD4. Running on windows xp. Everytime i try to get on the internet I try to open a window it POPS up and then disappears. It doesn't minimize it just disappears. any idea how to fix thisWhat window?

What browser?

When did it start?when i click on my internet BUTTON the window that opens flashes on screen and then disappears. I cant get the window to stay up. it STARTED a week ago not sure why. Browser is internet explorerDo you have any browser ASIDE from IE LIKE Mozilla Firefox?nope just IE

I'm having some issues with the Skype icon re-appearing when i move it off my address bar. Is there a way to make it go AWAY for good?

cheers FBFB...

When you install Skype...it automatically installs an extension for Firefox. You should be able to click the Skype icon and remove that extension. However, you will NEED that extension enabled if you plan on using it within web pages.You can DISABLE or uninstall the add-on in Firefox as if you are uninstalling another add-on.i disabled the skype FF extension, i don't use it anyays, cheers guys.

FBQuote from: fireballs on April 29, 2009, 01:48:38 AM

i disabled the skype FF extension, i don't use it anyays, cheers guys.

FB

My question is, everytime I place what is a valid web address in the upper address LINE it redirects me to goggle and I have to select the website I want from the LIST of results, is there a way to go directly to the web site ?What browser, VERSION?Congratulations...you're infected.
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Hey, i have a wamp webserver with some videos in it. can someone tell me how i make people able to WATCH them only when they click on the video, in internet explore it works fine but not in Chrome or Firefox, in one of those 2 it begins to download the vid instead of opening it in quick time PLAYER. All i want to know is, what i need to do to make them watchable only, not downloadable. I hope someone knows what im talking about :-)Is QuickTime installed in Firefox and Chrome?thanks for your reply, but this WONT really help. I MEAN, is there someway i can block the file, so it cant be downloaded, only watched?Maybe i can use a database, where each MOVIE has an ID or something. i cant remember the database drill fully, but i remind that something like that IS possible.. its just how. if someone knows an answer to my problem then PLEASE help me out here thanks :-)Found the solution.. .. I just embed it from my webserver, cheers.
If someone else should have the same problem (probably not) then SEND me a message, and ill give you the script

One time I was looking at someone's myspace page and somehow it loaded this person's myspace page from 2 years ago. It must have been saved somewhere in my temporary internet files or SOMETHING.. I tried loading it again and it doesen't seem to be "saved for offline BROWSING" how can I make this old page pop up again?OK, I found the temporary internet files. theres a huge list of gif and jpeg files. The HTML documents don't seem to load properly. I'm using IE on a 5yr old computer running winXPWhat is it you want to do here ? ?
i'm trying to view an old version of someone's myspace page that somehow appeared in my browser one time.Quote from: ryanrpb on April 26, 2009, 04:40:36 PM

OK, I found the temporary internet files. ...

Nope if your default IE is IE6 then you installed 7 then uninstall it then install 8 and uninstall it again you'll go back to 6

Nope if your default IE is IE6 then you installed 7 then uninstall it then install 8 and uninstall it again you'll go back to 6

Hi all,
Not sure why, but for some reason I am not able to highlight text on web pages in IE8. It does work eventually, or ocassionally, after I click and click. I am unable to focus in on the text i want, though. If I click and click, some text will eventually highlight but not NECESSARILY what I want. I switched out mouse, so that's not it. I went from IE 7 to IE 8, same problem. It's a fairly new problem, and was not occurring before.

Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thank you!Does "click and click" simply mean double click or what? If you mean double click, I think you should say that; don't say click and click.

What I see with both Firefox and IE is that a double click will highlight, i.e. select, a word. Clicking a third TIME will will select the paragraph in which that word is located. The speed of clicking is a key factor is getting this to work right. And, of course, you can change mouse settings that will affect this by accessing the control panel for mouse settings.

When you "switched out mouse", did you INSTALL the software/driver for the new mouse?

By the way, I recently tried IE 8 in my WIN XP system but quickly REMOVED it. It was sluggish, compared to IE 7.

I have re-installed above mentioned, yet i cannot OPEN either. I am able to uninstall firefox but cannot uninstall adobe reader states error 1606 - I use Windows Vista 32 -

please help also from 26-2-09- i cannot get updates for windows DEFENDER error CODE comes up which i have SEARCHED high and LOW for results with microsoft help to no avail..this may help: "ERROR 1606 could not access network location..."

Karnac,

I understand. Thanks for all of the help. Funny, I keep getting bumped out of this site. When I try to write or modify a post, suddenly I am a guest and not because of time on the site.

Also, I tried to copy the log into the spyware forum and no luck. It worked in the personal message but not again. Maybe it knows you are trying to kill it. Just kidding?

Thanks again
BrendaNo Brenda, they know, and a lot of them come with databases of blocked sites built in so you can't get help from AV sites, FORUMS, microsoft, etc.
I think that's what it is. It seems on the surface that I have certain programs but when it comes to having them function, they don't. It's like they are a false front, a shell.

Man, this has been an education. Did DOWNLOADING IE8 cause all of this?Well, like I said many posts ago, all my problems started with IE8......as soon as I downloaded IE8 dozens of malicious script alerts hit my antivirus, crippling the internet access to a point where I could only stay online for 2-3 minutes at a time, then I would reboot for another 2-3 minutes.....I rebooted over a hundred+ times, got fedup and then reinstalled XP with a new harddrive, which I was prepared for(all backed up)......Hope you get back on your feet soon. Thanks again, Karnac.

All the BEST to you.

Brenda

I get an application error when CLOSING Internet Explorer 6.0:
IExplore.exe - Application Error The memory could not be "read"

It seems to have different outcome on different computers, with Windows XP and IE 6.0, when I try to get rid of this message.
Usually it's enough to delete TEMP files and disable all i-NAV options, but on some computers this will not help.

Can anyone help me on the question what effect i-NAV has in IE 6.0, and why there are different outcomes?Please help me know what is i-NAV is?

Google gives me:
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Indicative Net Asset Value (iNAV)

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Sorry if this is the wrong place to post this. I wasn't sure since the thing I'm trying to do has to do with the browser. Trying to understand some instructions at Microsoft site http://support.microsoft.com/kb/299824
on opening Powerpoint presentation through the webbrowser. There are some instructions at the bottom of the page that I'm trying to understand. It's on
editing things with the registry. I'm not even sure exactly where the registry is
located either.
Here are the instructions and then I'll tell what I'm not understanding-
Change Default Mode of Opening Presentations
Important This section, method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry. However, serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you follow these steps carefully. For added protection, back up the registry before you modify it. Then, you can restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, click the following article number to VIEW the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
322756 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322756/ ) How to back up and restore the registry in Windows

You can add a registry key that controls how a PowerPoint presentation is opened by a hyperlink or from the ADDRESS box in a Web browser. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Start Registry Editor (Regedt32.exe).
2. Locate and click the following key in the registry:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PowerPoint.Show.8
3. On the Edit menu, click Add Value, and then add the following registry value:
Value name: BrowserFlags
Data type: REG_DWORD
Radix: click Hexadecimal
Value data: a
4. Quit Registry Editor.

The value of a causes the presentation to be opened in edit mode. The value of 8 causes the presentation to be opened in a new window in show mode. The value of 0 or the absence of this registry key causes the presentation to be opened in the browser window in show mode.



What I'm not understanding
On Step #3 where it's saying to add the following, are they trying to say I need to type out Value name:
or do I just type out what is after the :
So like do I just type out Browserflags
or do I need to type the whole thing? Value name: Browserflags

Thanks,
Amy Hi Amy,

Could you tell US what it was you were trying to do that caused you to look for support please?

Are you just trying to open a powerpoint presentation in your internet browser?

If so can you tell us what browser you are using please (ie..Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera, etc..) ?

Could you also let us know what version of the browser it is that you are using. You can do this by clicking on help in the menu bar at the top. Once the dropdown menu appears click on "About Internet Explorer", this message will differ depending on the browser you are using but it will start with the word "About".

Many thanks!

Regards,
MMAmy, you only need to type "Browserflags". But I suggest telling what you were trying to so. For example something to do with your browser. Hi,
Yes, I'm trying to open the PowerPoint presentation in the browser.
I took an online computer class at the college here a few years ago called Computer Concepts and Applications, and the assignments we did said we could open it in browser and we can see how it looks as a website.
I'm using my mom's computer at the moment due to all the problems mine is having at the moment due to spyware and all. I have a friend who is helping me with it. He is going to help me wipe out the hard DRIVE and then get everything working again and the internet set back up and stuff like that.
Anyways, her computer the browser that is working the best at the moment is Mozilla and it says it's Firefox 3.0.8 but then also in that same box or screen near the bottom it says other things Mozilla/5.0(Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9.0. Gecko/2009032609 Firefox/3.0.8

She also has Internet Explorer but it isn't working right anymore due to spyware that keeps popping up this screen and trying to sell us some type of Virus thing. So, no way to use it anymore at the moment with what is going on.

The only other things I get confused about at times too is what format to save the documents in. Like when I go up to file and then save as, in the section that says Save as type:
It has a list of several things-
Presentation (*.ppt)
Single File Web Page (*.mht; *.mhtml)
Web Page(*.htm; *.html)
PowerPoint 95 (*.ppt)
PowerPoint 97-2003 & 95 Presentation (*.ppt)
Design Template(*.pot)
PowerPoint Show(*.pps)
PowerPoint Add-In(*.ppa)
GIF Graphics Interchange Format (*.gif)
JPEG File Interchange Format(*.jpg)
PNG Portable Network Graphics Format(*.png)
TIFF Tag Image File Format(*.tif)
Device Independent Bitmap(*.bmp)
Windows Metafile(*.wmf)
Enhanced Windows Metafile(*.emf)
Outline/RTF (*.rtf)


I'm never exactly sure what to save things as. I even get confused too when scanning images with my scanner what extension to give it? Like .gif or .jpg?
It seems if I put .tif for an extension then when I try and open it in my browser, it wont work right. .ppt is the current powerpoint extension. Use that one. Why not to use PowerPoint Viewer 2007: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=048DC840-14E1-467D-8DCA-19D2A8FD7485&displaylang=en (free)Not sure if I'm understanding this. Will it allow me to view it through browser as a web page? Or do I need to just save it as web page?
I also changed it back to a .ppt extension, but the only thing I don't understand is it seems if I put it as .ppt then there is no way to publish it as a web page.
So, if I wanted to use it for my web page, then don't I need to save it as web page?
meaning with an .html extension?
The only other thing I'm trying to understand too is if I click on the save as web page option, it tries to save it in the my documents folder. Is that the correct folder to put it in? See, it's using my mom's computer. I guess the other thing too I'm trying to understand is that if I put it in that my documents folder, could that CAUSE us to get hacked or anything. I'm really scared about all that stuff since we keep having so many problems with all that stuff and don't understand all this stuff very well on how to protect things.


Yes. You need to save it as HTML or HTM(Which Ever). That should work but you also need the powerpoint viewer.

I'm having login problems with Facebook on IE7 (have posted it under software), but it does work with Mozilla. My wife USES Apex NUTRITION which does not work with Mozilla but rather IE7. Until I get her Java issue fixed, (also posted) we have to share computers. Anyway to share browsers? I've got RUNNING IE7 and Mozilla FF along, and they both go just fine.Try to go to an earlier version of internet explorer like IE6 and try again.You realise you can have both browsers running at the same time...correct ?Actually I did not know that. I didn't know if they would compete against each other and cause conflict. Use too much memory? So I would still just pick one to use as default? If Apex runs on IE and Facebook on Mozilla, will it matter how I get to each program or what is up and running? Nope.
Shouldn't BANG heads at all...
It's just like having any other 2 apps running at once...
LOL...when testing webpages I have about 5 different browsers open.

I am using an Acer 5050-3242 laptop w/ an AMD Turion MK36, 2.0 GHz processor, 100GB HDD, 1GB of DDR2 Memory, & the OS is Windows XP Media Center Edition.

My issue is that when I try to save files (right-click -> Save Image As . . .), I have to do it within one second, or else it crashes my browser. I've tried this in both Firefox and IE, with the same results on both. (I posted this in Firefox, as that is my predominantly used web browser.)

As I mentioned, if I save it to whatever folder a file was last saved to, it will save as the original filename . . . but only if I press 'ENTER' as soon as I left-click on the 'Save as . . .' option. However, if I try to alter the filename, select a different folder, or even change to a new file type (i.e. change a *.gif extension to a *.jpg) in Paint, for instance, it crashes and I lose the project. I even tried to copy [CTRL+C] the project and paste [CTRL+V] it, with no luck -- the clipboard couldn't read/paste after the "crash". I even tried to paste it into Word, with no desirable results.

I've ran both the AVG 7.5.519 and Ad-Aware 2007 softwares, plus I emptied out my cookies & temporary internet files. The only thing I haven't done is restart my laptop. I guess I'm afraid to do so, in case it's a virus that would take control of my laptop.

Any ideas? Thanks in advance for looking at my issue.Restart is first, very basic step to solve problems.
If, after restarting, the problem still exist, start Firefox in its Safe Mode: Start>All Programs>Mozilla Firefox>Firefox (Safe Mode)How much free space is on this HDD ? ?Re: Broni
I don't restart my laptop more than once every 2 weeks. I dunno, just a pain to have to wait to get online, I guess. I will try your idea tomorrow, though. Thanks for the info!

Re: patio
My HDD is divided into 2 drives. In the C: Drive, 499,023,972 bytes (475MB) are left over; 43.8 GB is the max for this drive. The D: Drive has a max of 44.3 GB, with 27,103,887,360 bytes (25.2 GB) free.

I have attempted to transfer files from C: to D: via two windows opened, but Explorer [and Dr. Watson] create an error MESSAGE and they close before I select what files to "drag and drop" or even anything at all is moved. I do know a little about MS-DOS (a.k.a. "Run . . ." in XP), but not that experienced in all the key command words.

I tend to read into what people say, but from what I guess: there isn't enough space on the C: Drive to run Windows PROPERLY. I can attempt to clean out (move) files to the D: Drive to free up space.

Thanks for the help you two!Quote

In the C: Drive, 499,023,972 bytes (475MB) are left over; 43.8 GB is the max for this drive.

Hello,

Yesterday, (March 20th) I downloaded and installed a firewall from download.com CALLED Filseclab Personal Firewall. Now I keep getting error messages from Explorer and Xfilter.
I will list them below:

EXPLORER caused a general protection fault in module USER.EXE at 0004:0000233e

XFILTER caused an INVALID page fault in module XFILTER.EXE at 016f:00427890

EXPLORER caused an invalid page fault in module KERNEL32.DLL at 016f:bff7a388

These errors happen right at the same time. Explorer is usually first, then Xfilter. After that, both programs shut down. I don't want to uninstall the firewall because somehow it caused the page loading in my internet connection to SPEED up exponentially. I just need these error messages to stop.

I'm using Windows 98 and Internet Explorer 6.0.
I have Hijack This and CCleaner installed if information is needed.
Thank you.http://support.microsoft.com/kb/262998Hello evilfantasy,

I used the link you provided, but I can't seem to find any info about the error messages I've been getting. Do you have any more suggestions?Quote from: Haseo on March 21, 2008, 10:15:22 AM

Hello,

Yesterday, (March 20th) I downloaded and installed a firewall from download.com called Filseclab Personal Firewall. Now I keep getting error messages from Explorer and Xfilter.
I will list them below:

EXPLORER caused a general protection fault in module USER.EXE at 0004:0000233e

Error Message: Msgsrv32 Caused a General Protection Fault in User.exe

XFILTER caused an invalid page fault in module XFILTER.EXE at 016f:00427890

EXPLORER caused an invalid page fault in module KERNEL32.DLL at 016f:bff7a388

You can Rename the existing file and extract a fresh copy from your Windows 98 CD

I don't want to uninstall the firewall because somehow it caused the page loading in my internet connection to speed up exponentially.

Did you try to uninstall Filseclab Personal Firewall?

Opera caused an invalid page fault in module OPERA.DLL at 016f:67e75cc5.

Opera executed an invalid instruction module NPSWF32.DLL at 016f:30055767.

IE 7 has suddenly started to come up with the message "Internet Explorer cannot display web page" I have no problems with Firefox and Outlook Express works correctly.

I have used the CONNECTION diagnostic which indicates no problems and have deleted all files in the cache. I have tried to follow the instructions on the MICROSOFT site but STILL come up with the same result.

I am using Windows XP pro.

I suspect I have done something stupid but have no idea what, I don't think I have installed any new software and am at a complete loss.

Any suggestions PLEASE?

Did you try to reset/reinstall IE?Yes. But I don't seem to be able to do a full reinstall whenever I try I just seem to get a run of updates. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/318378
Scroll down to IE7I had tried everything in that KB article without success. It looks as if I am going to have to do a reinstall of Windows XP which is what I was dreading.

Past experience tells me I shall have all sorts of problems with software reactivations etc.Well, if you don't want to go through all that pain, just USE Firefox, or Opera. I don't use IE at all.Cracked it!
Something had changed my Firewall settings.
Nice going

I've got an interesting dilemma I'm not sure how to FIX. First off, I should mention that I don't remember how long I have this problem; I think it's related to my video card or the drivers thereof; I don't recall this being an issue on any other video cards. I don't think it's related to my connection speed: My 100Mbps connection is not a trifling slow connection.

Anyway, the problem is this: For some reason, all animated .gif images seem to download too slowly. This causes an issue, as when I am trying to view said gif, Firefox tries to display them anyway, and I am forced to WATCH them load, frame by frame, very slowly. It is very slow and jerky, then it plays normally once it's loaded every frame.

Thing is, it shouldn't take this long to load all the frames, because I am capable of loading any other format, including .bmp, very quickly.

So, I am posting this question in the Browsers forum for two reasons. The first is that I can't simply buy another video card at the moment, and I have the latest drivers. I was wondering if there was a method, in Firefox, to delay the animation of the animated gif until it has loaded, much like buffering on streaming movies.

Of course, if anyone knows an older set of drivers that work better with .gif images, let me know.

My specs, as they RELATE to graphics, processing speed and internet:

CPU: AMD Athlon 64 3700+
Video: nVidia e-Geforce 7800
Memory: 3 GB DDR
Internet connection: Comcast cable (100Mbps)
OS: Windows XP SP2

Thanks in advance, guys.
First thing, I'd try is to create new profile, so all settings are gonna be set to default:
http://www.mozilla.org/support/firefox/profileHold on, nevermind. It seems, on further investigation, that I did not have the latest drivers. A recent forceware update by nVidia corrected the problem. So... never mind, it's okay. Thanks, though.

If i GO onto any page that has a video it wont play, nor does the content show up.
Same thing with MUSIC, I.E if i go onto myspace i cant see the little myspace BOX...
if a webpage has a photo as a way to enter the site, cant see the photo either to enter the site.

This happened out of the blue, i restarted my laptop and this happened!
what gives?GET FIREFOX, and see, if same thing happens.

I am using Windows XP Home Edition with Internet Explorer 7. When I visit the Chelsea Plus web site i.e. http://tv.chelseafc.com/ and log on using my Username and Password I am not seeing the various drop down menus which links you to the other parts of the site. I have been in contact with the support team for the site and they suggested at first it is to do with Javascript and the last email I had from they suggested it was to do with ActiveX CONTROLS. I am at a complete lost as to what to do next,so that is why I have joined this forum in the hope that SOMEBODY with the necessary technical background can HELP me solve this annoying problem.Get Firefox, and see, if same thing happens.Thank you BRONI for your tip. I have downloaded Firefox and I can now see all the drop down lists etc. Once again many thanks for your help,but I am still curious why I cannot see the drop down lists when using Internet Explorer.You're welcome.
That's why PEOPLE dump IE, and switch to Firefox.
As for your IE curiosity, you can try to reset, or reinstall it.

i AM RUNNING INTERNET EXPLORER 7 ON WINDOWS XP HOME EDITION . I USE YAHOO FOR MY E-MAIL. WHEN I CALL UP THE YAHOO MAIL PAGE, I AM UNABLE TO GET YAHOO E-MAIL COMPOSE TOOLBAR. YOU KNOW THE ONE THAT LETS ME SELECT FONT, FONT SIZE COLOR TEXT ETC. . . . .ANY SUGGESTIONS ANYONE? JIM

I need telecharger Internet Explorer 6 SERVICE Pack 2Quote

Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 2

My wife bought a Compaq Laptop just before heading to Italy last week to GO see our grandson at Aviano AFB, Italy. She is in a house with wireless router and shows to have full strenght connection to the server, but says IE won't show any webpage just like she has no connection. It worked at our house with same set up in USA before she left. I think it has IE6 on it but not sure. Communication with her is limited to one call a day and I know it must just be a setting somewhere, not sure if it has to do with her being international or not. Any suggestions??Ask her to connect her laptop straight to the modem.Will do. Guess that will prove whether she really as a connection or not. This has me baffled because it tells her she has a strong connection to the wireless in the house.

Thanks for the SUGGESTION. Will post result tomrrow.The strong connection icon shows she has a good signal between the laptop and the wireless router...not neccessarily ANYTHING PAST the router.maybe the problem is the security key, this may have been set up to your home network.

It is possible for a wireless laptop to connect to a wireless network, but if you don't provide the security key, you won't be able to get through the router, and not to the internet.

What she is seeing is an excellent wireless connection to the router. Doesn't mean she'll be able to get on the internet.

Hi,I have recently did a non destructive system recovery and was not ABLE to restore my c:My Backup file.
I was using mozilla firefox before this and now when I install mozilla I can not view videos,You tube or emails with videos.If I uninstall mozilla I can watch all sources of videos.
I get a window that says Java script is off or needs upgrading.then I get a MESSAGE that I need to DOWNLOAD flashplayer and when I download it nothing happens.I ALSO by mistake removed a program that I have no idea of what it was,and it could be this program?Any how I am using Windows XP and need help.Thanks Mark. What does it say here:
http://www.javatester.org/version.htmlThank You Broni.That worked out.What happened? Did you update your Java? Or...?Sometimes, they LEAVE us wondering ... LOLAdmit it Soybean...that's why you stop back...

Hello, my little sister was on my laptop computer this holiday and she visited 2 sites that I cant remove from my address history. I've done "tools" "internet options" "delete cookies, files, offline content, and clear history" and yet they remain...I try deleting them manually but they don't show up on the C drive at all, the only thing there is a Index.DAT file...This is annoying and troublesome...the 2 sits were bleachexile.com and one particular page of a story on fanficion.net. I'm a college student and I use my computer for school and work its embarrassing when SOMEONE types in a address with the same starting letters and those address pop up...it makes me seem unprofessional and explaining is compacted.
Needles to say Anna will not be using my laptop for "just checking on EMAIL" again.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. I have a latitude/ d820 and use internet explorer…
http://www.worldstart.com/tips/tips.php/1009There is a SPECIFIC index.dat file which accumulates the url's of every site visited when using IE. This file is a Hidden System file which is protected whenever Windows is running so cannot be deleted using 'normal' methods. However it can be deleted in Safe mode or better STILL by running CCleaner from http://www.ccleaner.com/download it's free but donation can be made.

While CCleaner cannot delete the index.dat file it will flag it for deletion, prior to Windows starting, on the NEXT bootup.

Good luck1. Start> Run
2, Type Regedit
3. Click OK
4. Double click at HKRY_CURRENT_USER>Software>Microsoft>Internet Explorer>TypedURLs
5.Right click at selected website
6. Select delete
7. Yes

http://computersdoctors.blogspot.com

Hi there.

We use a proxy server for internet TRAFFIC at WORK. Most of our users are still quite illiterate when it comes to configuring their applications, IE included.
Those users who have laptops continually complain about not being able to access the internet from home. All of them, inlcuding the CEO SEE it as an inconvenience to have to go into the settings of IE and uncheck the use proxy box.

Does anyone KNOW of a way to SET the proxy preferences using a batch file or script that our users could run to set/reset proxy settings? We are using IE6

Thanks in advance,
spacechimpMaybe creating two users, one with work settings, and one with home settings would be the easiest option.You can do this through VBS which you can use as a logon script if you want

Heres an example
http://www.pcreview.co.uk/forums/thread-2083612.php

or just do a search on google for "VBS proxy"

Hi, running w98se with a recent new installation - ie5.5 worked fine with install from w98 disk, but when I upgraded to ie6 I get an error message that ie has encountered an error and needs to close down at any WEB site I try to open [such as this one] that requires a logon and pw. When I enter my name and pw up comes the error BOX and ie shuts down. It seems to have something to do with VISUAL Basic and msvcrt.dll. I don't have VB installed and I have tried downloading and installing the dll file in ie without result. I have also downloaded and re-installed ie 6 and also service pack 1 for ie6 without result. Strangely enough logon to encripted sites such as my Bank and Mastercard works fine!
I downloaded Firefox to post this cry for HELP as I cannot log on with IE.

Can a person have too many shortcuts on their desktop? Just wondering if having lots of icon shortcuts to various programs & websites RIGHT on the desktop slows things down or is it better to access them from the favorites menu or my documents?Quote

Just wondering if having lots of icon shortcuts to various programs & websites right on the desktop slows things down

I have Explorer7 and also Firefox. When I try to get into a chat room such as using applet, the window disappears! In fact on a few occasions not just with trying to get into chat rooms, the window has vanished usually when another window or application is in the process of opening. So annoying. Have to open new browser window and return to where I was. But the VANISHING continues. Hope you can help me.
cheers Hi jamzky,

Seems like you're having Java problems. You might want to try and update your Java VERSION.
Here is a Java download LINK: http://www.java.com/en/download/index.jsp

Good luck!
-DonDoes it happen with both browsers?
What Windows version?both browsers are affected by this problem. I download latest Java may help.
Thankswindows XP home edHey Don

It worked! I reinstalled Java and now all seems to be going well. Thanks again.

JamzNice JOB, DonMCN You're very WELCOME jamzky

I just got a new hard drive after my old one died, and when trying to connect to my wireless internet, my status says connected with an excelled signal strength, but internet explorer cannot load pages. What is the PROBLEM here? Thanks so much!What version of windows is this?Will Firefox?It's XP and I've never used Firefox, so I don't know...I'll have to check when I get home.Quote

I'll have to check when I get home

i'm having this really serious problem with wanadoo/orange broadband. my internet connection always messes up and keeps going on and off which is really taking the piss up to the point i really feel like GETTING the whole *censored* pc and the modem and bash it outside the window coz getting access to one site takes like 10 mins T___T

i'm using firefox but today, when my internet connection messes up, i've decided to safely remove the hardware and unplug the internet modem but as soon as i do that, the PC automatically restarts and i ended up losing my essay which i can't recover. then, i OPEN firefox and REALISED that there's no tab on the up screen. people who use firefox might understand what im trying to say, i mean those tabs where u can go on separate websites in one window. how to REGAIN that?
and lastly(i hope, i havent check anything yet),all of my precious bookmarks are deleted which really make me frustrated coz i got some important sites there.
can anybody help me?

Hi - I am running Internet Explorer 7 on my Dell PC, using Windows XP Home.
I am connecting to the Web with no problems but WHENEVER I try to access what I guess is a 'secure' site (such as my Bank's internet banking site) I can't access that page. I receive a message that says "Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage ...".

Help!

MichaelWelcome aboard

The very first thing to try is to use Firefox, and see, if same thing will happen.Thanks Broni. I have just downloaded Firefox with no problems. However, when I try to access it I get the following message

Unable to connect
Firefox can't establish a connection to the server at www.bigpond.com.


* The site could be TEMPORARILY unavailable or too busy. Try again in a few
moments.

* If you are unable to load any pages, check your computer's network
connection.

* If your computer or network is protected by a firewall or proxy, make sure
that Firefox is permitted to access the Web.

Any other ideas? I have TRIED playing around with the security settings in IE but to no avail.Next thing to check is, if you can connect from SAFE Mode.Contact your bank about this. They probably have someone who answers questions of this type. They should be able to advise you about browser settings required to access their site. And, if you can resolve the problem with your banking site, I'd bet you'll also be able to access other secure sites then.www.bigpond.com is not secure site, so other then "bigpond", and your bank site, are you having any problems with any other site?
Did you try Safe Mode?
What firewall do you use?

for whatever reason, apostrophes and I believe some other marks are appearing as squares. the PROBLEM seems to be just with webpages, and I can't understand why it is happening. I use internet explorer version 7.0, downloaded about a month ago, and up-to-date as FAR as i know. I'm running Windows XP. Any help would be appreciated.Welcome ABOARD

Can you POST the link to any web page where it happens?

Hi Broni,
I use IE 7 and have not had any persistant problems with it (yet). But was curious about something the guys who built my computer had said. They referred to Firefox as a "Dumb Browser" (not in a bad WAY) and did recommend using it if I ever had IE problems...could you tell me what they meant by that?

If feel lucky...I haven't had the kind of trouble with IE that I see in this forum.
Should I knock on wood or something?

ThanksMy main concern about IE has always been its security ISSUES.
Below, you'll find some graphs from one of the main security companies, www.secunia.com.
Look CLOSELY at number of issues, their severity, and how they were eventually fixed.
What is even more important, when some security issue comes up with Firefox, usually there is a fix in matter of hours, with IE, it takes days.

Here we go:

IE 6:
http://secunia.com/product/11/?task=statistics



IE 7:
http://secunia.com/product/12366/?task=statistics



Firefox 1.x:
http://secunia.com/product/4227/?task=statistics



Firefox 2.x:
http://secunia.com/product/12434/?task=statistics



Furthermore...
To me, IE has been always long time behind other browsers new trends (how long did it take Micro$oft to implement tabbed browsing? years?).
With Firefox, and all its add-ons, it's fun to play with them, and adjust your browser to your needs.
IE is just as it is - dull.

This is a very INTERESTING subject, and I'm sure more people will post here with their arguments. I think, I just started with some thoughts.Thanks Broni...think I'll make the switch next time IE acts up.Another thing...
If you look through posts about IE problems, they often starts out of blue, without any serious computer changes, and they are often really hard to fix, if fixable in some simple way.
Also, with the particular problem, some solutions will work for some people, but not for others.

Windows xp home, IE 7 and firefox


A couple of problems have developed over the past few days on IE 7 when i go on certain Internet sites(not All) the full page stops loading red crosses in some parts

And also there is one particular site that doesn't load at all it finds the site but just keeps searching.
BTW everything works fine on FIRE fox as it did on IE7 (my preference) up to a few days ago that's why i downloaded firefox.

already system restored +Scanned with spybot,spywareblaster,AVG and i use comodo firewall
Skyblue

[saving disk space - old attachment deleted by admin]Does it happen with IE AND Firefox?
Quote

there is one particular site that doesn't load at all

Does it happen with IE AND Firefox?

What's the address?

No just IE

but I bet, it won't work, like many M$ advices.

during installation java (software already installed )

I hate IE!!!!

It could also be on their end...not the best constructed website i've visited lately...

Hey everyone..

bumped into a html page(using IE) where i couldn't right click..i know it is hard-coded in the HTML itself..but is there any way to get around it?

thanksSome web pages will do this in order to prevent you from copying things.Quote from: Gilgamesh21 on November 23, 2007, 06:23:33 PM

is there any way to get around it?

If a website doesn't want you to right click, it probably means they don't want you to copy anything.

Quote from: Carbon Dudeoxide on November 23, 2007, 09:19:26 PM

If a website doesn't want you to right click, it probably means they don't want you to copy anything.

I KNOW KNOW KNOW THAT...STOP SPAMMING PPL..

Just RECENTLY bought a new desktop, Windows XP Pro, having and odd problem with both browsers....
DOESNT matter if Firefox is open or not, when I TYPE any address into IE, it automaticly opens the page in a new tab in Firefox....
I have made sure that IE is the default browser and Firefox is not, yet this keeps happening, having used both browsers for years this is the first time I have ever come across this problem, anyone have any advise?
I have no idea why IE would use Firefox to display pages LIKE this.....Another thing, sometimes when IE starts I get this window....


[saving disk space - old attachment deleted by admin]Hmmm, from doing a google search this Null thing seems to be an IE 7 problem, thing is I'm still on 6....
This trouble only seemed to start today after I added a second user to the hard drive....
Maybe this could be moved to the software or hardware forum?In Windows Explorer, go Tools>Folder Options>File Types
Make sure, that following file types are associated with IE, not Firefox:
htm
html
mht
mhtml
shtml
url
xht
xhtml
xml
How do I get to Windows Explorer?
If you meant internet explorer, cant find that option in tools....
Never mind, found it....
How can you tell? I cant really make sense of what I'm looking at....Find the file extension that you want to make an association for...
html, for instance...
Is Internet Explorer listed as the default program?
If not...
Click Change
Browse to find the program you want to associate with html or select the program from a list provided.
For Internet Explorer browse to Program Files > Internet Explorer > iexplorer.exe

Follow same instructions for other file types, I listed in my previous post.

The essential facts:
1. I use XP.
2. I have deleted DAT files and my browser history.
3. Yet some old URLs will not go away.

What should I do?

Thanks.Try MRU-Blaster:
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/mrublaster.htmldownload the CC cleaner it can also delete history and internet cookies. or go to tools in the IE then internet options and click clear historyQuote from: Broni on November 17, 2007, 02:30:36 PM

Try MRU-Blaster:
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/mrublaster.html

MRU-Blaster is a privacy cleaning tool that scans your computer for MRU (most recently used) entries, cookies and Internet cache files and offers to REMOVE them. MRU entries are left by almost any software, they are used to allow you to access recently used files, documents etc. While they are convenient for most users, they can also reveal details of what you ve been doing, what documents you have worked on etc. For those that would rather not keep this information accessible, MRU-Blaster will do the job. It can detect more than 30,000 MRU items and quickly scans your system, then presents you with a list. Additional features include cookie cleaning (with exclude option), secure file deletion, index.dat file deletion and more.

My new Dell computer (XP Home) came with ver 7 Internet Explorer. How can I safely uninstall it, and download Ver 6?

I like Ver 6 because I want to easily see who has the Cookies on my computer and be able to remove them, and I want to be able to see who the Temp Files are that are running, and try to delete them.

And - I guess it's just one more thing to learn and my brain is saturated!

Thanks - Don't use IE version 6! Version 7 has a lot better security that will keep you safe online. You can remove cookies and temp files in IE7 like you could do in IE6.
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DELETING COOKIES
You can delete all or some cookies in Internet Explorer.

To delete a single cookie

In Internet Explorer, click the Tools button, and then click Internet Options.
On the General tab, under Browsing history, click Settings.
Click the View files button.
Click the Name column heading to sort all the files alphabetically, and then scroll down until you see files that BEGIN with the prefix Cookie:. All cookies will have that prefix, and they USUALLY contain the name of the website that created the cookie.
Right-click the cookie you want to delete, click Delete, and then click Yes.
Close the window that contains the list of files, and then click OK twice to return to Internet Explorer.
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TO DELETE ALL COOKIES

In Internet Explorer, click the Tools button, and then click Internet Options.
On the General tab, under Browsing history, click Delete.
Click Delete cookies.
When you are prompted to confirm that you want to delete cookies, click Yes.
Click Close, and then click OK.
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TO VIEW TEMPORARY INTERNET FILES

In Internet Explorer, click the Tools button, and then click Internet Options.
On the General tab, under Browsing history, click Settings.
In the Settings dialog box, click View files.
To delete temporary Internet files

In Internet Explorer, click the Tools button, and then click Internet Options.
On the General tab, under Browsing history, click Delete.
In the Delete Browsing History dialog box, click the individual button for the type of information you want to delete, or click Delete all to remove all temporary files.
When you have finished deleting the files you want to, click Close, and then click OK. temporary Internet files

In Internet Explorer, click the Tools button, and then click Internet Options.
On the General tab, under Browsing history, click Settings.
In the Settings dialog box, click View files.
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TO DELETE TEMPORARY INTERNET FILES

In Internet Explorer, click the Tools button, and then click Internet Options.
On the General tab, under Browsing history, click Delete.
In the Delete Browsing History dialog box, click the individual button for the type of information you want to delete, or click Delete all to remove all temporary files.
When you have finished deleting the files you want to, click Close, and then click OK. WOW! I didn't really THINK there was a way. Your REPLY is a TREMENDOUS help!
OK -- I'll keep it!!!!

Many thanks!

Hi, I'm new here and I didn't know where to stick this in so I THOUGHT here. hope this is the right place.

Ok, so I have a lot of saved webpages on my computer(very important) and when I would open them before e/t was fine, but now recently a couple days ago I don't know what I did or how it happened but e/t is MESSED up and either they won't open properly or a message will appear saying the file is not valid.
How can I re-fix e/t?
Which programs are best at opening saved web-pages.
Mozilla doesn't WORK for me, and IE doesn't SHOW e/t.
Anyone, please help.
and thanks in advance, I really appreciate this.

Welcome aboard

What is e/t?You know...that thing with really long fingers that LOVED Reese's pieces...Quote from: Broni on November 24, 2007, 03:06:26 PM

Welcome aboard

What is e/t?

You know...that thing with really long fingers that LOVED Reese's pieces...

I installed Firefox recently, and it's set as the default browser. However, when certain things open, they still use IE. For example, when I click a link in WINDOWS Live Messenger, access my mail accounts through WLM or Yahoo Messenger, click a link that opens in a new window, etc. it still opens in IE.

I've tried using the program found at http://windowsxp.mvps.org/defaultbrowser.htm but it made no difference. Windows sees Firefox as the default, but still opens links in IE. How can I fix this? I'm sure someone has asked this before, but I've searched and can't seem to find it.Open new Firefox tab.
In address bar type in:
about:config
Hit Enter.
In Filter field paste:
browser.link.open_external
Make sure, that its value is set to 3.Oh, SORRY. Meant to mention that before. I found that on the forums earlier and had already checked it. It was set to 3 but it is still doing the same thing.Try my suggestion here. It has worked for me in the past.
Btw. when you click the mail icon in WLM it will always open an IE window. WLM is hardwired to do that. I don't know about Yahoo messenger but it could be the same problem.
Ok, I think I GOT it.

Some programs were set to use IE to open links. As for the rest of the programs, they have no options for changing what browser they open links in, just whatever they feel like I guess. Oh WELL... thanks anyway Also...
In Windows explorer, go Tools>Folder Options>File Types
Make sure, that following file types are associated with Firefox, not IE:
htm
html
mht
mhtml
shtml
url
xht
xhtml
xmlYou could also try resetting FF as default through Program Access and Defaults.Just may jog something from there?I have Yahoo Messenger installed and it opens Firefox in my computer.Problem has been solved with everything except Microsoft programs, which just won't open into Firefox. Oh well, that's Microsoft for ya. Hopefully I'll get all this SWITCHED over to Linux when my new laptop arrives.

Hi! everyone, I'm so irritated with this issue of password prompting, Microsoft Internet Explorer Keeps prompting for password when ever i launch it, if don't supply does details it wont connect to the internet, i find this so annoying and time consuming, how can i get rid of this option and launch IE once. the proxy setting is address 10.0.0.1 port 3128, do I realy need to use this proxy info? and i cant connect MSN messanger 8.0 as well i get the error that says check proxy setting, but i can connect to the net while browsing. If i change the Proxy setting wont it affect Internet connection?

please helpSometimes yeah, sometimes nay, but mostly yeah. Look for SETTINGS that will allow you to temporarily bypass or disable proxy settings. Look in the browser settings for never dial a connection and always use LAN.yeah remove the proxy and see what happense, for WHATEVER reason its set to that it shouldent be.. i checked and 10.0.0.1:3128 is not online right now anyways.. , if the login box still comes up change your internet start page..Who setup the proxy ? ?
If the proxy servers aren't online neither will you be...Ask your ISP, if they REQUIRE proxies..Well it was all setup by someone who left the company and i have to work out all this without causing any ambarassment, i still have to get intouch with the ISP and ask them that, but i need to get rid of thid password staff, is there any suggestion on how i can speed up the internet connection? because PAGES take so long to open