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Re: Internet Explorer [Re: Draclvr] #841470
10/10/12 01:49 PM
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Originally Posted By: Draclvr

If you don't see the row with File, Edit, View, Tools and Help on it, just right click at the top of the page and the option will show up to put a check mark by "Menu."


How dumb of me. Of course! Right click up at the top as Draclvr says, granny and select Menu Bar! (face palm) Once you've got that, you'll be able to find Help and give us your IE version number.

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grin Gil, you have no idea how many times I've clicked on a screenshot!


Oh, yes,I have! Been there too many times! laugh

Originally Posted By: Homer6
There is another way to help granny, and that's for her to allow someone to remote access her computer.


Homer6,

That is a very good idea. Are you up for it? grin


Gil.


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Re: Internet Explorer [Re: granny] #841477
10/10/12 02:49 PM
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Homer, I use the free version of Team Viewer. Once connected, you can open up a chat session or even a video chat if you have enough bandwidth.


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Re: Internet Explorer [Re: granny] #841574
10/10/12 10:51 PM
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When I first turned the PC on, AT&T was changing to Yahoo for Email,( Yahoo put Bing junk everywhere.)


Prior to this - how did you open your email? Did you use Windows Live Mail, Outlook Express or your browser?

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I had no way to go online except by going thru Yahoo, then to a couple of other pages to get to the MAIL Box symbel,(SP)? and finally to the mailbox. Finally pushed a button that gets me there with only two pops.


This almost sounds like your home page has been set to yahoo.com, is that what you're looking at?

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Now to the Brouser...... As I said, IE comes on several times an hour asking me if I want it, I key no so it goes away for a while.


If it's not been set as the default browser, it's going to ask you what you what you want to do. If you're using IE, check "yes" otherwise check "no".

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I am going to try the TOOLS - Prefereences - Search and see what happens.


On the IE browser, press Tools, Internet Options and select the Programs Tab - if IE I the default browser, you'll see it there.

Re: Internet Explorer [Re: InlandAZ] #841588
10/11/12 01:12 AM
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Gil, I have an idea how it's done, but no practical experience.

Drac, This is the first time I've heard of that software. And as usual, I looked into it and since it was free, so far, I took the time to download it.

granny: After you start your computer do you have the regular windows screen as you did with XP? You'll see any wall paper you've set for the background, or the default Win 7 background. Icons for games, programs, etc. sitting on the screen--the Desktop. Down at the bottom on the window you have a bar that runs left to right along the bottom? Or right to left if it's more convenient. Does any program start just after you start the computer?

Once you start your computer you shouldn't have any program start unless you've told it to start upon computer startup. I don't prescribe to this, but it's a personal choice. If any program has opened after starting the computer, close it so you have the normal startup screen displayed.

Depending on how the software was configured, there may be icons on the Desktop for all of your Office programs, any antivirus software, and possibly the browser program that's been loaded. If you don't see an icon on the desktop for IE, then go down to the bottom of the screen and look on the Task Bar, the bar that runs along the bottom of the window. You're looking for an icon that looks like a large lower case 'E' with a gold colored band running across the face. That is the shortcut for IE.

Left clicking on that icon, or left double clicking on the icon on the desktop will start IE. If anything pops up while IE is starting, tell it no or continue, or whatever, and let IE completely start. If you find IE doesn't complete its startup, close it and start it again. This time tell the pop ups yes so they'll allow IE to finish starting--those can be removed later.

If Yahoo ends up in your face, then it needs to be changed to whatever home page you want. Look at the top right corner of the IE screen and four icons. The one that looks like a house takes you back to your home page. The one that looks like a star is your favorites and history. The one that looks like a gear is your tools pop up that allows you to do several things. The fourth one looks like a wrench, which is used to make adjustments to the tool bars at the top of the IE window.

To change your home page, click on the gear icon in the upper right of the IE window. Scroll down to Internet Options and left click. If the General Tab isn't open, click on the tab to open it. The very first heading is Home Page. If Yahoo has been set to your home page its url address should be in the box to the left of the heading. To change your home page you need to enter the url address of the web site you want IE to go to when it opens.

To get rid of unwanted tool bars, look at the upper left corner of IE and you'll see the name of the tool bars installed. To the left of each name is a small 'X'. Clicking on the small 'X' will remove that tool bar. To help keep them from trying to reinstall, go back to the gear icon at the top right of the screen. Scroll down to Manage add-ons, left click and another window opens. On the top left side it says add-on type. Click on the one that says Search Providers and all available search providers will be listed. Following each one listed to the right and you'll either see Enabled, or Disabled to tell you whether or not it's running. If Bind is enabled, disable it by going to the bottom left of the screen and click on Disable Suggestions. Once you click on this you will see the status change from Enabled to Disabled. Do the same thing for any search provider you don't want to use.

I realize this has been long winded, but short of someone being at your computer, or doing a remote access of your computer, it's the best I can offer.


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