Re: grouse - new internet problems

I just gave up on IE and downloaded Mozilla which seems to be much faster.


> [Original Message]
> From: Kitty <kmrsy@comcast.net>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Date: 7/5/2009 9:33:51 AM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] grouse - new internet problems
>
> With a little right-clicking I found an option to reset IE to the factory 
> installed settings which I expected to be IE6.  It warned against doing
this 
> because I'd lose all sorts of settings and it couldn't be reversed. 
> However, it did say to use this option if your browser becomes
inoperable. 
> I hadn't been able to use it since yesterday through numerous restarts.
>
> The reset seems to have worked, although rather than going back to IE6, I 
> still have IE8.  But at least I am online.  I have a couple of items
selling 
> on ebay today so I need access.  Time to go looking for another browser. 
I 
> noticed I have Netscape setup.exe, created Jan 2006 on my computer. 
Would 
> that be a good one to use?
>
> Kitty
> neIN, Zone 5
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Kitty" <kmrsy@comcast.net>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Sunday, July 05, 2009 8:55 AM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] grouse - new internet problems
>
>
> > Jim's suggestion looks imperative but impossible now.
> > IE8 doesn't "respond".  My internet connection is obviously fine as I am
> > getting new emails.  But when I try to get on the internet, I get nada.
> > C+A+D gets me "this program is not responding".  Does anyone know how I 
> > can
> > dump IE8 and go back to IE7, if it is still somewhere on my computer? 
If 
> > I
> > can't get on the internet, how could I get a new browser?
> >
> > Kitty
> > neIN, Zone 5
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "james singer" <inlandjim1@q.com>
> > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > Sent: Friday, July 03, 2009 7:36 PM
> > Subject: Re: [CHAT] grouse
> >
> >
> >> Because I am genetically paranoid, and knowing that Greedy Billy wants
> >> to compete in the search engine business, I wonder if your trouble is
> >> not Google gone amok, but Explorer. Maybe it's time to switch to
> >> Firefox [or whatever it's called].
> >>
> >>
> >> On Jul 3, 2009, at 5:06 PM, Kitty wrote:
> >>
> >>> I know I've said it b4, but I hate upgrades.  This morning Win
> >>> Explorer 8 jumped on board, and though it doesn't cause any real
> >>> problems (so far) I really dislike the way it grays out most of the
> >>> web address, making black only one word.
> >>>
> >>> But what's really ticking me this time is Google.  Idid NOT upgrade
> >>> to a new Google thing they kept pushing because I didn't know what
> >>> would happen.  I was just fine w/out it.  But they still changed
> >>> things on me.  I googled "currency conversion calculator"  and got:
> >>> Results: 1-10 of about 9,050,000
> >>>
> >>> Sounds good but they will only allow me to look at ONE - which is
> >>> something google wants to add to my igoogle toolbar - a toolbar I
> >>> don't have & don't want..  I could click on a right hand sidebar of
> >>> sponsored links, which of course I don't want.  I don't want to buy
> >>> anything I just want the exchange rate for a euro.  The largest
> >>> portion of the search list page is totally BLANK.
> >>>
> >>> Obviously this can't be right.  So I scroll and scroll until I'm
> >>> past the sponsored links and THERE they are.  I cannot immediately
> >>> see my results until I first look at what goolge and it's sponsors
> >>> have to offer.
> >>>
> >>> Why does everyone want to slap another toolbar on my screen? I
> >>> currently have NINE available of which I allow 4 to show and that
> >>> takes up 20% of my screen as it is with small icons.
> >>>
> >>> Grrrr
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Kitty
> >>> neIN, Zone 5
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> >>
> >> Inland Jim
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