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UBT - Halifax-lad
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Bloody Browser

Post by UBT - Halifax-lad »

Well I installed Firefox just to have a look around and didn't like it so uninstalled it, rebooted my computer.

Only problem is now if I want a internet page to come up I have to click on the IE quick-link, rather than any of my shortcuts on the keyboard or if I get email through yahoo it won't bring up a IE page, how do I get it to work properly again.

IE is set up as default browser
UBT - Halifax-lad
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Post by UBT - Halifax-lad »

Fixed it all on my own had to goto

Set Program Access & Defaults and change by browser to IE, it didn't change back after the uninstall of Firefox
DJH@GB-Ro
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Post by DJH@GB-Ro »

I didn't know people still used IE :o

I couldn't survive without tab browsing after having it for so long
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Post by GaryM »

Uninstall Firefox? Blasphemy! The power of Mozilla compels you!
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Post by Darren »

I have ie7 with tabbed browser and I find it a pain in the butt.
I click the X and away go about 7 browser windows. When I only meant to close 1.

I'm sure it will just be a matter of changing my normal habit but at the minute It's a pain
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Post by UBT - Halifax-lad »

I had IE7 for a while but got rid of it after a couple of weeks there were to many bugs in it, will wait until it is officially released
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Post by DJH@GB-Ro »

You should try firefox for a bit longer, when I first got it I didn't like it, but now it seems when I used IE 6, it feels like using windows 95. I really recommmend giving it a little trial! Plus try some add ons such as 'FasterFox'.
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Post by UBT - Mikee »

Just had a look at the Fasterfox add-on. Seems like webmasters don't like it 'cos it generates too much trafik!

https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/m ... e=comments

Too early in the morning to work out how to make the URL a comment!
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Post by UBT - Simon »

Google accelerator does the same job though again some pages can't be viewed. But I think its less of a whack to the server if used but can be easily disabled


oh and it works on firefox and IE
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Post by UBT - Halifax-lad »

UBT - Simon wrote:Google accelerator does the same job though again some pages can't be viewed. But I think its less of a whack to the server if used but can be easily disabled
I would never use that it sends all kinds of Data about you back to Googles servers, I once had a look at it before going to install and I turned away from it because of that reason
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Post by UBT - Halifax-lad »

Ok so I'm giving it another try, how do I get the browser to play a sound when I click on a link, it doesn't feel right not making a noise when it goes to a new web page.

the noise is like a little click sound
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Post by UBT - BHCJackie »

UBT - Halifax--lad wrote:Ok so I'm giving it another try, how do I get the browser to play a sound when I click on a link, it doesn't feel right not making a noise when it goes to a new web page.
Control panel, Sounds & Audio Devices, Sounds, find the application and add the sound isn't it?
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Post by UBT - Halifax-lad »

Where do I find the control panel in Firefox?
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Post by UBT - BHCJackie »

UBT - Halifax--lad wrote:Where do I find the control panel in Firefox?
No in XP. Start, Settings, Control Panel. At least that's where I did my sound effects for IE.
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Post by UBT - Halifax-lad »

I only have options for IE in there and not anything for FireFox
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Post by UBT - BHCJackie »

UBT - Halifax--lad wrote:I only have options for IE in there and not anything for FireFox
Dunno then hun, sorry. I'm sure one of the Firefox experts will be able to tell you.

Dumb question - have you looked in Help?
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Post by UBT - Halifax-lad »

I can't use the help facility it keeps throwing up errors, as I'm looking for the answer to another problem but have had to ask that on there forums as help won't work
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Post by UBT - Halifax-lad »

Thats the one thank you :)

Wish the search bit would work for me :lol: :lol: Will have to try it again soon may just have been a temp error
UBT - BHCJackie
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Post by UBT - BHCJackie »

Perhaps the search doodah only works when you view it in IE :sign5:
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Post by UBT - Halifax-lad »

UBT - BHCJackie wrote:Perhaps the search doodah only works when you view it in IE :sign5:
Just managed to use the search bit, have found everything I need
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Post by UBT - BHCJackie »

UBT - Halifax--lad wrote:Just managed to use the search bit, have found everything I need
Yay :!:
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