Re: IE5 - Address Bar
From: Will Denny (willdenny_at_mvps.org)
Date: 07/27/04
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Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2004 11:52:09 +0100
You're welcome, Ed.
-- Will Denny MS-MVP Windows Shell/User Please reply to the News Groups "Edward" <edward.o.brien@mybtinternet.com> wrote in message news:eCaS8a8cEHA.2236@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl... > Thank, Will. I haven't tried that one. > > Ed > > > > "Will Denny" <willdenny@mvps.org> wrote in message > news:OBEbsY8cEHA.1384@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl... > Hi Ed > > It's some time since I've used a Win 9x OS - you may be better trying off > trying a Win 98 IE News Group - if you haven't already been there: > > news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.win98.internet.browser > > Click on the above link. All the best. > > -- > > Will Denny > MS-MVP Windows Shell/User > Please reply to the News Groups > > > "Edward" <edward.o.brien@mybtinternet.com> wrote in message > news:uQsYfQ8cEHA.3896@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl... >> Thanks, Will. >> >> I'm quite sure it is not a spyware problem. Her PC - which I think runs >> 98SE - originally opened with the Dell page as her Home page. I don't know >> what she did after that, except I know she did not like the Dell setup. > Now >> the default page is Yahoo or MSN but neither give an address bar - which > is >> the real pain - where she can type in her own URLs. >> >> I checked MS Support and they give the answer for IE6 but I can't find any >> help on IE5. I live quite a long way from my daughter so can't just pop >> round, and I don't want to try talking her through registry editing > without >> knowing what I'm doing as that could be disastrous. But a simple 'delete' > as >> with IE6 would be easy enough to attempt. >> >> Do you know if it can be done this way? >> >> Ed >> >> >> >> >> >> "Will Denny" <willdenny@mvps.org> wrote in message >> news:OeGwjC8cEHA.3896@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl... >> Hi >> >> Which OS? The following anti-spyware programs work OK with XP: >> >> Ad-Aware - www.lavasoftusa.com >> Spybot - http://www.safer-networking.org/ >> CWShredder - http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html >> >> Try SpyWareBlaster to stop intrusions: >> >> http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html >> >> Also see the following links: >> >> http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm >> http://www.microsoft.com/security/articles/spyware.asp >> >> -- >> >> Will Denny >> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User >> Please reply to the News Groups >> >> >> "Edward" <edward.o.brien@mybtinternet.com> wrote in message >> news:OThFK%237cEHA.1000@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl... >>>I posted this in the IE forum but without success. >>> >>> My daughter telephoned me yesterday to tell me she was unable to bring up >>> her new website. When I tried to help, she was unable to find an address >> bar >>> on her browser. In "View//Toolbars", "Address Bar" is ticked but nothing > I >>> could do helped. Having nowhere to type the address, of course makes it >>> impossible to navigate. >>> >>> Up to now, when she launches IE the window comes up as Yahoo which has >>> always found what she is looking for, using Yahoo's search - > i.e.Keywords. >>> Obviously an unlisted website is not found. This I believe was set by >> Dell, >>> the PC's manufacturer. >>> >>> Setting the browser to "about:blank" does not help. >>> >>> I know about IE6 - deleting the registry key ..../toolbar/WebBrowser to >> get >>> back to defaults - but I don't know about IE5. >>> >>> Can anyone help, please? >>> >>> TIA >>> >>> Ed O'Brien >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> > > > >
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