There are many pop-up stoppers available, Barbara. Switching to Firefox to use it as your browser is a good way of controlling those pests: http://getfirefox.com/ Firefox has numerous extensions which enhance its capabilities to control advertisements and pop-ups: http://mozmonkey.com/howto/install/ http://adblock.mozdev.org/ http://weblogs.mozillazine.org/asa/archives/007860.html But if you need to continue using IE, do a Google search for "pop-up blockers" and you will find a huge selection (try this sample): http://tinyurl.com/b59t6 Lance -----Original Message----- From: Barbara Cope [mailto:bndcope@unidial.com] Sent: Saturday, 23 July 2005 1:14 AM To: SENIOR-NEWBIE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [SR-NEWBIE] Pop ups Would anyone know how to delete pop ups. The count has reached 2000 and thought it would help to be able to delete them. Thanks, Barbara

Bob, the link Barry posted in his message is an excellent one. Follow those guidelines and you should be able to set yourself up very quickly. And if you want an alternative site, it's also worth reading the various tutorials here: http://www.nidelven-it.no/articles/introduction_to_thunderbird To further aid you after you get running with Thunderbird, here are a couple of sites on how to backup Thunderbird: http://mozbackup.jasnapaka.com/ http://tinyurl.com/allog To clean up Firefox after browsing you can use CleanMOCache: http://www.buttuglysoftware.com/CleanMOCache1.html Thunderbird makes an excellent RSS reader too, in case you haven't discovered that feature yet. Lance -----Original Message----- From: bobzmail@juno.com [mailto:bobzmail@juno.com] Sent: Saturday, 23 July 2005 4:22 AM To: SENIOR-NEWBIE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [SR-NEWBIE] Firefox Lance, I have another e-mail provider and have Windows XP. I would like to use Mozilla-Thunderbird for e-mail but I can not figure out how to set this up. It has me confused. Can you help me with this?

To create a shortcut to Favorites in the Quick Launch task bar, you first need to have Quick Launch enabled. To do this right click an empty spot on the Taskbar and select QUICK LAUNCH from the context menu. You should now see the Quick Launch area at the left hand end of the Taskbar. To get a shortcut to FAVORITES in here using XP, navigate to: C:\Documents and Settings\<your name>\Favorites Depress the right key of your mouse and "drag" the FAVORITES folder icon down into the Quick Launch area. Release the right button and select CREATE SHORTCUT HERE from the context menu. You should now see a little "star" icon there. When you click on this, your Favorites folder (at the above address) will open in Explorer. The point to consider though is a shortcut there really necessary? After all the link to FAVORITES shows, of course in IE. It also shows in the toolbar in Explorer. It is available for adding to the toolbar in Outlook (not Outlook Express); and all the other programs available in MS Office. You can also create a HTML file of your FAVORITES by exporting them to a folder on your Desktop, if needed. Lance -----Original Message----- From: The Fosters [mailto:lrfoster@isp.com] Sent: Saturday, 23 July 2005 3:39 AM To: SENIOR-NEWBIE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [SR-NEWBIE] Favorites w/ Windows XP... is there any way to put a shortcut on taskbar?

When using IE, the Google popup stopper is very effective. Elaine

Hello The, Friday, July 22, 2005, 6:39:05 PM, you wrote: TF> is there any way to put a shortcut on taskbar? Not directly - what you need to do is right click on the task bar and choose the Toolbar menu item then select Quick Launch Toolbar. This will add a different section to the taskbar that may already have some icons in there - a single click on these will launch the associated program ( usually comes with IE and OE icons as well as a couple of others ). To put another shortcut in this Quick Launch Toolbar - click on the icon on the desktop and hold the button down whilst dragging onto the Quick Launch section ( the cursor will change to a black I when it's in the correct place ). Now let go of the mouse button and there will be your icon to use :-) HTH -- Best regards, Barry mailto:barry@yobunny.co.uk MicroSoft Free Zone running Xandros 2.0 Deluxe

Hello bobzmail, Friday, July 22, 2005, 7:21:32 PM, you wrote: bjc> Lance, bjc> I have another e-mail provider and have Windows XP. I would like bjc> to use Mozilla-Thunderbird for e-mail but I can not figure out bjc> how to set this up. It has me confused. Can you help me with bjc> this? There's a very good guide here with pictures and info how to do it .. http://www1.umn.edu/adcs/guides/email/thunderbird/thunderbirdwin.html HTH :-) -- Best regards, Barry mailto:barry@yobunny.co.uk MicroSoft Free Zone running Xandros 2.0 Deluxe

is there any way to put a shortcut on taskbar?

Lance, I have another e-mail provider and have Windows XP. I would like to use Mozilla-Thunderbird for e-mail but I can not figure out how to set this up. It has me confused. Can you help me with this?

This is probably bad news for the millions who have downloaded WinZip and "neglected" to pay for it after 30 days. New owners are here now and they are "determined" to turn it into a profitable company. Read all about it at: http://tinyurl.com/98x74 Lance

Pat, what do you mean by "nothing happened"? Did the setup procedure run? Did you install Firefox in a "clean" new folder as suggested: http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/releases/1.0.6.html Lance -----Original Message----- From: pat nix [mailto:pnix@accessatc.net] Sent: Friday, 22 July 2005 9:03 AM To: SENIOR-NEWBIE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [SR-NEWBIE] Firefox 1.06 released 2005-07-19 When I uninstalled the 10.5 Foxfire and then tried the new version install nothing happened. Help please Pat ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lance" <lance.b.4u@gmail.com> To: <SENIOR-NEWBIE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2005 6:37 AM Subject: [SR-NEWBIE] Firefox 1.06 released 2005-07-19 > For members who have switched to using Firefox, a new version was > released this week - 1.06. The recently released version 1.05 had the > effect of "breaking" some of the extensions available for use with > Firefox. This version has remedied that. > > With this version, the Mozilla Foundation recommend that users of > previous versions UNINSTALL any previous version BEFORE installing > version 1.06. It would be wise to read the notes on: > http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/releases/1.0.6.html > > The new version can be found as usual on: > http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/ > > Lance > > > ==== SENIOR-NEWBIE Mailing List ==== > To search the archives for this list go here: > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > and type in SENIOR-NEWBIE > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx > > > ==== SENIOR-NEWBIE Mailing List ==== To search the archives for this list go here: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl and type in SENIOR-NEWBIE ============================== Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.336 / Virus Database: 267.9.2/55 - Release Date: 2005-07-21

Would anyone know how to delete pop ups. The count has reached 2000 and thought it would help to be able to delete them. Thanks, Barbara

In a message dated 7/21/2005 11:18:42 PM Eastern Standard Time, bndcope@unidial.com writes: Would anyone know how to delete pop ups. The count has reached 2000 and thought it would help to be able to delete them. Thanks, Barbara --- Barbara- I'm not sure what you mean by delete them. A popup is a web page just like any other you visit and when you close the popup window the only place it would be stored would be in your temp Internet files. Are you asking about deleting temp Internet files? How you would do that would depend upon which browser you are using. Or are you referring to some other type of popup? Joan

For members who have switched to using Firefox, a new version was released this week - 1.06. The recently released version 1.05 had the effect of "breaking" some of the extensions available for use with Firefox. This version has remedied that. With this version, the Mozilla Foundation recommend that users of previous versions UNINSTALL any previous version BEFORE installing version 1.06. It would be wise to read the notes on: http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/releases/1.0.6.html The new version can be found as usual on: http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/ Lance

When I uninstalled the 10.5 Foxfire and then tried the new version install nothing happened. Help please Pat ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lance" <lance.b.4u@gmail.com> To: <SENIOR-NEWBIE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2005 6:37 AM Subject: [SR-NEWBIE] Firefox 1.06 released 2005-07-19 > For members who have switched to using Firefox, a new version was released > this week - 1.06. The recently released version 1.05 had the effect of > "breaking" some of the extensions available for use with Firefox. This > version has remedied that. > > With this version, the Mozilla Foundation recommend that users of previous > versions UNINSTALL any previous version BEFORE installing version 1.06. It > would be wise to read the notes on: > http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/releases/1.0.6.html > > The new version can be found as usual on: > http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/ > > Lance > > > ==== SENIOR-NEWBIE Mailing List ==== > To search the archives for this list go here: > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > and type in SENIOR-NEWBIE > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx > > >

Hello VaGreen100, Wednesday, July 20, 2005, 3:49:16 AM, you wrote: Vac> I have Windows 98. Vac> When I try to open Excel [part of Office 97], I get the message Vac> below. Dell technician suggested uninstalling and reinstalling Vac> but Excel won't uninstall. I tried installing from disc and I get Vac> something similar to below. Can anyone offer suggestions. To remove Excel you need to run the Office 97 installation CD and use it to de-select it. Then run the CD again to add Excel back. Is this what you did, and if so what error messages did you get ? -- Best regards, Barry mailto:barry@yobunny.co.uk MicroSoft Free Zone running Xandros 2.0 Deluxe

In a message dated 7/20/2005 10:19:00 A.M. Central Daylight Time, young.snodgrass@verizon.net writes: Or in Windows XP you can just right click the Start button and select Windows Explorer! Cordially yours, Young Snodgrass, KC9OE --------- Oh, I like that better than any I've seen yet. Thanks! Velma

Hello The, Wednesday, July 20, 2005, 1:03:06 AM, you wrote: TF> But whay do I need it....remember with '98, it was there, but have TF> forgotten why? I can't believe I am so ignorant at my age! Windows Explorer is there to be able to locate files anywhere on the Hard Drive or to be able to add folders / files. WinXP wants everyone to just use the 'My Documents' folder for all their stuff and leave the rest of the file structure for Windows to use. If you can live with just having 'My Documents' then there's no need for a link to the rest of the Hard Drive. I think the reasoning behind this was to prevent twiddling where a user wasn't supposed to be messing. All part of the 'dumbing down' of Windows, but the advanced user can still get where they want :-) -- Best regards, Barry mailto:barry@yobunny.co.uk MicroSoft Free Zone running Xandros 2.0 Deluxe

It is just a case of why do you need any "shortcut"? They are simply a one-click way of accessing something rather quickly. Of course, the less shortcut icons you have on your Desktop makes for one tidy Desktop. Only have the shortcuts you "really" need - any others are just taking up Desktop space and consuming your computer's resources. If you don't need to use an Explorer shortcut, then you don't need one ;-). By the way, it helps if you include at least part of the individual message you are replying to in any thread. That way, your message is more clearer. Lance -----Original Message----- From: The Fosters [mailto:lrfoster@isp.com] Sent: Wednesday, 20 July 2005 10:03 AM To: SENIOR-NEWBIE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: Re[2]: [SR-NEWBIE] make shortcut for windows explorer But whay do I need it....remember with '98, it was there, but have forgotten why? I can't believe I am so ignorant at my age!

Pat, you can create a shortcut to EXPLORER this way: On your Desktop, right-click on an empty area. In the pop-up menu, click on NEW and then SHORTCUT. In the little box titled: "Type the location of the item," enter the following information in one line: C:\windows\explorer.exe /n,/e,C: There has to be a space between explorer.exe and the slash mark before the n. Pay close attention to the different directions of the slash marks. Click on NEXT. Accept Explorer.exe as the shortcut name or shorten it just plain "Explorer" depending on your preference. Click on FINISH. You will now have your Desktop icon back. If you have WINDOWS in a different folder on your computer, just change the above location address to match the one on your computer. From then on, open EXPLORER by using the Shortcut. Lance -----Original Message----- From: PatCassdy@aol.com [mailto:PatCassdy@aol.com] Sent: Tuesday, 19 July 2005 11:40 PM To: SENIOR-NEWBIE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [SR-NEWBIE] make shortcut for windows explorer In Windows XP you have to go through My Computer to get to Explorer. At one time a helper set it to a shortcut (without asking me) and that is what I have used since windows came out. After a hd format it is not a shortcut. I have tried the usual way to make a desktop shortcut but it doesn't work. Any ideas? Pat

Thanks everybody. I now have windows explorer on the desktop and feel I have my computer back. My use of this form goes back to QDOS 2 and my first computer which I cannot recall the name of. Pat