Thanks to those who responded to my query regarding Firefox as my default browser. I am currently using MSN and IE. I still don't know what is the best course of action to take. I am 83 yrs old and learned most of what I can do through trial and error and watching my children and grandchildren using the commuter and then trying to remember what I saw. I srtill have a lot to learn. I love reading the problems and answers on this site. I also learn from it. I' m grateful to one and all. Lorraine

Hello Lorraine, Monday, February 1, 2010, 7:56:50 PM, you wrote: LDV> Thanks to those who responded to my query regarding Firefox as my LDV> default browser. If Firefox works better than IE then you can say 'Yes' to making it the default browser. This will mean links to web pages will open in Firefox instead of trying IE and ending up failing. However the main reason for IE being so troublesome is that it tends to collect a whole load of junk inside it that clogs up the works. There is a free program called CCleaner ( www.ccleaner.com ) that can help get rid of all this rubbish and may help your PC run a whole lot better, as well as IE ! One thing to watch out for with CCleaner is that it is set to remove all cookies from IE / Firefox etc and that will mean any web site that 'remembers' you when you return will forget you and you'll need to do the log-in procedure all over again. This can be changed by un-ticking the 'Cookies' option for IE and Firefox - IE settings are on the front page of CCleaner when you open it but Firefox is on the 'Other Programs' tab. Another thing that PC's need on a regular basis is defragmenting the Hard Drive - not as difficult as that might sound, it just means a bit of housekeeping putting all the bits of files that should be together all in one place. Click on [ Start / All Programs / Applications / System Tools / Defrag ] to start the program then click on the button labeled [ Defragment ]. If you've never done this it may take quite a while and it's best to leave the PC alone whilst this is working. You can try to still use it but it will be slow and jerky so not worth the frustration <lol> Hope the above isn't too much to take in at one go but please ask for more explanation as required. These computers are machines and we are in charge - not them !! -- Best regards, Barry mailto:barry@yobunny.co.uk MicroSoft Free Zone running Ubuntu 9.10'Karmic'