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Internet explorer problems

DS mistakenly did a system recovery/restore this evening :eek: Some of my stuff seems to still be there, some has gone.

Before this happened, IE had 'tabs' at the top, but now they're not there. I know this is probably a stupid question but can anyone tell me what's happened?

I'm assuming I've got an older version? But how do I get my tabs back? I liked it that way.

Thanks
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  • heggied
    heggied Posts: 136 Forumite
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    Is tabbed-browsing available at all? If you press Ctrl-T does the browser open a new tab at all? If not, it sounds very like it's gone back to the God-awful IE6.

    Resisting the urge to say "download Firefox" ... you can get the latest version if IE (which is now at version 8) from
    http://www.microsoft.com/windows/internet-explorer/default.aspx
    "In all affairs it's a healthy thing now and then to hang a question mark on the things you have long taken for granted." - Bertrand Russell
  • bluboy
    bluboy Posts: 336 Forumite
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    Check if you're still using IE7. In IE go to Help > About. It should tell you what version you've got.
    If it is IE7 tabs may have been turned off.
    Go to Tools > Internet Options > General tab. Half way down you should see a button for Tab settings. Click there and make sure "Enable tabbed browsing" is ticked.
  • Thanks so much. It was IE6 - have downloaded IE8 now. Feels like coming home.

    Your help is very much appreciated guys

    Oh, and I do have FF too so I'm not a complete failure lol

    Off to try and work out how to get my email up and running again now...

    EDC x
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