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XP help please, tweaking browser optons ++a additional problem
brightonman123
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wow, i just treated myself to a broadband dongle as an early b'day pressie (ahem years old on sunday..) ,
and the difference between that and my old dial-up is amazing!
with a borrowed pc running xp, there are a few things i instantly dont like- any help / tips to rectify would be very welcome- cheers!
live search box- no way to remove that option, very distracting.. i'll use proper google site if i want something thankee v much!
hate the option 'open in new tab'? arrggh!
website title labels ..??
and minimised window tabs, on bottom toolbar- any way to keep separate, rather than lump all together in one?
trhings were so much easier with windows 98... grumble/.. lol
update sat 10/april- seem to have 'gained' a very irritating and constantly nagging 'security tool'm that objects to me running amy program.. most likely malware, but i cannot se how to delete/disable it?
and the difference between that and my old dial-up is amazing!
with a borrowed pc running xp, there are a few things i instantly dont like- any help / tips to rectify would be very welcome- cheers!
live search box- no way to remove that option, very distracting.. i'll use proper google site if i want something thankee v much!
hate the option 'open in new tab'? arrggh!
website title labels ..??
and minimised window tabs, on bottom toolbar- any way to keep separate, rather than lump all together in one?
trhings were so much easier with windows 98... grumble/.. lol
update sat 10/april- seem to have 'gained' a very irritating and constantly nagging 'security tool'm that objects to me running amy program.. most likely malware, but i cannot se how to delete/disable it?
Long time away from MSE, been dealing real life stuff..
Sometimes seen lurking on the compers forum :-)
Sometimes seen lurking on the compers forum :-)
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"Open in new tab" is great! I have about 30 tabs open atm to remind me of sites where I need to do something...
IIRC, you can stop XP lumping together the tabs on the bottom bar by right-clicking the toolbar and unticking "Group similar taskbar buttons".0 -
Remove live toolbar
You don't have to use open in new tab, go into Tools / Internet options and click on Settings in the Tab section then select they option you prefer although I can't imagine why you wouldn't want to use this !0 -
cheers for these!Long time away from MSE, been dealing real life stuff..
Sometimes seen lurking on the compers forum :-)0 -
update sat 10/april- seem to have 'gained' a very irritating and constantly nagging 'security tool'm that objects to me running amy program.. most likely malware, but i cannot se how to delete/disable it?Long time away from MSE, been dealing real life stuff..
Sometimes seen lurking on the compers forum :-)0 -
Yes, malware. Either follow the generic malware removal sticky at the top of this sub-forum or use a specific procedure like this one:
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/virus-removal/remove-security-tool
You may want to look into how you got it. In all probability, either you have not got up-to-date patches via Windows Update or your browser security level is set too low.0 -
thanks again. think i got rid of it now.. ;-)Long time away from MSE, been dealing real life stuff..
Sometimes seen lurking on the compers forum :-)0
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