OneLight Posted March 9, 2010 Group: Royal Member Followers: 22 Topic Count: 1,294 Topics Per Day: 0.21 Content Count: 31,762 Content Per Day: 5.22 Reputation: 9,763 Days Won: 115 Joined: 09/14/2007 Status: Offline Share Posted March 9, 2010 Disabled the add-on. I think it may not have worked right because I have XP, and the program was for Windows 6, 7, and 8 only. Then I did the MSCONFIG thing. Restarting the computer was a risk, because I didn't know if I could get the Firefox to re-open, but it did. But it opened! And then I deleted the cookies (I couldn't before because when I clicked on tools, I'd only get a shadow of a box appear (don't know how else to explain it). So, that's that. Good for you! Just remember that our computers are like our cars ... they need maintenance. The more we take care of them, the better they run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nebula Posted March 9, 2010 Group: Royal Member Followers: 10 Topic Count: 5,823 Topics Per Day: 0.75 Content Count: 45,870 Content Per Day: 5.94 Reputation: 1,897 Days Won: 83 Joined: 03/22/2003 Status: Offline Birthday: 11/19/1970 Author Share Posted March 9, 2010 Yeah, but it's hard on us not-so-mechanically-inclined persons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneLight Posted March 9, 2010 Group: Royal Member Followers: 22 Topic Count: 1,294 Topics Per Day: 0.21 Content Count: 31,762 Content Per Day: 5.22 Reputation: 9,763 Days Won: 115 Joined: 09/14/2007 Status: Offline Share Posted March 9, 2010 Yeah, but it's hard on us not-so-mechanically-inclined persons. Just keep doing what you have learned so far. Clean up unwanted files (cache, cookies, temp files) Defrag Use MSCONFIG after installing software Have you given any thought about the new RAM? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nebula Posted March 9, 2010 Group: Royal Member Followers: 10 Topic Count: 5,823 Topics Per Day: 0.75 Content Count: 45,870 Content Per Day: 5.94 Reputation: 1,897 Days Won: 83 Joined: 03/22/2003 Status: Offline Birthday: 11/19/1970 Author Share Posted March 9, 2010 Thought yes . . . it's on my "To do" list . . . along with taxes . . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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other one Posted March 10, 2010 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 29 Topic Count: 599 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 56,250 Content Per Day: 7.56 Reputation: 27,980 Days Won: 271 Joined: 12/29/2003 Status: Offline Share Posted March 10, 2010 If Neb's taxes were like my taxes this year...... that aint' funny... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 10, 2010 Share Posted March 10, 2010 I've been using IE since it was launched. I have never picked up a virus or worse from using IE. That's because I also have used Norton since it was launched and the two together has produced years and years of no problems. <snip> If you are not into extensive third party software, unix is the best way to go. Most internet servers run on unix and they themselves keep the viruses out of the system mostly by the way the software archatecture is writtn. But I'd not like to try and find the sound and graphics programs that I use for windows. Especially to have to buy them all again. I hear firefox is better than IE, but I've tried them both and several others and personally prefer IE. I think it has a lot to do with what you're using it for. If you prefer Firefox, that's cool with me. But without a "good" antivirus program, it's very little safer than IE; I'm not going to argue about IE or no IE. I use Windows at work, but all my systems at home are home built and there's no Windows. I just couldn't see any sense in paying for a Windows license, so I went with Linux. No piracy issues that way & I don't get in trouble with the Lord about stolen software. I work at a college & we get viruses and malware from time to time -- not all the time mind you, but often enough for it to get annoying. The IT Dept does a great job keeping things up to date, but the bugs still slip in from time to time. Be thankful you have never picked up anything on your system. Many people never do, but there's always the chance of something getting through and then the trouble starts. It can be a royal pain to get rid of some of the stuff out there once it infects your system -- and sometimes a format & recover is the only option to clean it out. FYI: There are equivalent sound and graphics programs available in the Linux OS. There are also a couple of different ways to run your Windows software on the Linux OS, if you want to do that. It all depends on what you want to do, and you don't have to pay for most of it: it's free, like free speech. That's what Open Source is all about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 10, 2010 Share Posted March 10, 2010 Thought yes . . . it's on my "To do" list . . . along with taxes . . . . Glad to hear you got that problem sorted. As far as troubleshooting goes: the more practice you get the better you get. Take a tour of the Tech Guys site in my sig, and you'll see what I mean. Its run by volunteers, but you can see how messed up things can get reading through some of the posts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick-Parker Posted March 10, 2010 Group: Royal Member Followers: 8 Topic Count: 200 Topics Per Day: 0.23 Content Count: 4,272 Content Per Day: 4.88 Reputation: 1,855 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/17/2021 Status: Offline Birthday: 06/03/1955 Share Posted March 10, 2010 I'm telling you, get CCleaner and run it once a week. You'll be glad you did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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