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From: Jerry on 12 Jun 2010 05:18
I agree IE7 and IE8 are a pain, but so many websites (even Google) do NOT
support IE6 any more. I believe IE8 is better than IE7 so that is why I
chose to use it.

I have tried Firefox and several other browsers but I guess I am just a
Windows person LOL. I even built a pc and installed the MAC system on it.
That lasted about a month before I trashed the MAC and installed Windows
again.

Isn't technology wonderful!!


"David Webb" <dwebb211(a)earthling.net> wrote in message
news:OrHZMwUCLHA.4388(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>
> Thanks for the feedback.
>
> I too had many problems and system quirks when running IE7 and IE8, so
> much that I reverted back to IE6 and now run Firefox 3 as my default
> browser. I only use IE when needed for accessing the Microsoft websites.
> Life is much simpler now.
>
> Glad to hear you got it all sorted out.
> --
> Google is your friend.....
>
> "Jerry" <jhuffman(a)lexcominc.net> wrote in message
> news:MOmQn.359058$Up1.268856(a)en-nntp-08.dc1.easynews.com...
>> Windows XP is installed with SP3 then I updated IE to IE 8 and that was
>> when I started seeing all those things on the my taskbar showing as on
>> the desktop. I would not have noticed except I have desktop tool bar
>> showing in the taskbar. I set it up this way for quick access to
>> installed programs and other special information. To keep the desktop
>> clean I have 6 folders setup with shortcuts to the programs and other
>> information.
>>
>> The programs I know were effected were Roxio burn software, Paintshop Pro
>> and any program that I wanted to save to a specific location. With My
>> Computer turned off for the desktop, I was could only see the folders
>> that were on the desktop and could not browse to any other place.
>> Strange but true. IE 8 is what caused the issue and started my
>> investigation. At any rate everything is working now and I can live with
>> it.
>>
>> I have another computer with Windows 7 setup the same way and with Win 7
>> the issue does NOT occur. I guess this is because Win 7 comes with IE8
>> and does not have to installed.
>>
>>
>>
>> "David Webb" <dwebb211(a)earthling.net> wrote in message
>> news:uGV8UhOCLHA.3400(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>> Supplemental:
>>>
>>> You never stated the revision level of your OS, i.e., is it SP1, SP2, or
>>> SP3?
>>>
>>> Did you have adequate anti-virus protection active when you installed?
>>>
>>> Have you run any spyware or malware utilities lately? If not, download,
>>> install and run this freeware utility. Run a quick scan first.
>>>
>>> Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware
>>> http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php
>>>
>>> Let us know how it all goes.
>>> --
>>> Google is your friend.....
>>>
>>>
>>> "Jerry" <jhuffman(a)lexcominc.net> wrote in message
>>> news:cp4Qn.548286$Hq1.246010(a)en-nntp-04.dc1.easynews.com...
>>>> Laughing I did not realize how this would effect other programs I had
>>>> installed, so I had to go back and restore My Computer to the desktop.
>>>> Still I appreciate the help and I learned a lot from it.
>>>>
>>>> "Jerry" <jhuffman(a)lexcominc.net> wrote in message
>>>> news:w2RPn.369554$Bs1.161481(a)en-nntp-01.dc1.easynews.com...
>>>>> Thank you David, that did it.
>>>>>
>>>>> "David Webb" <dwebb211(a)earthling.net> wrote in message
>>>>> news:e8Qar47BLHA.3400(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>>>> Try two things:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> First, go back and see if you can toggle the settings on and off. To
>>>>>> do so, simply check all icons, click OK and then Apply. Then go back
>>>>>> and uncheck all icons, click on OK and then Apply.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> If still no joy, run the Group Policy Editor as follows:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Click on Run, enter "gpedit.msc", w/o the quotes, then click on OK.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> In the Group Policy window scroll down to Desktop, under User
>>>>>> Configuration > Administrative Templates.
>>>>>> Enable the three icons you want removed.
>>>>>> Close the Group Policy window.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Google is your friend.....
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "Jerry" <jhuffman(a)lexcominc.net> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:miIPn.197168$3k7.63188(a)en-nntp-13.dc1.easynews.com...
>>>>>>> Thanks for the reply David.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I looked at your instructions and did what you said.
>>>>>>> My Documents folder
>>>>>>> My Computer
>>>>>>> My Network Places
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> All these the boxes are unchecked and I see the icons can be
>>>>>>> changed, but I see no way to remove them from the desktop.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> "David Webb" <dwebb211(a)earthling.net> wrote in message
>>>>>>> news:%23cnSiv2BLHA.1368(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>>> These Desktop icons can be easily removed by deselecting them in
>>>>>>>> the Display Properties. Go to Control Panel > Display > Desktop tab
>>>>>>>> > Customize Desktop button.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>> Google is your friend.....
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> "Jerry" <jhuffman(a)lexcominc.net> wrote in message
>>>>>>>> news:UkpPn.344523$Up1.277583(a)en-nntp-08.dc1.easynews.com...
>>>>>>>>> I recently had a hard drive failure and had to replace it. I
>>>>>>>>> installed Windows XP Pro which went without any difficulties.
>>>>>>>>> Then the fun began. The first thing was getting updates; the
>>>>>>>>> critical updates installed easily. At this time I made an Acronis
>>>>>>>>> Image just to be safe. When I went to install software updates
>>>>>>>>> such as .net/frameworks things slowed down considerably; none of
>>>>>>>>> the .net/frameworks wanted to install or were so slow to install
>>>>>>>>> it was like pulling teeth. Even the latest Windows Media Play was
>>>>>>>>> difficult to get installed. I have never had this problem before.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I then broke down and updated to IE8. That was fine except it
>>>>>>>>> added things to my desktop I don't care to have such as:
>>>>>>>>> Help Icon for the Language Bar
>>>>>>>>> My Documents folder
>>>>>>>>> My Computer
>>>>>>>>> My Network Places
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I can go to the desktop in Widows Explorer and delete these last 3
>>>>>>>>> items, but they come back immediately.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> How do I get rid of these items from the desktop permanently?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Thank you.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>


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