Help me! Win 98 SE won't Open Link Windows!

[Seven of Nine]

Help! I need somebody. Help! Not just anybody! Help! You know I need someone! Hellllp!

When I was younger, so much younger than today,
My Windows program opened windows everyday.
But now those days are gone; I'm not so self assured.
Now I find I've changed my mind; I've opened up the doors!

Won't you please, please help me?
(Help me, help me, help me, ooh-ahh)

[John Carter]

That's a cute post, but its rather lacking in detail. Exactly what do you mean by "link windows"? What error messages if any do you get? When I first saw the thread title, I figured you meant links in your web browser. If so, most links do not open new windows. What browser are you using? Are you using a pop-up blocker?

[Seven of Nine]

That's a cute post, but its rather lacking in detail. Exactly what do you mean by "link windows"? What error messages if any do you get? When I first saw the thread title, I figured you meant links in your web browser. If so, most links do not open new windows. What browser are you using? Are you using a pop-up blocker?

I'm so computer-impaired as to not know what details to give until asked, so I thought I should at least attempt to make my first post amusing, in return for my shameless begging for assistance, and the extra trouble my ignorance entails.

:doh: Yes, I suppose it would be a browser problem, wouldn't it? :doh:

I have IE6Something, and I'm not using a pop-up blocker, because I know better.

When I click on, for instance, the link for more smilies, a new window appears, but remains entirely blank, as do browser windows when I click links like this one here:
http://sevenofnine.cherrytaco.com/Star_Trek_Images/Seven_of_Nine_Alarm_Clock/

How are things in Barsoom, John?

[John Carter]

Is this behavior new? The first thing I'd try is to clear your cookies and clean out your internet cache. To do that, go to the Tools menu, then select Internet Options. First click on Delete Cookies, and then click on Delete Files.

WARNING: If you delete your cookies, you will have to log back in here.

[Seven of Nine]

Is this behavior new? The first thing I'd try is to clear your cookies and clean out your internet cache. To do that, go to the Tools menu, then select Internet Options. First click on Delete Cookies, and then click on Delete Files.

WARNING: If you delete your cookies, you will have to log back in here.

Yes, it is, John. I tried deleting my files, I ran my Norton utilities program, I rebooted. What I haven't done is to go back to my supposedly idiot-proof tweak program to see if I can tell if I tweaked myself into this mess somehow.
*hangs head in shame*

[livius drusus]

Try this, Seven.

Close all your applications, including all browser windows. Click on Start - Run, and in the box paste the following (spaces and everything):

regsvr32 /s urlmon.dll

Click OK and then try clicking on a link again.

[Seven of Nine]

Try this, Seven.

Close all your applications, including all browser windows. Click on Start - Run, and in the box paste the following (spaces and everything):

regsvr32 /s urlmon.dll

Click OK and then try clicking on a link again.

Okay, tried that; thank you, liv! It didn't work, which makes me wonder if I'm missing that .dll file. (My old old comp sort of sloughed them off somehow, and I had to replace them.) How do I find the dratted thing to download it again?????

[livius drusus]

Okay Seven, try it again only this time paste this:

regsvr32 urlmon.dll

Do you get the "DllRegisterServer in urlmon.dll succeeded" message?

[Seven of Nine]

Okay Seven, try it again only this time paste this:

regsvr32 urlmon.dll

Do you get the "DllRegisterServer in urlmon.dll succeeded" message?

Last time, no; this time yes. It's still not working but I forgot to close my browser windows. :banghead:
Should I do that, and try it again, Captain?

[livius drusus]

Yes Seven, you most assuredly should.

[Seven of Nine]

I ran my Norton Windoctor program again, and I'm not missing three AIM files. I'm missing two AIM files, and one called "miscoree.dll".
It say it has something to do with my installer, but it also says it's a shared file. Could that be my problem, Captain?

[livius drusus]

I don't think so, Seven. I got a list of pertinent dll's from microsoft's site, and that one isn't on it. Try running the regsvr32 command exactly as you did above on each of the following files, one at a time. Be sure everything's closed, now!

Shdocvw.dll
Msjava.dll
Actxprxy.dll
Oleaut32.dll
Mshtml.dll
Browseui.dll
Shell32.dll

[Seven of Nine]

Yes Seven, you most assuredly should.

Aye, Captain. I did it again, this time with my browser windows closed :doh:
but it still didn't work, although I got the "suceeded" message. Captain, the array continues to malfunction, inspite of all your efforts on my behalf.
Apparently, I have only begun to bang my head. :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:






Fortunately, I decided not to attempt the installation of a LECARS bootscreen yesterday...

[Seven of Nine]

I don't think so, Seven. I got a list of pertinent dll's from microsoft's site, and that one isn't on it. Try running the regsvr32 command exactly as you did above on each of the following files, one at a time. Be sure everything's closed, now!

Shdocvw.dll
Msjava.dll
Actxprxy.dll
Oleaut32.dll
Mshtml.dll
Browseui.dll
Shell32.dll

Captain, the system wouldn't allow me to run any of these. It has informed me that these files don't have a program associated with them for performing these actions. Then it apparently believes itself to be telling me how to create such associations, but, if so, it's mistaken.
Whatever language my OS is speakng ("Gatesese"?) is only rarely comprehensible to me. I used to think Engrish was nearly impossible to understand, but now I go to the Engrish site to relax.

[livius drusus]

Well, I'd say it's time to reinstall IE, but I think you should consider moving to another browser, if that's an option for you.

[Seven of Nine]

Well, I'd say it's time to reinstall IE, but I think you should consider moving to another browser, if that's an option for you.

I believe you, Captain! How do I go about doing that?

I had a slim version of Netscape at one time, but I disliked it; for one thing, it slowed me down, and my dial-up connection, my ISP, and my comp slow me down enough, as it is.
I also found the favorites list hard to manage.

[livius drusus]

I used to use IE and switched to Firefox. Even though it has some issues, it really is a great browser.

Since links won't open in a new window for you, open a window yourself and paste http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/start/ into the address bar. This will take you to the download page. Click on "Free Download" and save the exe file somewhere where you can easily find it (I suggest your Desktop).

Once it's finished downloading, find the exe wherever you saved it and double-click on it. It'll run a quick install and voila: new browser. Now, open Firefox and click on File - Import. Select the items you wish to import, click next and it'll drag all your IE favorites, cookies, passwords, etc over to Firefox so you can get right back to business without skipping a beat.

Once you've done all that, we can talk gussying it up a little with some nice extensions. :)

[Crumb]

Mmm, Firefox :homdrool:

[SharonDee]

Will Firefox even install on Windows 98?
:hmm:

[Crumb]

:yup: That's what I got.

[Seven of Nine]

Since both the Captain and Lt. Crumb are in favor of my installing Firefox, then I will comply. :)

Nevertheless, I'd still like to reinstall my IE. Where do I find the reinstallation file?
I had win95 for a long time because I lost Win 98 after I had to reformat after a virus, and I simply can't recall. All I remember is that it isn't in my IE program folder. :doh:







now, one of my dogs is making an eerie keening noise. Is it really true that having pets causes us to live longer, or do they just cause us to feel as though we're living longer?

[Corona688]

Since both the Captain and Lt. Crumb are in favor of my installing Firefox, then I will comply. :)

Nevertheless, I'd still like to reinstall my IE. Where do I find the reinstallation file?
I had win95 for a long time because I lost Win 98 after I had to reformat after a virus, and I simply can't recall. All I remember is that it isn't in my IE program folder. :doh: It's not a seperate program that you can download and install, sadly. After the Netscape/Microsoft suit, Microsoft made extremely sure to glue IE inseperably to their (so-called) operating system in order to match the claims they made in court.

That does give me another idea, though. I wonder if running Windows Update would help.

[Corona688]

Will Firefox even install on Windows 98?
:hmm: Yes. Yes it will. It'll even run with acceptable speed on a P133.

[Seven of Nine]

[QUOTE=Seven of Nine]Since both the Captain and Lt. Crumb are in favor of my installing Firefox, then I will comply. :)

Nevertheless, I'd still like to reinstall my IE. Where do I find the reinstallation file?
I had win95 for a long time because I lost Win 98 after I had to reformat after a virus, and I simply can't recall. All I remember is that it isn't in my IE program folder. :doh:

It's not a seperate program that you can download and install, sadly. After the Netscape/Microsoft suit, Microsoft made extremely sure to glue IE inseperably to their (so-called) operating system in order to match the claims they made in court.

Yes, too true! It does have an .exe file that reinstalls it, though. Sorta.
I can get the whatever sevice pack again, though.

That does give me another idea, though. I wonder if running Windows Update would help.

Good idea! Thanks! It's worth trying. :)

[Seven of Nine]

Will Firefox even install on Windows 98?
:hmm: Yes. Yes it will. It'll even run with acceptable speed on a P133.

Acceptable speed? Cool!


erm, Corona...what's a P133? :blush3:

[freemonkey]

[QUOTE=Seven of Nine]
I can get the whatever sevice pack again, though.

[QUOTE]That does give me another idea, though. I wonder if running Windows Update would help.

Good idea! Thanks! It's worth trying. :)

And after you sort through all the MS gobbledygook crapware they also install/try to install, make sure you run some spyware/adware/registry cleaning utilities.

I use Firefox on this 98SE machine and have never looked back at IE.

[Seven of Nine]

[QUOTE=Corona688][QUOTE=Seven of Nine]
I can get the whatever sevice pack again, though.

[QUOTE]That does give me another idea, though. I wonder if running Windows Update would help.

Good idea! Thanks! It's worth trying. :)

And after you sort through all the MS gobbledygook crapware they also install/try to install, make sure you run some spyware/adware/registry cleaning utilities.

freemonkey, I have Spybot and Adaware, and I run both at least once every day. Spybot fixes a security issue, but, otherwise, neither of them appear to be removing any crappola specifically installed by MS. Can you tell me more, please?

I'm sorry to say that I doubt if there's a registry cleaning program which I have the knowledge to use safely. :blush3:

I use Firefox on this 98SE machine and have never looked back at IE.

I'm gonna try it out, but you guys all know what you're doing, and I don't really, not in the way all of you do.
This is why I asked for help, and I'm thrilled that so many many of you have taken the time to do so, when it can't be all that interesting to most of you. :)

I guess what I'm trying to say is that Windows and IE have this one advantage over most of their competitors: they're relatively easy to understand and use.



:blush3: except for Word. I've never been able to teach myself to use Word. :blush3:

[Corona688]

erm, Corona...what's a P133? :blush3: A Pentium 133-MHz. Yup, just Pentium, no bloody II, III, or IV.

Or, to put it plainly... old.

[Corona688]

I guess what I'm trying to say is that Windows and IE have this one advantage over most of their competitors: they're relatively easy to understand and use. Use? Maybye, since Firefox doesn't come preinstalled. It's installer is just like any other windows installer, by the way, you shouldn't have any problems with it.

Understand? I've found Firefox to be far simpler to configure and operate than IE. It's settings are also far clearer -- to disable cookies, you effin' disable cookies, not fiddle with some meaningless "security control bar". To disable javascript you effin' disable javascript. And so forth. :) Remember, Firefox is a browser that's minimal by design; and yet it's still very powerful for it.except for Word. I've never been able to teach myself to use Word. There's no shame in that. I'm of the opinion that Word is one of the worst programs ever made, ergonomically speaking. It started as a fairly decent and clear program but they kept adding crap nobody needed to force people to keep buying it, until it became a mutant monster. Can you imagine what it'd be like if they did that with hardware? Like a keyboard with 30,000 keys, a mouse with 37 buttons... :shudder:

[freemonkey]

I'm gonna try it out, but you guys all know what you're doing, and I don't really, not in the way all of you do.
This is why I asked for help, and I'm thrilled that so many many of you have taken the time to do so, when it can't be all that interesting to most of you. :)

I can't find it, but I seem to remember a thread that liv started a long time ago having to do with learning about this kind of thing. It was a treasure trove of links to sites with a valuable info and utilities.

I learned quite a bit, the hard way, a couple years ago when my husband accidently clicked to close a pop up and my browser was hijacked. I spent 2 days learning about internet security and cleaning all the crap off my computer. While I was angry about it, I also learned a great deal and have yet to see even a blip (except for some Microshit stuff when I ran an update).


Here's a couple links to get you started:
techguy.com (http://forums.techguy.org/index.php?) , SpywareInfo.com (http://spywareinfo.com/), How did I get infected...? (http://boards.cexx.org/viewtopic.php?t=957)

And maybe someone else remembers the earlier thread I was referring to?

[livius drusus]

There are two that I recall, freemonkey. Here's one (http://www.freethought-forum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=306) that links to a handy overview article, and here's another (http://www.freethought-forum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=606) which covers quite a bit more ground.

[Seven of Nine]

Does anyone know if Firefox will put internet shortcut icons on my desktop?

[livius drusus]

Not automatically, no, but you could export them all with a couple of clicks, I think.

[Seven of Nine]

Not automatically, no, but you could export them all with a couple of clicks, I think.

Captain, does that mean I'd have to make new ones using IE, and then export them to Firefox? :banghead:

This is where my IE situation stands now:
I reinstalled an earlier version of six, and then I could click on links again, but it couldn't download its own service pack.
So I downloaded Firefox, and used it to download the service pack, leaving me stuck with the setup icon on my desktop in the process, but otherwise I thought it went well, except that I ended up with those old blue-on-white desktop icons which make my head hurt.

Only, since I downloaded the service pack, I'm back to where I started, and can't get the links I click on with IE.
:banghead:

I think it's hopeless.

[livius drusus]

Hmmm... Okay, let's see. When you asked if Firefox would put internet shortcut icons on your desktop, did you mean shortcuts like from downloads or your favorites? I thought you meant the latter, but from this latest post it looks like you mean the shortcut to the service pack.

You should be able to delete any and all of those desktop shortcuts by holding down the Ctrl key, left-clicking on each one, and then hitting your Delete key. If you hold down the Shift key when you hit delete, it'll get rid of them without putting them in the Recycle bin first.

[Seven of Nine]

Hmmm... Okay, let's see. When you asked if Firefox would put internet shortcut icons on your desktop, did you mean shortcuts like from downloads or your favorites? I thought you meant the latter, but from this latest post it looks like you mean the shortcut to the service pack.

I meant shortcuts from My faves list, I guess. When I search, I often place an icon on my desktop and add the site to my favs list, and I frequently change those icons.

I moved a large number into files in my Start menu, I'll be making more files there as tme goes on, and yet my desktop will still be covered with them.
If I knew how to take a screenshot of my desktop, I'd display it and look forward to the resulting gasps of horror. :D

Firefox put the actual set-up file on my desktop, not a shortcut, and I'm not allowed move it.

You should be able to delete any and all of those desktop shortcuts by holding down the Ctrl key, left-clicking on each one, and then hitting your Delete key. If you hold down the Shift key when you hit delete, it'll get rid of them without putting them in the Recycle bin first.

I need my shortcuts, (all 125 of them :D ) and shouldn't delete that set-up program file, should I?

[Crumb]

Firefox put the actual set-up file on my desktop, not a shortcut, and I'm not allowed move it.

Yes you are allowed to move it. It is a ".exe" you have to cut and paste it to move it. Isn't that a wonderful..eh..."feature"? :rolleye1:

ETA:

and shouldn't delete that set-up program file, should I?

If you have run it already you don't need to keep it around.

[Seven of Nine]

Firefox put the actual set-up file on my desktop, not a shortcut, and I'm not allowed move it.

Yes you are allowed to move it. It is a ".exe" you have to cut and paste it to move it. Isn't that a wonderful..eh..."feature"? :rolleye1:[/QOTE]

How do I do [i]that[/i[]?!

(computers are so strange!)

ETA:

and shouldn't delete that set-up program file, should I?

If you have run it already you don't need to keep it around.

When I tried to put it in the recycle bin, I got this "This is a program. If you remove it your computer will implode." message...

Although, it's not like it's working out for me.

[Crumb]

To cut and paste:
Right click on it and select "cut".
Then go to where you want to move it and right click and select "paste"

When I tried to put it in the recycle bin, I got this "This is a program. If you remove it your computer will implode." message...

If it is a setup program, you only need to run it once. So ignore that silly message and delete away.

[Seven of Nine]

To cut and paste:
Right click on it and select "cut".
Then go to where you want to move it and right click and select "paste"

Thank you! There are many basic things I don't know how to do. :(
Sometimes I find it handy to save setup programs, but not on my desktop.

When I tried to put it in the recycle bin, I got this "This is a program. If you remove it your computer will implode." message...

If it is a setup program, you only need to run it once. So ignore that silly message and delete away.

There are so many messages, and I have no way to tell if they matter. thanks again! :D

If I click on a link with the service pack installed, the window won't open, but if I click on a link without the service pack, the window opens, but then my comp freezes. :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:

What on earth is wrong with my @#$%& IE?!

[Crumb]

It's IE.

[Seven of Nine]

It's IE.

but...but, Crumb! It worked fine before. :(

[Crumb]

Sorry I don't really know what the problem is, but switching browsers is definitely a viable solution, is it not?

[Seven of Nine]

Sorry I don't really know what the problem is, but switching browsers is definitely a viable solution, is it not?

If there's a way to get Firefox to take over my desktop icons, yes.

[Crumb]

I think making firefox your default browser should suffice. In FF go to the Tools menu and select "Options..." On the left hand side click on "General", about for boxes down will be a button (on the right) that says "check now". If you click it it will say that FF is not your default browser and than ask if you want it to be. Click yes. Later if you run IE you will probably have to tell it not to check if it is your default browser anymore, or it will keep bugging you.

[Seven of Nine]

I'll try that, Crumb. Thank you! :)

Do you know if I can set new desktop icons with Firefox?

[Seven of Nine]

I'll try that, Crumb. Thank you! :)

I did what you said, and Firefox will use them.

Do you know if I can set new desktop icons with Firefox?

I've discovered I can't...unless there's a way to configure it which I haven't discovered.
I also can't reset my file associations to Irfanview. The window is so huge when it opens, so that I can't reach the "apply" button.

Firefox isn't going to work out for me, either, I'm afraid. :qsigh:

[Crumb]

Do you know if I can set new desktop icons with Firefox?

I can make shortcuts just by dragging the icon in the address bar to the desktop. (The address bar is the thing up above the page that tells you what page on the net you are looking at.)

I've discovered I can't...unless there's a way to configure it which I haven't discovered.
I also can't reset my file associations to Irfanview. The window is so huge when it opens, so that I can't reach the "apply" button.

I am not sure what you are trying to do here... Did FF take over for pictures that you want to open with Irfanview?

Firefox isn't going to work out for me, either, I'm afraid.

Well, I hope we can find something to work for you. :(

[Seven of Nine]

[quote] Do you know if I can set new desktop icons with Firefox?

I can make shortcuts just by dragging the icon in the address bar to the desktop. (The address bar is the thing up above the page that tells you what page on the net you are looking at.)

I'll try that, then! :D

I've discovered I can't...unless there's a way to configure it which I haven't discovered.
I also can't reset my file associations to Irfanview. The window is so huge when it opens, so that I can't reach the "apply" button.

I am not sure what you are trying to do here... Did FF take over for pictures that you want to open with Irfanview?

Yes, it did, although it left irfanview as my default player.

Firefox isn't going to work out for me, either, I'm afraid.

Well, I hope we can find something to work for you. :(

erm...I'm not sure there's anything else left for me to try. :sadcheer:

[Crumb]

Open IrfanView. In the Options menu select "Set File Associations" In the window will be a list of file types. Select whichever ones you want to open in IrfanView and click Ok.

[Seven of Nine]

Open IrfanView. In the Options menu select "Set File Associations" In the window will be a list of file types. Select whichever ones you want to open in IrfanView and click Ok.

I tried that, Crumb, but the window was so huge that I couldn't reach the Apply button. That's never happened before...:qsigh:

[Crumb]

That's really odd. You couldn't move it around or anything? If you press Alt+Space and then 'M'. You can move a window with the arrow keys, then press enter when you get it where you want. Tell'em Crumb sent ya'.

[Seven of Nine]

That's really odd. You couldn't move it around or anything? If you press Alt+Space and then 'M'. You can move a window with the arrow keys, then press enter when you get it where you want. Tell'em Crumb sent ya'.

Okay, I tried that, and that's a [i]way[/i cool thing to be able to do! Thanks! It works fine on the Irfanview window iself, but the properties menu is so huge now that there's no room left to move it up high enough so I can access the lower part of it. :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:

[livius drusus]

Try this, Seven.


Open Windows Explorer
right-click on a file which has the kind of extension you want Irfanview to open ( most likely jpg, bmp, gif)
click on Open With
click Choose Program
look for Irfanview on the list
if you don't find it, click on Other, browse C: \Program Files\ for the Irfanview folder with the exe file, click on it, and click Open
back in the Open With window check off the "Always use this program to open these files" box
click okay.

[Crumb]

As a last resort (if Liv's suggestion doesn't work) you can go to folder options and associate each type of file manually. Let me know if you need me to tell you how to do this.

[Seven of Nine]

Try this, Seven.


Open Windows Explorer
right-click on a file which has the kind of extension you want Irfanview to open ( most likely jpg, bmp, gif)
click on Open With
click Choose Program
look for Irfanview on the list
if you don't find it, click on Other, browse C: \Program Files\ for the Irfanview folder with the exe file, click on it, and click Open
back in the Open With window check off the "Always use this program to open these files" box
click okay.

Captain, how do I open Windows Explorer? :blush3:

[Seven of Nine]

As a last resort (if Liv's suggestion doesn't work) you can go to folder options and associate each type of file manually. Let me know if you need me to tell you how to do this.

Lt. Crumb, as you've no doubt noticed, I need someone to tell me how to do almost everything. :qsigh:




*cough*self-taught*cough*

[Crumb]

I meant tell me if you need to resort to it.

You can't, by any chance, turn up your resolution on your monitor can you? (RIght click on desktop -> Properties -> "Settings" tab -> set the "screen area" slide all the way to the right) If you can it should help with the IrfanView big window problem.

[livius drusus]

Captain, how do I open Windows Explorer? :blush3:

He he... And I was so sure I had broken down all the steps. :doh:

I'm not familiar with Windows 98, but in 95 and Windows 2000, you can rick-click on the Start button and left click on Explore. If that doesn't work, try clicking on Start - Programs - Accessories - Windows Explorer.

[Crumb]

Right click on "my documents" or "my computer" and click explore works.

[Seven of Nine]

Right click on "my documents" or "my computer" and click explore works.

Thank you, Crumb. That worked! :)
It's been annoying me not to be able to access that tree setup.

[Seven of Nine]

Captain, how do I open Windows Explorer? :blush3:

He he... And I was so sure I had broken down all the steps. :doh:

I'm not familiar with Windows 98, but in 95 and Windows 2000, you can rick-click on the Start button and left click on Explore. If that doesn't work, try clicking on Start - Programs - Accessories - Windows Explorer.

Thank you, Captain. In Win98SE, Explorer doesn't appear to be listed anywhere in the Programs or Start menu, but right clicking on Start works. :)

EDIT: oops, sorry; when I click Explore from Start, it explores my start menu only.

[Seven of Nine]

I meant tell me if you need to resort to it.

You can't, by any chance, turn up your resolution on your monitor can you? (RIght click on desktop -> Properties -> "Settings" tab -> set the "screen area" slide all the way to the right) If you can it should help with the IrfanView big window problem.

Oddly enough, Crumb, I stumbled onto this solution probably at about the time you were writing this post. :eek:
However, I have to change it back again afterward to allow me to read my icon labels.

Unfortunately, my AOL upgrade keeps insisting that I install both Real Player and Quicktime, and Quicktime keeps worming in somehow, even though I keep clicking "no" every time AOL offers to install the dratted thing.
As a result, Quicktime now keeps wresting control from my Irfanview program. :qsigh:

On a happier note, I'm not embroiled in the non-stop browser war which began when I installed Netscape.

But...I can't figure out how to associate my Arrow Search program with Firefox, so now I have two sets of Favorite Lists, which is confusing. :(

[livius drusus]

Thank you, Captain. In Win98SE, Explorer doesn't appear to be listed anywhere in the Programs or Start menu, but right clicking on Start works. :)

EDIT: oops, sorry; when I click Explore from Start, it explores my start menu only.

Hmm... Perhaps it just opens to that folder? This is what Windows Explorer looks like to me when I have it stretched wide enough to see the top of the list on the left (identifying info blacked out):

http://www.freethought-forum.com/images/explorer.gif

Do you see something similar? Perhaps if you scroll up or maximize the window (click on the small box in the upper right hand corner between the X and the _).

[Seven of Nine]

Mine doesn't do that, Captain. I feel so *sob* cheated.



Tonight my Java platform icon popped up and I got a message saying "CF countdown started."

When I changed fora, the message disappeared, although the Java platform icon remains.

If I hadn't come here when I did, would Firefox and I have blasted off? :eek:

[Crumb]

Mine doesn't do that, Captain. I feel so *sob* cheated.

Perhaps you need to push the "Folders" button to get the frame on the right.

[Seven of Nine]

Mine doesn't do that, Captain. I feel so *sob* cheated.

Perhaps you need to push the "Folders" button to get the frame on the right.

Well, DUH! I must not have really clicked Explore last time because I checked again and now I can see the tree thingy.
My last OS always diplayed the tree, so this is taking some getting used to. Anytime the smallest thing changes in me, I have difficulty adapting.
I used to be so much quicker on the draw. :qsigh:

[Crumb]

I used to be so much quicker on the draw.

Drink more water. :wink: