Firefox

[Latrinsorm]

Alright, the IE at my house is inaccessible. Firefox is a decent substitute, but it has an unacceptable flaw: it does not display the full text of tooltips. This makes reading the authors' notes on webcomics such as xkcd and dinosaur comics impossible. I should not need to reiterate that this is unacceptable.

Any members of the Firefox cult want to help me out here? I looked through the options and didn't see anything helpful.

[RichardCranium]

Stop reading webcomics.

[Gan]

^^^

:lol:

[Celephais]

IE is inaccessible? Might I ask why?

I guess if you really want the authors notes you could view source but... I imagine this isn't acceptable either.

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Ok, this is not directly related to your problem, but its very cool for both FF and IE.

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/333720/lightning_fast_browsing_trick_for_internet_explore r_and_firefox/

[Latrinsorm]

Anyone who disavows the awesomeness of xkcd or dinosaur comics is certainly, without qualification, a dickhead. :) (Go Eagles! All the way to the golf course!)

Something went screwy in this computer that makes Windows think it needs to install IE (or Word, or Excel) before it can be used, and it went screwy in such a way that it prompts three times per opened window to install. The problem is we can't just ignore it: if we don't cancel before it gets to the insert disk part, it will fail and close all IE windows. We don't have a reinstall disk. I sent Anticor screenshots of the situation and he was apparently at a loss.

I hadn't thought of viewing the source, and honestly that's a pretty easy way of doing it. If there is no other solution, I'll be happy with it.

[mgoddess]

Ok, this is not directly related to your problem, but its very cool for both FF and IE.

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/333720/lightning_fast_browsing_trick_for_internet_explore r_and_firefox/

Snifty.

[Celephais]

Glad I could help. Have you tried going to the microsoft download pages for IE 7? you could try downloading that (although it requires genuine advantage unless you use MUBlinder). Another option would be to download MS Virtual PC, MS just released a free Windows XP Image w/ IE 6.0 (to let developers test backwards compatiblity). That has a nice side affect of insulating you from any virus' while browsing.

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Snifty.

Since I can’t post in the Politics folder without being a hypocrite I thought I would expand my posts into other folders I have interests in.

I found that link at Digg (http://digg.com/).

[Celephais]

Not so much a warning as a factoid about that, it can bring down "low end" servers. Basically Windows Pro IIS only allows for a certain number of outbound connections, 10 by default I believe... so a single person could lock up a whole server... odds are this won't impact anybody... only thing I can think of is maybe Bob's site (you host that on your machine right Bob?)

[Bobmuhthol]

<<only thing I can think of is maybe Bob's site (you host that on your machine right Bob?)>>

Ya.

[Latrinsorm]

My parents did dl IE7 to try to fix the problem, but that turned out to make it worse. :oops: It used to only prompt twice.

[Gan]

Anyone who disavows the awesomeness of xkcd or dinosaur comics is certainly, without qualification, a dickhead. :).

Surely you arent forming an argument for rationality with that position are you?

[Gan]

Since I can’t post in the Politics folder without being a hypocrite I thought I would expand my posts into other folders I have interests in.

I found that link at Digg (http://digg.com/).

Such a state of being is not temporarily limited to when you post in the politics folder, but something you have achieved like a state of zen or nirvana. It is as much a part of you as you are a part of it. Denial will only cause you more pain.

:lol:

[HarmNone]

When your parents downloaded IE, did they remove the old instance of IE before they tried to install the downloaded version?

[Celephais]

When your parents downloaded IE, did they remove the old instance of IE before they tried to install the downloaded version?

You don't need to do this, the IE7 install should handle it.

[HarmNone]

It should. However, there's always the chance of a glitch. In this case, there may have been one. If he can get the old IE off and then install the new IE it might just clean up the mess. For me, it would be worth a try. :shrug:

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It should. However, it there's always the chance of a glitch. In this case, there may have been one. If he can get the old IE off and then install the new IE it might just clean up the mess. For me, it would be worth a try. :shrug:

I’m with HM. Trash everything then try the clean install.

[Celephais]

I’m with HM. Trash everything then try the clean install.

Well a format would be ideal... but he's stating he doesn't have his windows re-install disk. I'm pretty sure IE has way too many hooks to just uninstall and re-install w/o your windows disk.

[Latrinsorm]

Surely you arent forming an argument for rationality with that position are you?It's a reference to his handle. Richard cranium, get it?

I would really like to reformat this computer, especially since we have a big ol' USB drive right here we can use to back everything up, but I've already broken like 2 or 3 family computers, so without the disk I'm not confident going for it.

As for just uninstalling IE itself, that's sort of the problem because Windows already thinks it is uninstalled, which is why it always wants to install it. I've told it very nicely that IE is quite installed, but it doesn't buy it. I even tried scout's honor, no dice.

[Caede]

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/1715/

[Bobmuhthol]

<<but I've already broken like 2 or 3 family computers, so without the disk I'm not confident going for it.>>

Partition your drive such that the only thing in drive C is your operating system, then format everything else. This potentially requires a pretty good amount of work, though.

[Celephais]

<<but I've already broken like 2 or 3 family computers, so without the disk I'm not confident going for it.>>

Partition your drive such that the only thing in drive C is your operating system, then format everything else. This potentially requires a pretty good amount of work, though.

In order to partition a drive into multiple segments you have to... format it. So that kind of defeats the purpose (might help him in the future, but then again he's having problems w/ IE, so he would want to format the OS)

[Bobmuhthol]

<<In order to partition a drive into multiple segments you have to... format it.>>

That's interesting, since I've made multiple partitions without erasing any data at all.

[Celephais]

<<In order to partition a drive into multiple segments you have to... format it.>>

That's interesting, since I've made multiple partitions without erasing any data at all.

Did you fully partition your drive in the first place? Or did your original partition not use up all the space?

At least under disk manager you can't take an existing partition and split it in half (and even more so selectively enough to say "these folders on this one, these on that"). at least in my experience.

[Bobmuhthol]

If you have empty space on a partition, you can easily move it to create a new partition. But you're right about not being able to select certain folders in the process; only unallocated space or unused partition space can be used.

[Celephais]

If you have empty space on a partition, you can easily move it to create a new partition. But you're right about not being able to select certain folders in the process; only unallocated space or unused partition space can be used.

On a partition? How? you're stating that if I have a partition of 40gb, and I have used 20gb, I can turn the rest of the 20gb into a seperate partition without formating the "used" 20gb?

[Bobmuhthol]

<<you're stating that if I have a partition of 40gb, and I have used 20gb, I can turn the rest of the 20gb into a seperate partition without formating the "used" 20gb?>>

Yes, I used to do it all the time. Use PartitionMagic.

[Celephais]

<<you're stating that if I have a partition of 40gb, and I have used 20gb, I can turn the rest of the 20gb into a seperate partition without formating the "used" 20gb?>>

Yes, I used to do it all the time. Use PartitionMagic.

Ah, okay, I was just looking at the disk manager, I'll keep that in mind if I need it in the future. Thanks.

[HarmNone]

I wonder, Bob ...

I think Microsoft checks your computer when you download to ensure you have a legitamate copy of IE installed. Now, if you download the .exe program for the new IE (while the old one is still on the drive), partition the drive as you suggest, leave the .exe file on the partition you don't intend to format, format the other area(s) to get rid of the old instances, then use the downloaded .exe file to reinstall IE, do you think that might work?

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Check out Harmnone off-topic!

:ban:

[Celephais]

I wonder, Bob ...

I think Microsoft checks your computer when you download to ensure you have a legitamate copy of IE installed. Now, if you download the .exe program for the new IE (while the old one is still on the drive), partition the drive as you suggest, leave the .exe file on the partition you don't intend to format, format the other area(s) to get rid of the old instances, then use the downloaded .exe file to reinstall IE, do you think that might work?

IE 7 checks if you have a genuine copy when you install as well, use of MUBlinder will bypass the genuine advantage check. Some genuine advantage programs, like the DirectX SDK, require genuine to DL but do not require it to install.

[HarmNone]

:club: Am not!

[Bobmuhthol]

<<Now, if you download the .exe program for the new IE (while the old one is still on the drive), partition the drive as you suggest, leave the .exe file on the partition you don't intend to format, format the other area(s) to get rid of the old instances, then use the downloaded .exe file to reinstall IE, do you think that might work?>>

I can only assume that it would, but it's totally dependent on the actual problem with Latrinsorm's PC. If it's something superficial, that should definitely fix it if done correctly. If not, though, it may require some extensive research and data backupage.

[Celephais]

<<Now, if you download the .exe program for the new IE (while the old one is still on the drive), partition the drive as you suggest, leave the .exe file on the partition you don't intend to format, format the other area(s) to get rid of the old instances, then use the downloaded .exe file to reinstall IE, do you think that might work?>>

I can only assume that it would, but it's totally dependent on the actual problem with Latrinsorm's PC. If it's something superficial, that should definitely fix it if done correctly. If not, though, it may require some extensive research and data backupage.

His "messed up" IE is on the same partition as his OS... he doesn't have his re-install disk, so formatting the OS is pretty much out for him, and since he can't format his IE w/o formatting his OS. He's SOL without a way to re-install his OS.

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Does anyone have a favorite FireFox theme? Mozilla’s page is down. Links?

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More FireFox fun... a screenshot with all the possible extensions and add-ons. Default theme.. :(

http://suprfile.com/get.php?id=1f3uvrb&get=1&vcode=qqcqdrc5j&filename=/FFscreenshot.png

[LMingrone]

Microsoft's unbreakable verification has already been spoofed.

[LMingrone]

Firefox is no better in the hands of a morAn. Mad bugs yo!

[Celephais]

Microsoft's unbreakable verification has already been spoofed.

Hence all of my references to MUBlinder...

[LMingrone]

Hence all of my references to MUBlinder...

Connecticut eh? New Haven here.

[Celephais]

I'm in the rising star bitch! ... Hartford.