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 question- FBD's epic "I'm a dumbass who doesn't know anything about comps" thread 
#363419 - 02/12/10 10:35 PM (14 years, 2 months ago) |
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if i'm running firefox, there's no reason to really keep internet explorer is there? i could just uninstall it right? i mean, is there any reason at all to keep it?
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Every once in a while I will have to use a site that wont load right in firefox
so its handy to keep it
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ok...i'm in a computer learning mood tonight. i've got a post i'm goin through on the shroomery, and i got a question, what's new huh?
http://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/10821767/page/20
there's the link.
on the fifth post, doc t says this:
"It's not a bug, it's a feature!"
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MisterMuscaria said:
Holy shit. Thats crazy.
It's done that for years, but hardly anybody ever notices. There's a lot of great Windows features like that.
what are some of the other features he speaks of? like keyboard shortcuts and features and whatnot?
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no idea
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IE opens GIF.'s pretty much the only thing i use it for, chrome for the win 
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Quote:
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chrome for the win
hella hella ditto
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Inbred_gimp said:
chrome for the win
hella hella ditto
what is this chrome you speak of? isn't it by google?????
pros and cons?
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Yes it's called Google chrome.
So far I like Firefox much better.
But chrome is coming right along tho.
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 Re: question [Re: Stoneth]
#363523 - 02/13/10 11:26 AM (14 years, 2 months ago) |
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yeah that's what i'm using now is firefox. i've become very comfortable with it. i like it a lot actually.
so stoney, your cons are that you like firefox better and your pro is that chrome is coming along? i like it.
another question:
ok, i'm going through things to make my comp. more efficient and fast. i'm messing with my browser and how long it keeps cookies right now. it's set on keeping them until they expire, should i change it to when i sign off??????
Edited by FarBeyondDriven (02/13/10 11:32 AM)
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Re: question [Re: Stoneth]
#363544 - 02/13/10 12:15 PM (14 years, 2 months ago) |
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stoney.69 said:
Yes it's called Google chrome.
So far I like Firefox much better.
But chrome is coming right along tho.
didn't google buy up firefox years ago anyway?
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Quote:
FarBeyondDriven said:
yeah that's what i'm using now is firefox. i've become very comfortable with it. i like it a lot actually.
so stoney, your cons are that you like firefox better and your pro is that chrome is coming along? i like it.
another question:
ok, i'm going through things to make my comp. more efficient and fast. i'm messing with my browser and how long it keeps cookies right now. it's set on keeping them until they expire, should i change it to when i sign off??????
sure, you will notice that change though when it prompts you to input stuff that it used to remember. passwords and usernames mostly.
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ok cool, i'm not worried about that right now.
another question. i just updated my firefox but it's not showing it as 3.6 on the desktop. but when i go to add/remove programs, it's showing up as 3.6. anything to worry about????
i've got more questions for yall too btw. 
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Quote:
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stoney.69 said:
Yes it's called Google chrome.
So far I like Firefox much better.
But chrome is coming right along tho.
didn't google buy up firefox years ago anyway?
No clue man, don't know nothing about the business end of things with them.
What I do know is I downloaded both at the same time about 6 to 8 months ago.
At that time chrome didn't work for shit on many sites I visit, nor did it work with my magnifier that I use to read.
Now days the sites aren't and issue and they have lots of new addons that are cool.
But it still doesn't work with my magnifier exactly right, in time I think they'll get that fixed as well.
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Quote:
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ok cool, i'm not worried about that right now.
another question. i just updated my firefox but it's not showing it as 3.6 on the desktop. but when i go to add/remove programs, it's showing up as 3.6. anything to worry about????
i've got more questions for yall too btw.
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jus need sum hep boss
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whats it say when you open it up and go to the 'about' menu?
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3.6 lol. thank you.
i just added on no script for firefox as well. what exactly is a script.
does it prevent scripts from running from sites you don't want it to (i.e. bad porn sites, pop ups, etc. etc.) and in turn, prevent viruses??? or help to anyway?
i can't look at videos either. it says i've got javascript off or an old flash player. i'm thinking it's java script because my flash player wasn't old like 2 hours ago. how do i turn it back on?
Edited by FarBeyondDriven (02/13/10 02:28 PM)
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Quote:
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3.6 lol. thank you.
i just added on no script for firefox as well. what exactly is a script.
does it prevent scripts from running from sites you don't want it to (i.e. bad porn sites, pop ups, etc. etc.) and in turn, prevent viruses??? or help to anyway?
yes, my buddy (who is a hardcore IT guy) has that on his machines. I think of it like a firewall. Did you not read the description of the plug in before you dloaded it? Google the name of the program and read the first few pages that come up.
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i read about it. but i didn't google it. i read about it on the mozilla website. i'm thinking of getting rid of it, not sure yet though.
how do i turn java script back on?
well fuckin a, according to my internet options, javascript is enabled and i still can't watch videos. wtf. and i even added youtube to my whitelist and it still won't play videos.
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i think, in the bottom right corner of your firefox window there will be an anti sign (circle with diagonal thru it). click it and chose to allow scripts for that page.
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ok i got it working. i didn't necessarily want to allow scripts for the porn site, because it allows other sites, but i guess i have to. thanks man. i'm sure i'll have some new questions some time or another.
edit-i deleted the ones i didn't want.
Edited by FarBeyondDriven (02/13/10 03:11 PM)
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FBD you can run java with out allowing all scripts.
Click on Tools, then click options and then check the box that says enable java.
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Re: question [Re: Stoneth]
#363723 - 02/13/10 06:11 PM (14 years, 2 months ago) |
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good to see someone else helping him. i was trying. i don't know a whole lot about computers, but i know enough to access the shit i need.
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I don't know much, but I learn something new everyday.
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Re: question [Re: Stoneth]
#363745 - 02/13/10 06:39 PM (14 years, 2 months ago) |
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stoney.69 said:
FBD you can run java with out allowing all scripts.
Click on Tools, then click options and then check the box that says enable java.
well i had to run scripts on pornhub.com. i checked and my java was enabled and actually uninstalled my flash player and downloaded the upgraded version and it still wouldn't play vids. i had to run scripts on youtube too. oh well, i'll keep fucking with it and hopefully work out the bugs. if it gets to where it's not worth it, i'll just get rid of it.
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 Re: question- FBD's epic "I'm a dumbass who doesn't know anything about comps" thread [Re: FarBeyondDriven]
#363856 - 02/13/10 11:54 PM (14 years, 2 months ago) |
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I'm glad I didn't uninstall IE8, because that's all my PC will run. When I run the LATEST Firefox verison, it crashes every 5 minutes at random.
Makes me so MAD! 
There's no good reason to uninstall it: It doesn't take that much space on your hard drive, it comes standard with Windows, and its a good back-up in case FireFox becomes a flamming retard and crashes every 5 minutes (like it has for me).
If you never want to see it again, just remove it from your "Start" menu and delete the Icon on your desktop. Now, its like it was never there! And if you REALLY need for back-up, just search for it in the "Search bar" and there it is. Yeah!
FireFox, you're fired!
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Re: question- FBD's epic "I'm a dumbass who doesn't know anything about comps" thread [Re: TrueHerbCrystal]
#363864 - 02/14/10 12:20 AM (14 years, 2 months ago) |
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Don't try to get rid of IE. You need it for windows updates.
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Re: question [Re: m00nshine]
#363865 - 02/14/10 12:29 AM (14 years, 2 months ago) |
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the pros of firefox are the plugins but i think the choice between firefox and chrome is one of preference, i just rather it its got a sweet homepage which has all of your most visited sites for quick access
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Re: question- FBD's epic "I'm a dumbass who doesn't know anything about comps" thread [Re: m00nshine]
#363977 - 02/14/10 12:27 PM (14 years, 2 months ago) |
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m00nshine said:
Don't try to get rid of IE. You need it for windows updates.
it won't let me download the newest windows update anyway 
i'm not gonna get rid of it though, i know that i'll need it for something as soon as i get rid of it
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Re: question- FBD's epic "I'm a dumbass who doesn't know anything about comps" thread [Re: FarBeyondDriven]
#363981 - 02/14/10 12:32 PM (14 years, 2 months ago) |
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Did you get sp2 installed? That link I gave you seemed legit. Do you have a lot of malware on your machine? Lots of different malware fucks with IE. IDK, I'm impatient, I would just reinstall. Run active kill disk then reinstall OS if you're having a bunch of headaches IMO.
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Re: question- FBD's epic "I'm a dumbass who doesn't know anything about comps" thread [Re: m00nshine]
#363989 - 02/14/10 12:40 PM (14 years, 2 months ago) |
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i don't remember you giving me a link. i just went through the thread and i don't see it either.
and no i don't have any malware, and i can't exactly reinstall windows because i don't have a copy of it
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Re: question- FBD's epic "I'm a dumbass who doesn't know anything about comps" thread [Re: FarBeyondDriven]
#364037 - 02/14/10 01:52 PM (14 years, 2 months ago) |
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m00nshine said:
http://www.softwarepatch.com/windows/winxpsp2-security.html
Can't guarantee it's not malware, but the file name and size match up
They only had a network installer for xp sp2 on the microsoft site....
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Re: question- FBD's epic "I'm a dumbass who doesn't know anything about comps" thread [Re: m00nshine]
#364046 - 02/14/10 01:58 PM (14 years, 2 months ago) |
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yyeeeeahhh thanks for the help but i'm not even clicking the link.
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Re: question- FBD's epic "I'm a dumbass who doesn't know anything about comps" thread [Re: FarBeyondDriven]
#364058 - 02/14/10 02:15 PM (14 years, 2 months ago) |
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hey what's a good computer forum?? where i could learn some shit.
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Re: question- FBD's epic "I'm a dumbass who doesn't know anything about comps" thread [Re: FarBeyondDriven]
#364071 - 02/14/10 02:28 PM (14 years, 2 months ago) |
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Quote:
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yyeeeeahhh thanks for the help but i'm not even clicking the link.
I'm 99% sure that link is legit.
You want SP2 or not?
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Re: question- FBD's epic "I'm a dumbass who doesn't know anything about comps" thread [Re: m00nshine]
#364076 - 02/14/10 02:33 PM (14 years, 2 months ago) |
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i dunno man. if you had a better reputation around the site, i would be more apt to check it out. but you saying you can't guarantee it's legit, and you've got "winner of the fag ban vote" (which i do remember) as your title, makes me kinda skeptical. thanks for your help, but i'll get it taken care of. plus it's not like my comp is haggard, shit runs pretty good actually.
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Re: question- FBD's epic "I'm a dumbass who doesn't know anything about comps" thread [Re: FarBeyondDriven]
#364086 - 02/14/10 02:42 PM (14 years, 2 months ago) |
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OK, I understand where you're coming from. Check out the screen shot and the download location. Check out the file size and name. I'm honestly trying to help you. If you're not sure, ask others here who know computers and see what they think. I work with computers and can tell you that it's the correct file name and size. Good luck finding the .exe on the microsoft site. (Even though that's the download location )
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