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There are files in my temporary internet file that I want to read but when I click on them they wont come up. The file type is file. Any ideas ? 30th October

How do I delete web addresses in the american online web address bar ? 27th October

I have just gone onto Broadband and have lost my old ISP email address so I now use a web site based email address. Can I set up Outlook Express to receive my emails from this source ? 27th October

Is it safe to delete files from Disk Cleanup tool such as Temporary Internet Files, If I choose the View Files button and manually select all the file and delete them? 26th October

Give two examples of how a browser may be used for: a)Business purposes b)Personal use 26th October

How can I open a free web site ? 24th October

How can I send free SMS to other mobile phone and I want to open my mobile SMS to another mobile phone number ! 24th October

I am Using Windows XP and from time to time my mouse pointer will move on its own, without me touching the mouse. Any ideas why? 24th October

I cannot delete 2 or 3 favorites that were put there automatically when I restart my computer they show up again, same thing with the homepage ! 23nd October

Error Text: MESSAGE BELOW SHOWS IN SMALL WINDOW BOX:
> problems with this web page might prevent it from being displayed properly or functioning properly.in future,you can display this message by double clicking the warning icon display in the status bar
> Problem Description: When I use Microsoft explorer to access the internet.If I click on an icon and this opens another explorer then new explorer window remains blank and does not load the page or show anything in the new explorer window-
HOPE YOU CAN HELP ME PLEASE! 23nd October

Could you help me out on the enclosed staement - Hotlinking the FPA from his members area, what does FPA mean ? 23nd October

Can I check mail in the Temp Internet Folder ? 23nd October

How can I stop access into restricted websites on my system ? 23nd October

What are the advantages of the Internet for Businesses ? 22nd October

I am using Windows XP Pro. I want to delete the address from the address bar on my Internet Explorer. The history will delete but the auto complete continues to fill in. The auto complete in the options is not checked. 22nd October

I have tried to delete all temporary folders...but it says "CANNOT DELETE FILE ERRORS" file folder 1026! What do i do? So, I cant delete temp folders, and need the space! 21st October

Could you please send me details of How to use Outlook ? 21st October

I want to know how a Search Engine works ? 21st October

How do I delete the websites in the website homepage option ? 21st October

Where is the history of websites located on my computer ? 21st October

How can I change my homepage to MSN when I log on to the Internet ? 20th October

I am using the newest version of explorer and I go to internet options and I delete history and clear all cookies, but for some reason when i type a letter into the address bar the sites I have visited in the past still show up. How do I get rid of these sites permanently, I tried re-installing windows and it is still there. HELP?!??!!??? 20th October

What does co mean in a UK URL ? 18th October

What does location mean - does it mean the place you are at ? 18th October

Please tell me what ppl stands for 18th October

For some wierd reason every time i try to acess or install norton antivirus or any type of security software, it always stops before it can go onto the the installation wizard, I think this may be I a virus itself. Also every time I reboot my homepage changes to another website, I also think this is a virus, please help me on this and give me some suggestions on what I should do about this problem. 16th October

What is the difference between a Web page and a Web Portal ? 15th October

When I go in to read my e-mail a question will come up asking me to click here for additionial information on certain issues, but when I do this it will not open up. What is the problem and what can I do ? 14th October

When I am on the internet there are no pictures just a box with the red cross in the corner, I can view the pictures when i right click and view picture. Is there any way I can solve this problem? 13th October

Do you think the interent has physcological benefits? Why? 13th October

What does EZ and CWOT Mean ? 13th October

My address bar is gone...I don't want to dowload google to get an address bar. I just want my address bar back. 12th October My address bar is missing it has been suggested its hidden how do i find it ? i know I can have the google toolbar but would like to know what I have to do to get the original back please. 13th October downloaded hot bar for an address bar, later installed spybot, spybot deleted hotbar and left me with no address bar at all. How do i recover the address bar 13th October

I clear my History folder weekly, but even after I just deleted all the websites I have previously visited, I noticed that there are certain URLs that just will not go away. 11th October

What are the primary functions of a web browser ? 10th October

When I delete files from my temp internet files folder, I can not see them in my recycle bin, why? I periodically delete, occasionaly off line I search my recycle bin for a url.. 9th October

How do I change the Monitor Display settings ? 6th October

I wonder if, how to change the color in toolbar ? 3rd October

When watching a DVD on my PC yesterday the pointer on the screen starting moving whilst i was away from the machine, brought up various menus and actually shut down the whole computer. a few days ago I noticed the cursor select a menu without me touching the mouse but thought nothing of it until this happened yesterday. Could this be a virus? I installed Norton a couple of years ago and so ran a check on that but nothing came up and I've been told this isn't normal activity for a computer virus? any advice? 1st October

When I open yahoo.com or any website, some sites pop up. How can I prevent these ? 26th September

What does it mean to download a list of Newsgroups ? 26th September

What is a Website ? 25th September

I would like to view the sites visited on my computer starting the month on August 2003. 25th September

What does www mean ? 24th September

Temporary Internet Files - can you please explain the differences between "Last Modified" "Last Accessed" and "Last Checked" ? 23rd September

How fast is DSL ? 22nd September

How do I delete Addresses or term in the Search Box ? 21st September

I followed all the instructions on how to change my homepage, and it does change it, unfortunately, when I shut down and reboot, it goes back to the homepage that I don't want and I have to change it every time I reboot! what's the Problem ? 19th September

I have done all you suggested. Is there any where I can go to re download my address bar? 19th September I lost my address bar. I tried your suggestions but nothing happened 19th September Something happened and i do not see my address bar any more and i even tried clicking on tool and clicked the address bar but it still dose not show and also i even tried moving buttons but no luck what should i do? 20th September

I get this message: Problems with this web page might prevent it from being displayed or functioning properly. You state that 'Most of the time you can OK this message and continue viewing the site without problems' but I find that some links on the page concerned do not work. Can you help with this problem? 16th September

Can pages I didn't intend to visit i.e. popups, show up on my history ? And if they do, do all the popups that popup show on the history ? 15th September

When I type a website address,and enter it, I alway find an another website is listed below the website that I typed, I delete and also clear the internet history, but next time , when I type the website I want, the same address appears in front of the website I typed. Please help me to solve this problem. let me know how to delete it. 15th September

What are the primary function of a web browser and it's relationships or otherwise with browser plug-in helper applications and search engines ? 14th September

Who uses Web Portals ? 14th September

How Can I Moniter my Kids Online ? 12th September

What is a Web Directory ? How Does a Web Directory Work ? and how do I submit websites to Web Directories ? 12th September

Since the IP address consists of only 4 octets so the total possibilities of different IP address can be 255*255*255*255=4228250625. My question is that there can be users who want to connect at the same time and the number of users can far exceed this limit, so how does than everybody get a different IP address ? 11th September

My security and advanced tabs have gone missing in my internet options. I can't retrieve them, even after I reset them to 0 using hkey_ have any suggestions please ? 11th September

I have had my internet option to change my homepage disabled by some kind of program I was tricked into downloading. The option to change my homepage is completely grayed out what can I do ? 10th September

I would like to know how to get my address bar back to normal it has shrank very small 9th September

When I am off line I cant view the pages I surfed while I was on line may I know why ? 7th September

When I go to the contact page at www.galina.co.uk and click on "Select Date", I get "Problems with this web page.....". When I use a computer at work, a calendar appears and I am able to select the date. What is wrong with my computer ? 4th September

More information on deleting addresses in the address bar 2nd September

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