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Hi key_man10, As far as I am aware there is no "about:config" section in Google Chrome. There is however a whole list of other info/option pages spread out over a number of pages. Try some of these commands in the URL bar - obviously please proceed with caution and make sure you backup your settings before enabling some of the experimental features. about:appcache-internals about:blob-internals about:view-http-cache about:credits about:dns about:flags about:gpu about:histograms about:memory about:net-internals about: plugins about:stats about:sync-internals about:tasks about:tcmalloc about:terms about:version The best hidden feature that I have found is under about:flags - "Confirm to Quit" - a feature which FireFox has but Chrome is only testing at the moment. For your reference I am running Mac OS X with Chrome 10.0.6 - some of these pages may or may not work on Windows version.

Barry, Some facts and notes about your comments. I hope they help your concerns. The upgrade has been to the software, the previous "skin" would no longer work with this version thus the default skin has been activated. There are less adverts on this version of the website than the previous - 3 adverts on this version in fact compared to about 5 or 6 on the previous version. The update to the forum software was long overdue and may things are still left to complete - hence the notice at the top of the forum still remains. Adverts were indeed on my list of things to look at. I agree, we do not want this confusion for our users - I have removed the in-post adverts for all users and visitors. In regards to privacy, all of our adverts are delivered through the Google Adsense network which millions of websites use. If you are concerned about your privacy please visit the Google website where they provide options to opt-out of interest based adverts. In order to continue to run and support this free forum, adverts are necessary as a source of revenue. I appreciate there is a fine line between generating revenue and annoying users. Personally I think we have managed to achieve this over the years, especially compared to some of the larger PC Help forums around who have up to 3 adverts per page and multiple adverts in users posts. Over the coming days/weeks I will continue to look at the placement of adverts and will strive to keep users informed and involved in this process. If you have any other concerns or questions please do not hesitate to contact me or reply to this post. Mike

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Negatives, Please try the suggestions on this link. Your problem is exactly the same as this users and we have been able to resolve the problem on this thread. http://extremetechsupport.com/forum/windows-2000-and-xp/6236-cant-connect-internet.html

Hey, Glad you have Internet Explorer working now :) In regards to the other issue please have a look at this thread: http://extremetechsupport.com/forum/windows-vista/6161-error-loading-dll32.html I would first try and follow Maynards method which can be found here: http://extremetechsupport.com/forum/windows-vista/6161-error-loading-dll32.html#post44122 If that does not work then follow the method i posted which can be found here: http://extremetechsupport.com/forum/windows-vista/6161-error-loading-dll32.html#post44014 Good luck! Mike

Hey, Glad you got it working.. Try the following in Internet Explorer: Click Tools and then click Internet Options Click the Connections tab Then click LAN Settings. Make sure that "Use a proxy server for your LAN...." and "Use automatic configuration script" are UNCHECKED Then ensure that "Automatically detect settings" is CHECKED Click OK, and close and reopen Internet Explorer. Please post back your findings. :) Mike

Hey Jif, Welcome to the Forums. Enjoy your stay. Mike

Hey Scarlett, Welcome to the forums! :) Enjoy your stay. Mike