Guest McDermotts Posted August 27, 2007 Posted August 27, 2007 Sorry if this has been covered here a million times, I just can't figure it out. This computer is new to me, old machine ran Win 98se. I always had a one touch button on lower r side of taskbar to open IE or OE, Cannot figure ouot how to do this on Win XP machine. Also, like a lot of people, I HATE change. I could not get used to the look and feel of IE 7, so went back to 6, which suited all of my needs. I read that there is a way to make IE 7 looks like 6, but am I better off just using the older version? Lastly, so I won't have to keep asking dumb questions here, how aboout a point in the right direction for a site or two that may be helpful to someone like me that has never used Win XP. I hate to say it, but I've already made all the changes I could find (classic start menu, etc) to get this thing looking like what I was used to. Thanks, Todd McD
Guest Nepatsfan Posted August 27, 2007 Posted August 27, 2007 Re: Quick Launch In news:uzMP5BE6HHA.600@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl, McDermotts <jmcderm3@tampabay.rr.com> wrote: > Sorry if this has been covered here a million times, I just > can't figure it > out. > > This computer is new to me, old machine ran Win 98se. > > I always had a one touch button on lower r side of taskbar to > open IE or OE, > Cannot figure ouot how to do this on Win XP machine. > > Also, like a lot of people, I HATE change. I could not get > used to the look > and feel of IE 7, so went back to 6, which suited all of my > needs. I read > that there is a way to make IE 7 looks like 6, but am I > better off just > using the older version? > > Lastly, so I won't have to keep asking dumb questions here, > how aboout a > point in the right direction for a site or two that may be > helpful to > someone like me that has never used Win XP. > > I hate to say it, but I've already made all the changes I > could find > (classic start menu, etc) to get this thing looking like what > I was used to. > > Thanks, Todd McD To get the Quick Launch toolbar displayed, do the following; Right click an open spot on your Taskbar at the bottom of the screen. Select Properties from the menu. On the Taskbar page, put a check mark in the box next to "Show Quick Launch". You should now see the Quick Launch toolbar next to your Start button. Initially it will contain a shortcut to launch Internet Explorer and one to show the desktop. If you want to add shortcuts, such as one for Outlook Express, you can right click the shortcut on your Start Menu and drag and drop it onto the Quick Launch toolbar. Just make sure to select "Copy here" from the menu that should pop up. Another method would be to right click any shortcut on your Start menu you want to add to the Quick Launch toolbar and select Send to -> Desktop from the menu. You could then drag the shortcut from the desktop to Quick Launch. If you add a number of shortcuts to Quick Launch, they'll be hidden and you'll have to click on the double arrows to see them. If you want to display more shortcuts, right click the Taskbar and click on "Lock the Taskbar" to remove the check mark. You should now see a dotted bar which you can drag to the right to display more shortcuts. If you prefer IE6 then keep using it. As for your final question, you're welcome to ask as many questions as you want on these newsgroups. If you're looking for a source of general knowledge of XP check your local library. They probably have a number of books that are written for people starting out with XP. Here's one I'd recommend. Microsoft Windows XP Inside and Out, Second Edition. http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Windows-Inside-Out-Second/dp/073562044X/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/002-4711560-9257669?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1188180197&sr=8-1 Good luck Nepatsfan
Guest glee Posted August 27, 2007 Posted August 27, 2007 Re: Quick Launch 1. Right-click a blank area on the Taskbar, scroll your mouse pointer up the menu that appears, to 'Toolbars', and on the sub-menu that pops up, click to put a check next to Quick Launch. 2. You'll find a lot of info, tips and fixes for IE7 here: http://www.ie-vista.com/ Also: Information Index for IE7 http://msdn.microsoft.com/ie/infoindex/default.aspx Internet Explorer 7 Quick Reference Guide http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/attachment/715071.ashx EnhanceIE.com - Add-ons, Tweaks, Troubleshooting & more http://www.enhanceie.com/ie/ IE7 Solutions Center http://support.microsoft.com/ph/8722 Supercharge your surfing with tabbed browsing http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/community/columns/tabbedbrowsing.mspx How to move the Standard toolbar to a location that is above the Address bar http://support.microsoft.com/kb/930645 IE7 Gold - Sandi's Blog http://msmvps.com/blogs/spywaresucks/archive/2006/10/18/182724.aspx IEBlog : Windows Search Guide in IE7 (Create Your Own Search) http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2006/10/23/windows-search-guide-in-ie7.aspx Diagnosing and resolving problems with Tabbed Browsing in IE7: http://msmvps.com/blogs/spywaresucks/archive/2006/10/24/203178.aspx IEBlog http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/ How to uninstall Internet Explorer 7 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927177 3. For Windows XP: Windows XP Fixes, Tips and Tweaks http://windowsxp.mvps.org/ Troubleshooting Windows XP, Tweaks and Fixes for Windows XP http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp.htm A great book is "Microsoft Windows XP Inside Out" by Ed Bott and Carl Siechart, with Craig Stinson: http://www.microsoft.com/mspress/books/5206.aspx -- Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+ http://dts-l.org/ http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm "McDermotts" <jmcderm3@tampabay.rr.com> wrote in message news:uzMP5BE6HHA.600@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > Sorry if this has been covered here a million times, I just can't figure it out. > > This computer is new to me, old machine ran Win 98se. > > I always had a one touch button on lower r side of taskbar to open IE or OE, > Cannot figure ouot how to do this on Win XP machine. > > Also, like a lot of people, I HATE change. I could not get used to the look and > feel of IE 7, so went back to 6, which suited all of my needs. I read that there > is a way to make IE 7 looks like 6, but am I better off just using the older > version? > > Lastly, so I won't have to keep asking dumb questions here, how aboout a point in > the right direction for a site or two that may be helpful to someone like me that > has never used Win XP. > > I hate to say it, but I've already made all the changes I could find (classic > start menu, etc) to get this thing looking like what I was used to. > > Thanks, Todd McD > > >
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