Internet Explorer - help needed

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24th June 2006, 10:04 PM
Soren

Internet Explorer - help needed

:confused:
Hope someone can help.
Using Windows XP Pro SP2
Internet Explorer 6

Problem 1

Now sudenly when I click the centre mouse button (wheel) on the Microsoft optical wheel mouse, a little circle appears which then enables the window to scroll up and down my moving the cursor up and down.

I have the centre mouse button configured to activate Babylon Pro, which now will not come up, anywhere, in any program using this button (it did up until last week, and as far as I know, nothing has been installed on the computer since it last worked. I can still activate Babylon Pro using the [F10] key !!!

I have tried to re-install the driver, and have checked all my 'Mouse' settings

Problem 2

How do I fix the problem, that whenever I get onto this forum, the window opens up at a small size, ie about 3" * 1"
I have enlarged the window, opened a new window, closed the original, saved the window size settings using the shift + X when closing, which appears to fix it in the current session, but if I close down IE and reopen it, the problem returns ??

Hope a 'guru' out there can assist

Soren
24th June 2006, 10:11 PM
ozwinner

Quote:

Originally Posted by Soren

:confused:
Hope someone can help.
Using Windows XP Pro SP2
Internet Explorer 6

Problem 1

Now sudenly when I click the centre mouse button (wheel) on the Microsoft optical wheel mouse, a little circle appears which then enables the window to scroll up and down my moving the cursor up and down.

I have the centre mouse button configured to activate Babylon Pro, which now will not come up, anywhere, in any program using this button (it did up until last week, and as far as I know, nothing has been installed on the computer since it last worked. I can still activate Babylon Pro using the [F10] key !!!

I have tried to re-install the driver, and have checked all my 'Mouse' settings

Try uninstalling the mouse, turn off/on the computer.
It will reconize new hardware and install the drivers for it.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Soren

Problem 2

shift + X when closing,

I thought it was cntrl click to save the setting?

Al :)
24th June 2006, 10:31 PM
workgoose

I had a similar problem last year after we installed SP2, and while I am by no means a computer guru, I installed Mozilla Firefox and dispensed with Explorer altogether, no more problems. You can download it for free from their website, the exact address escapes me at the moment, just type in Mozilla.
24th June 2006, 10:42 PM
Soren

IE -v- Mozilla

Quote:

Originally Posted by workgoose

I had a similar problem last year after we installed SP2, and while I am by no means a computer guru, I installed Mozilla Firefox and dispensed with Explorer altogether, no more problems. You can download it for free from their website, the exact address escapes me at the moment, just type in Mozilla.

I've done the same, and the window sizing problem does not exist in Firefox, but persists in IE. May have to try and 'learn' Firefox :cool:

BTW Al, uninstalling the mouse and rebooting, fixed the centre mouse button issue, Thanks ;-)

Soren
24th June 2006, 10:46 PM
Soren

Quote:

Originally Posted by ozwinner

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I thought it was cntrl click to save the setting?

Al :)

Changing Microsoft Internet Explorer Default Window size:
To set the default size of new Internet Explorer window (when we click on "Open in New Window):

1. Open any Internet Link in new Windows and resize this new window.

2. Hold down the Shift key and close the window.
24th June 2006, 10:48 PM
Shedhand

Quote:

Originally Posted by Soren

I've done the same, and the window sizing problem does not exist in Firefox, but persists in IE. May have to try and 'learn' Firefox :cool:

BTW Al, uninstalling the mouse and rebooting, fixed the centre mouse button issue, Thanks ;-)

Soren

Firefox is the go. I changed 6 months ago and will never use IE again.
24th June 2006, 10:49 PM
woodbe

http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/ will find it.
24th June 2006, 10:54 PM
ozwinner

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shedhand

Firefox is the go. I changed 6 months ago and will never use IE again.

'Orses for courses, or Foxes for......hmm what rhymes with foxes?

I tryed Firefox some time ago and I didnt like it at all, dont ask me why as I cant remember.

Al :)
25th June 2006, 07:46 AM
Termite

Better still, go for GooglePack and pick out what you want. Some really good things included.