Topic: Vista and Firefox
Queene123's photo
Thu 10/02/08 09:27 AM
on my laptop i can only use firefox to get into mingle i cant use safari, it wont let me.
but i also think it depends on what kind of computer you have, as i have a mac

wiley's photo
Thu 10/02/08 09:29 AM

on my laptop i can only use firefox to get into mingle i cant use safari, it wont let me.
but i also think it depends on what kind of computer you have, as i have a mac


That's odd. Considering Safari is Apple's browser... It's supposed to only work on Macs AFAIK. (Or Mac Emulators)

Winx's photo
Thu 10/02/08 09:37 AM




Just 3? Not 3.0.3?


Okay - 3.03.:smile:


I would suggest you try using thunderbird (hang on and let me find out if you can use it with yahoo first though, since it's webmail frustrated).

http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/thunderbird/

Other than that you can try using another browser. Not sure why Firefox would be having issues with yahoo though. Mine works fine.



Ok yahoo will work, but you need an extension for webmail for thunderbird found here: http://webmail.mozdev.org/

You may want to have your friend's IT son help you with this as it looks like it might be a little difficult to set up.

In the meantime, do you have an icon for internet explorer or a run command on your Windows start menu?


Yes, I have an icon for IE.

Yeah, I may have to call my friend's son back. I paid him good money for his work.

I had called him and told him that I was having problems emailing and he said that he thought I needed to call my DSL provider.

It worked with the old computer and doesn't now. And not being able to open attachments????

wiley's photo
Thu 10/02/08 09:39 AM





Just 3? Not 3.0.3?


Okay - 3.03.:smile:


I would suggest you try using thunderbird (hang on and let me find out if you can use it with yahoo first though, since it's webmail frustrated).

http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/thunderbird/

Other than that you can try using another browser. Not sure why Firefox would be having issues with yahoo though. Mine works fine.



Ok yahoo will work, but you need an extension for webmail for thunderbird found here: http://webmail.mozdev.org/

You may want to have your friend's IT son help you with this as it looks like it might be a little difficult to set up.

In the meantime, do you have an icon for internet explorer or a run command on your Windows start menu?


Yes, I have an icon for IE.

Yeah, I may have to call my friend's son back. I paid him good money for his work.

I had called him and told him that I was having problems emailing and he said that he thought I needed to call my DSL provider.

It worked with the old computer and doesn't now. And not being able to open attachments????


Ok, this may sound silly, but have you tried doing the same thing under IE too? Same results? If that's the case, it's probably not anything with the browser.

wiley's photo
Thu 10/02/08 09:40 AM

It worked with the old computer and doesn't now. And not being able to open attachments????


Any attachments at all or just certain ones?

Winx's photo
Thu 10/02/08 09:40 AM






Just 3? Not 3.0.3?


Okay - 3.03.:smile:


I would suggest you try using thunderbird (hang on and let me find out if you can use it with yahoo first though, since it's webmail frustrated).

http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/thunderbird/

Other than that you can try using another browser. Not sure why Firefox would be having issues with yahoo though. Mine works fine.



Ok yahoo will work, but you need an extension for webmail for thunderbird found here: http://webmail.mozdev.org/

You may want to have your friend's IT son help you with this as it looks like it might be a little difficult to set up.

In the meantime, do you have an icon for internet explorer or a run command on your Windows start menu?


Yes, I have an icon for IE.

Yeah, I may have to call my friend's son back. I paid him good money for his work.

I had called him and told him that I was having problems emailing and he said that he thought I needed to call my DSL provider.

It worked with the old computer and doesn't now. And not being able to open attachments????


Ok, this may sound silly, but have you tried doing the same thing under IE too? Same results? If that's the case, it's probably not anything with the browser.


No, it doesn't sound silly because I don't know what I'm doing.:tongue:

tngxl65's photo
Thu 10/02/08 09:46 AM


My experience is that alternate browsers are great for those that don't mind a little tinkering. But I've had problems at times that I couldn't resolve.... and that's a lot of what i do for a living. If you recommend an alternate browser to a friend, be prepared to be their tech support.





Hmmm....so my friend's IT son that hooked up and installed everything should be prepared to be my support?bigsmile


Pretty sure it was an implied contract :wink: laugh

wiley's photo
Thu 10/02/08 09:47 AM
I worked for MS for nearly a year. As far as my family is concerned, I AM tech support. noway

Winx's photo
Thu 10/02/08 09:48 AM


It worked with the old computer and doesn't now. And not being able to open attachments????


Any attachments at all or just certain ones?


ALL attachments.

And...I can't email on my child's school site. I must be able to do that.

Winx's photo
Thu 10/02/08 09:49 AM



My experience is that alternate browsers are great for those that don't mind a little tinkering. But I've had problems at times that I couldn't resolve.... and that's a lot of what i do for a living. If you recommend an alternate browser to a friend, be prepared to be their tech support.





Hmmm....so my friend's IT son that hooked up and installed everything should be prepared to be my support?bigsmile


Pretty sure it was an implied contract :wink: laugh


Sounds good to me.laugh

wiley's photo
Thu 10/02/08 09:53 AM



It worked with the old computer and doesn't now. And not being able to open attachments????


Any attachments at all or just certain ones?


ALL attachments.

And...I can't email on my child's school site. I must be able to do that.


Any sort of error messages when you try that? Are you able to save anything? (Right click, save as...)

Winx's photo
Thu 10/02/08 09:53 AM






Just 3? Not 3.0.3?


Okay - 3.03.:smile:


I would suggest you try using thunderbird (hang on and let me find out if you can use it with yahoo first though, since it's webmail frustrated).

http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/thunderbird/

Other than that you can try using another browser. Not sure why Firefox would be having issues with yahoo though. Mine works fine.



Ok yahoo will work, but you need an extension for webmail for thunderbird found here: http://webmail.mozdev.org/

You may want to have your friend's IT son help you with this as it looks like it might be a little difficult to set up.

In the meantime, do you have an icon for internet explorer or a run command on your Windows start menu?


Yes, I have an icon for IE.

Yeah, I may have to call my friend's son back. I paid him good money for his work.

I had called him and told him that I was having problems emailing and he said that he thought I needed to call my DSL provider.

It worked with the old computer and doesn't now. And not being able to open attachments????


Ok, this may sound silly, but have you tried doing the same thing under IE too? Same results? If that's the case, it's probably not anything with the browser.


When I click on the IE icon, it takes me to the Dell Support page.

wiley's photo
Thu 10/02/08 09:56 AM
Edited by wiley on Thu 10/02/08 09:58 AM







Just 3? Not 3.0.3?


Okay - 3.03.:smile:


I would suggest you try using thunderbird (hang on and let me find out if you can use it with yahoo first though, since it's webmail frustrated).

http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/thunderbird/

Other than that you can try using another browser. Not sure why Firefox would be having issues with yahoo though. Mine works fine.



Ok yahoo will work, but you need an extension for webmail for thunderbird found here: http://webmail.mozdev.org/

You may want to have your friend's IT son help you with this as it looks like it might be a little difficult to set up.

In the meantime, do you have an icon for internet explorer or a run command on your Windows start menu?


Yes, I have an icon for IE.

Yeah, I may have to call my friend's son back. I paid him good money for his work.

I had called him and told him that I was having problems emailing and he said that he thought I needed to call my DSL provider.

It worked with the old computer and doesn't now. And not being able to open attachments????


Ok, this may sound silly, but have you tried doing the same thing under IE too? Same results? If that's the case, it's probably not anything with the browser.


When I click on the IE icon, it takes me to the Dell Support page.


That's probably set as your homepage. Put http://www.yahoo.com in the address bar and go from there.

Winx's photo
Thu 10/02/08 10:02 AM
Wiley,

I downloaded this: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1271

You won't believe this. Now....

At the top where it says most visted, getting started, latest headlines.....

There is this youtube address from a link that I looked at from here last night. And I looked at a few.

It's a stupid Sesame Street video that Kirk put up.tears tears

Why is it there?tears

Winx's photo
Thu 10/02/08 10:04 AM




It worked with the old computer and doesn't now. And not being able to open attachments????


Any attachments at all or just certain ones?


ALL attachments.

And...I can't email on my child's school site. I must be able to do that.


Any sort of error messages when you try that? Are you able to save anything? (Right click, save as...)


It just says that I can't do it. They have Adobe so I downloaded Adobe. Now I can reply back to the teachers that have already emailed me. But..I can't email them otherwise.

Oh, yeah, I have Trent anti-spy if that matters. I haven't had them before either.

Winx's photo
Thu 10/02/08 10:06 AM








Just 3? Not 3.0.3?


Okay - 3.03.:smile:


I would suggest you try using thunderbird (hang on and let me find out if you can use it with yahoo first though, since it's webmail frustrated).

http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/thunderbird/

Other than that you can try using another browser. Not sure why Firefox would be having issues with yahoo though. Mine works fine.



Ok yahoo will work, but you need an extension for webmail for thunderbird found here: http://webmail.mozdev.org/

You may want to have your friend's IT son help you with this as it looks like it might be a little difficult to set up.

In the meantime, do you have an icon for internet explorer or a run command on your Windows start menu?


Yes, I have an icon for IE.

Yeah, I may have to call my friend's son back. I paid him good money for his work.

I had called him and told him that I was having problems emailing and he said that he thought I needed to call my DSL provider.

It worked with the old computer and doesn't now. And not being able to open attachments????


Ok, this may sound silly, but have you tried doing the same thing under IE too? Same results? If that's the case, it's probably not anything with the browser.


When I click on the IE icon, it takes me to the Dell Support page.


That's probably set as your homepage. Put http://www.yahoo.com in the address bar and go from there.


That took me to my homepage.

wiley's photo
Thu 10/02/08 10:06 AM

Wiley,

I downloaded this: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1271

You won't believe this. Now....

At the top where it says most visted, getting started, latest headlines.....

There is this youtube address from a link that I looked at from here last night. And I looked at a few.

It's a stupid Sesame Street video that Kirk put up.tears tears

Why is it there?tears


That's your bookmarks toolbar. Not sure why it would be on there all of a sudden. You can just right click it and select 'delete' though and it will go away.

Winx's photo
Thu 10/02/08 10:08 AM


Wiley,

I downloaded this: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1271

You won't believe this. Now....

At the top where it says most visted, getting started, latest headlines.....

There is this youtube address from a link that I looked at from here last night. And I looked at a few.

It's a stupid Sesame Street video that Kirk put up.tears tears

Why is it there?tears


That's your bookmarks toolbar. Not sure why it would be on there all of a sudden. You can just right click it and select 'delete' though and it will go away.


Whew, thanks. That was awful.laugh

I never bookmarked that.noway noway

wiley's photo
Thu 10/02/08 10:10 AM









Just 3? Not 3.0.3?


Okay - 3.03.:smile:


I would suggest you try using thunderbird (hang on and let me find out if you can use it with yahoo first though, since it's webmail frustrated).

http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/thunderbird/

Other than that you can try using another browser. Not sure why Firefox would be having issues with yahoo though. Mine works fine.



Ok yahoo will work, but you need an extension for webmail for thunderbird found here: http://webmail.mozdev.org/

You may want to have your friend's IT son help you with this as it looks like it might be a little difficult to set up.

In the meantime, do you have an icon for internet explorer or a run command on your Windows start menu?


Yes, I have an icon for IE.

Yeah, I may have to call my friend's son back. I paid him good money for his work.

I had called him and told him that I was having problems emailing and he said that he thought I needed to call my DSL provider.

It worked with the old computer and doesn't now. And not being able to open attachments????


Ok, this may sound silly, but have you tried doing the same thing under IE too? Same results? If that's the case, it's probably not anything with the browser.


When I click on the IE icon, it takes me to the Dell Support page.


That's probably set as your homepage. Put http://www.yahoo.com in the address bar and go from there.


That took me to my homepage.


I'm sure it's your homepage in FF, but it's probably not in IE. (Unless Dell set up the address for their tech support page in the IE icon.)

To make it your homepage in IE also, you can click on Tools, Options, Internet Settings

Then on the General tab make sure "http://www.yahoo.com" is in the box under "Homepage." Click Apply, Ok.


wiley's photo
Thu 10/02/08 10:17 AM
Update: I just confirmed the webmail addon for thunderbird does indeed work for yahoo. I am downloading messages now. If you want, I can walk you through setting that up. (It's easier than I thought.)