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Firefly wrote: ↑Thu Jan 19, 2017 1:42 pm J B
I note that you have installed classicshell, was it all straight forward ? I dislike 10, and am having difficulty finding my way around it, if I install classic shell, will it look like 7 immediately ?

Yes, it was straightforward ... I think

I don't really remember, but I think I just went to http://www.classicshell.net/
pressed on 'download now' and just followed the instructions.

I don't remember any catches, but maybe keep this to hand ...
http://www.howtogeek.com/223728/bring-t ... sic-shell/

and perhaps this
http://www.pcworld.com/article/3067296/ ... ws-10.html

Good luck!

J B

Thank you for that, so yes I will download classicshell, and see what happens

Jackie

Right, so far so good, the only other gripe I have is that when I click the explorer icon on the tool bar, I get a picture like the front page of a newspaper, saying where to now, I would like to get rid of it, can I ?

Firefly wrote: ↑Thu Jan 19, 2017 4:27 pm ... when I click the explorer icon on the tool bar, I get a picture like the front page of a newspaper, saying where to now, I would like to get rid of it, can I ?

Explorer icon?

Do you mean Internet Explorer the web browser, of Windows Explorer the file explorer (that can also be accessed by pressing the windows key and the letter E together)?

Where exactly is this icon?

J B

It's an E, which I take it is Internet Explorer, but then again I could be wrong ! Also does the back arrow work for you ? because it doesn't for me most of the time.

Jackie

Sorry, I'm a little confused now.

Wait a minute, maybe the E is Microsoft Edge, the new browser that comes with W10
I've never used that so can't comment ....
I use Firefox mainly and Google Chrome sometimes - also have Safari and Opera for occasional use

Found 'Edge' now and opened it up and it does indeed say 'where to next' (surely the answer in Firefox!!! )

So .... if you want to keep using Edge .... top right are three dots
click
scroll down to the bottom
settings
click
scroll down to the bottom
advanced settings
click
home button = on
next box select 'a specific page'
then in the next box select the page you wish to be your 'home page'

That should be it ... hopefully.

J B

Oh my, thank you for that, now I'm really confused, never even heard of 'Edge', but I'll follow your instructions, and see what happens.

Jackie

J B

All went well until the last stage, then I couldn't find 'a specific page', guess I'll just have to live it, unless I can exchange Edge for Firefox.

Thanks for the help.

Jackie

RW

Brilliant, thanks, Internet Explorer it is then.

Jackie

I've only just finished migrating my PC's from Windows XP Pro to Win 7 Pro. I still have on PC on XP but lots of downloads now require Win 7 to work, so much as I prefer Wndows XP, it has to go!