How to get my toolbars back and have smaller Icons on Windows 98

[barb]

My computer is really messed up I do not have my toolbars and my Icons are
very large, can't even scroll down in my e-mails.

 

[Gary S. Terhune]

Right-click the Desktop, then click Properties, then click on the Settings
tab and use the slider there to set your view to a higher resolution. If it
won't allow you a higher resolution than what you have now, the video
drivers need to be reinstalled.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
www.grystmill.com

"barb" <barb@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1D58229F-D9F7-4E1B-A899-8939AC1D1D64@microsoft.com...
> My computer is really messed up I do not have my toolbars and my Icons are
> very large, can't even scroll down in my e-mails.

 

[Dan]

Re: How to get my toolbars back and have smaller Icons on Windows

Gary, since the user seems to have solved the problem then I wanted to ask
you a question. How come it has gotten so bad as far as Spyware, Adware,
Unwanted Web-links tied to advertising even on the replacement cds from the
hardware manufacturers now. It just makes our job that make harder when we
have to deal with continual annoying and s_itty craplets. I would appreciate
your feeback on this and why the industry is making our job that make tougher
and really making it difficult for the end user who knows little about
computers and will just use a default installation rather than a customized
installation of programs. The examples are on the replacement Audigy cd the
web links for Free AOL are installed all over the place and the Free AOL is
placed into the trusted sites. It did not affect me however since I had
placed the check mark for access in trusted sites to only https and also I am
continually annoyed that in installations of XP Professional that I have to
go back and adjust the settings in Internet Explorer especially under the
Advanced tab and site adjustments and cookie handling to allow for at least a
slightly more secure user experience. It would be really nice if Microsoft
did these adjustments by default. A perfect example is cookie handling in
Internet Explorer where I have to adjust the settings to just allow 1st party
cookies and block 3rd party cookies. Thanks for your feedback in advance.

"Gary S. Terhune" wrote:

> Right-click the Desktop, then click Properties, then click on the Settings
> tab and use the slider there to set your view to a higher resolution. If it
> won't allow you a higher resolution than what you have now, the video
> drivers need to be reinstalled.
>
> --
> Gary S. Terhune
> MS-MVP Shell/User
> www.grystmill.com
>
> "barb" <barb@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:1D58229F-D9F7-4E1B-A899-8939AC1D1D64@microsoft.com...
> > My computer is really messed up I do not have my toolbars and my Icons are
> > very large, can't even scroll down in my e-mails.
>
>
>

 

[Gary S. Terhune]

Re: How to get my toolbars back and have smaller Icons on Windows

1. The internet is the ultimate democracy, and with democracies you take the
bad with the good. Except in the most egregious cases, freedom for ALL is
the guiding principle. We protect the innocent as much as possible while
trying not to overly restrict the rights of the many.

2. Microsoft, at least with the consumer-level offerings, has thrived in
great part due to idiot-proofing. The great battle, not unlike the one
above, is to allow more competent users the ability to get around that
idiot-proofing, while still maintaining it for the vast majority who need
it. With your example, most people need the automatic handling of cookies.
They would quickly be irritated by constant prompts to allow or deny
cookies, and would probably refuse all of them out of habit. That will cause
a lot of problems when they refuse cookies for a site that needs them to get
the job done. By their nature, you have to be able to judge,
*ahead_of_time*, whether the cookies will be necessary for a given site. You
also have to know how to undo the blocking or allowing of cookies, which, if
not beyond their abilities, is beyond their patience. When I set up people
with the same cookie settings you and I use, I have to teach them how to
manage them properly. For those who seem not to be able to grasp the
concepts, I leave their cookie handling on autopilot.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
www.grystmill.com

"Dan" <Dan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:51B429FD-9C55-4D01-B5B2-6EEB06C09E53@microsoft.com...
> Gary, since the user seems to have solved the problem then I wanted to ask
> you a question. How come it has gotten so bad as far as Spyware, Adware,
> Unwanted Web-links tied to advertising even on the replacement cds from
> the
> hardware manufacturers now. It just makes our job that make harder when
> we
> have to deal with continual annoying and s_itty craplets. I would
> appreciate
> your feeback on this and why the industry is making our job that make
> tougher
> and really making it difficult for the end user who knows little about
> computers and will just use a default installation rather than a
> customized
> installation of programs. The examples are on the replacement Audigy cd
> the
> web links for Free AOL are installed all over the place and the Free AOL
> is
> placed into the trusted sites. It did not affect me however since I had
> placed the check mark for access in trusted sites to only https and also I
> am
> continually annoyed that in installations of XP Professional that I have
> to
> go back and adjust the settings in Internet Explorer especially under the
> Advanced tab and site adjustments and cookie handling to allow for at
> least a
> slightly more secure user experience. It would be really nice if
> Microsoft
> did these adjustments by default. A perfect example is cookie handling in
> Internet Explorer where I have to adjust the settings to just allow 1st
> party
> cookies and block 3rd party cookies. Thanks for your feedback in advance.
>
> "Gary S. Terhune" wrote:
>
>> Right-click the Desktop, then click Properties, then click on the
>> Settings
>> tab and use the slider there to set your view to a higher resolution. If
>> it
>> won't allow you a higher resolution than what you have now, the video
>> drivers need to be reinstalled.
>>
>> --
>> Gary S. Terhune
>> MS-MVP Shell/User
>> www.grystmill.com
>>
>> "barb" <barb@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:1D58229F-D9F7-4E1B-A899-8939AC1D1D64@microsoft.com...
>> > My computer is really messed up I do not have my toolbars and my Icons
>> > are
>> > very large, can't even scroll down in my e-mails.
>>
>>
>>

 

[Dan]

Re: How to get my toolbars back and have smaller Icons on Windows

Thanks for the detailed response, Gary. I appreciate it. BTW, do you allow
session cookies or not?

"Gary S. Terhune" wrote:

> 1. The internet is the ultimate democracy, and with democracies you take the
> bad with the good. Except in the most egregious cases, freedom for ALL is
> the guiding principle. We protect the innocent as much as possible while
> trying not to overly restrict the rights of the many.
>
> 2. Microsoft, at least with the consumer-level offerings, has thrived in
> great part due to idiot-proofing. The great battle, not unlike the one
> above, is to allow more competent users the ability to get around that
> idiot-proofing, while still maintaining it for the vast majority who need
> it. With your example, most people need the automatic handling of cookies.
> They would quickly be irritated by constant prompts to allow or deny
> cookies, and would probably refuse all of them out of habit. That will cause
> a lot of problems when they refuse cookies for a site that needs them to get
> the job done. By their nature, you have to be able to judge,
> *ahead_of_time*, whether the cookies will be necessary for a given site. You
> also have to know how to undo the blocking or allowing of cookies, which, if
> not beyond their abilities, is beyond their patience. When I set up people
> with the same cookie settings you and I use, I have to teach them how to
> manage them properly. For those who seem not to be able to grasp the
> concepts, I leave their cookie handling on autopilot.
>
> --
> Gary S. Terhune
> MS-MVP Shell/User
> www.grystmill.com
>
> "Dan" <Dan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:51B429FD-9C55-4D01-B5B2-6EEB06C09E53@microsoft.com...
> > Gary, since the user seems to have solved the problem then I wanted to ask
> > you a question. How come it has gotten so bad as far as Spyware, Adware,
> > Unwanted Web-links tied to advertising even on the replacement cds from
> > the
> > hardware manufacturers now. It just makes our job that make harder when
> > we
> > have to deal with continual annoying and s_itty craplets. I would
> > appreciate
> > your feeback on this and why the industry is making our job that make
> > tougher
> > and really making it difficult for the end user who knows little about
> > computers and will just use a default installation rather than a
> > customized
> > installation of programs. The examples are on the replacement Audigy cd
> > the
> > web links for Free AOL are installed all over the place and the Free AOL
> > is
> > placed into the trusted sites. It did not affect me however since I had
> > placed the check mark for access in trusted sites to only https and also I
> > am
> > continually annoyed that in installations of XP Professional that I have
> > to
> > go back and adjust the settings in Internet Explorer especially under the
> > Advanced tab and site adjustments and cookie handling to allow for at
> > least a
> > slightly more secure user experience. It would be really nice if
> > Microsoft
> > did these adjustments by default. A perfect example is cookie handling in
> > Internet Explorer where I have to adjust the settings to just allow 1st
> > party
> > cookies and block 3rd party cookies. Thanks for your feedback in advance.
> >
> > "Gary S. Terhune" wrote:
> >
> >> Right-click the Desktop, then click Properties, then click on the
> >> Settings
> >> tab and use the slider there to set your view to a higher resolution. If
> >> it
> >> won't allow you a higher resolution than what you have now, the video
> >> drivers need to be reinstalled.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Gary S. Terhune
> >> MS-MVP Shell/User
> >> www.grystmill.com
> >>
> >> "barb" <barb@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:1D58229F-D9F7-4E1B-A899-8939AC1D1D64@microsoft.com...
> >> > My computer is really messed up I do not have my toolbars and my Icons
> >> > are
> >> > very large, can't even scroll down in my e-mails.
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>

 

[Gary S. Terhune]

Re: How to get my toolbars back and have smaller Icons on Windows

Yes.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
www.grystmill.com

"Dan" <Dan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:3CB068AD-F2DE-4EAA-B39C-ADAB37C189AD@microsoft.com...
> Thanks for the detailed response, Gary. I appreciate it. BTW, do you
> allow
> session cookies or not?
>
> "Gary S. Terhune" wrote:
>
>> 1. The internet is the ultimate democracy, and with democracies you take
>> the
>> bad with the good. Except in the most egregious cases, freedom for ALL is
>> the guiding principle. We protect the innocent as much as possible while
>> trying not to overly restrict the rights of the many.
>>
>> 2. Microsoft, at least with the consumer-level offerings, has thrived in
>> great part due to idiot-proofing. The great battle, not unlike the one
>> above, is to allow more competent users the ability to get around that
>> idiot-proofing, while still maintaining it for the vast majority who need
>> it. With your example, most people need the automatic handling of
>> cookies.
>> They would quickly be irritated by constant prompts to allow or deny
>> cookies, and would probably refuse all of them out of habit. That will
>> cause
>> a lot of problems when they refuse cookies for a site that needs them to
>> get
>> the job done. By their nature, you have to be able to judge,
>> *ahead_of_time*, whether the cookies will be necessary for a given site.
>> You
>> also have to know how to undo the blocking or allowing of cookies, which,
>> if
>> not beyond their abilities, is beyond their patience. When I set up
>> people
>> with the same cookie settings you and I use, I have to teach them how to
>> manage them properly. For those who seem not to be able to grasp the
>> concepts, I leave their cookie handling on autopilot.
>>
>> --
>> Gary S. Terhune
>> MS-MVP Shell/User
>> www.grystmill.com
>>
>> "Dan" <Dan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:51B429FD-9C55-4D01-B5B2-6EEB06C09E53@microsoft.com...
>> > Gary, since the user seems to have solved the problem then I wanted to
>> > ask
>> > you a question. How come it has gotten so bad as far as Spyware,
>> > Adware,
>> > Unwanted Web-links tied to advertising even on the replacement cds from
>> > the
>> > hardware manufacturers now. It just makes our job that make harder
>> > when
>> > we
>> > have to deal with continual annoying and s_itty craplets. I would
>> > appreciate
>> > your feeback on this and why the industry is making our job that make
>> > tougher
>> > and really making it difficult for the end user who knows little about
>> > computers and will just use a default installation rather than a
>> > customized
>> > installation of programs. The examples are on the replacement Audigy
>> > cd
>> > the
>> > web links for Free AOL are installed all over the place and the Free
>> > AOL
>> > is
>> > placed into the trusted sites. It did not affect me however since I
>> > had
>> > placed the check mark for access in trusted sites to only https and
>> > also I
>> > am
>> > continually annoyed that in installations of XP Professional that I
>> > have
>> > to
>> > go back and adjust the settings in Internet Explorer especially under
>> > the
>> > Advanced tab and site adjustments and cookie handling to allow for at
>> > least a
>> > slightly more secure user experience. It would be really nice if
>> > Microsoft
>> > did these adjustments by default. A perfect example is cookie handling
>> > in
>> > Internet Explorer where I have to adjust the settings to just allow 1st
>> > party
>> > cookies and block 3rd party cookies. Thanks for your feedback in
>> > advance.
>> >
>> > "Gary S. Terhune" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Right-click the Desktop, then click Properties, then click on the
>> >> Settings
>> >> tab and use the slider there to set your view to a higher resolution.
>> >> If
>> >> it
>> >> won't allow you a higher resolution than what you have now, the video
>> >> drivers need to be reinstalled.
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Gary S. Terhune
>> >> MS-MVP Shell/User
>> >> www.grystmill.com
>> >>
>> >> "barb" <barb@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:1D58229F-D9F7-4E1B-A899-8939AC1D1D64@microsoft.com...
>> >> > My computer is really messed up I do not have my toolbars and my
>> >> > Icons
>> >> > are
>> >> > very large, can't even scroll down in my e-mails.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>
>>