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I just upgraded to Internet Explorer7. What happened to the menu bar? File, Edit, View, etc.?
In IE7 the menu bar is not enabled by default. Here's how IE7 looks when first installed.
It's easy to get the Menu bar to display again, right-click just to the right of your last Tab, highlight Menu Bar and left-click. Now your IE7 should look like this:
If you want the menu bar on top just under the blue title bar, here’s a registry hack to fix it. Copy the text below to a new text file on your desktop and save it as IE7_menu_fix.reg. The .reg extension is important. Double-click the .reg file, click Yes and click OK. Close IE7 and open it again. REGEDIT4 [HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftInternet ExplorerToolbarWebBrowser] “ITBar7Position”=dword:00000001 Now the menu bar is back up top as it has always been.
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posted by
Sparks
on Mar 30, 2007 at 08:08 AM
Great information, thank you. Other than the extremely changed interface, how do you like EI7? Is it working well for ya? I haven't upgraded yet.
posted by
GregL
on Mar 30, 2007 at 08:18 AM
Wow, all that just to get a flippin' browser to behave! Why not just use a Mac! JUST KIDDING! Just a harmless comment, not trying to start a war! LOL!
posted by
huhwhat
on Mar 30, 2007 at 08:53 AM
Hi Sparks and Greg; Internet Explorer 7 really needed a refresh to keep up with that upstart browser, FireFox 2. While IE has mostly caught up with FireFox in terms of a moden user interface and (finally) offering tabbed-browsing, FireFox has huge lead in add-ins. I do 'feel the pain' when I need to work a system still running IE5 or 6, so it's an easy upgrade to get used to. FireFox v3 is in beta testing now, so the browser wars continue. -Greg posted by
eekitsaspider
on Mar 30, 2007 at 09:06 AM
I got lost after your first sentence...kinda like your name huwhat?? LOL I just don't get all that I leave that stuff to my husband to figure out... posted by
huhwhat
on Mar 30, 2007 at 09:08 AM
It's good to have in-home tech support. -Greg posted by
Blaze
on Mar 30, 2007 at 09:14 AM
Ok GregL the boxing gloves are off now! You know I'm already agrivated today!! lol....
But really....You know it's all good between you and me! posted by
GregL
on Mar 30, 2007 at 09:20 AM
You know it bro! It's all good!BTW, found any good viruses lately! HA HA HA HA!!!!! posted by
weebles
on Mar 30, 2007 at 09:28 AM
Why use Internet Explorer at all when Firefox is a far superior browser? It's free and easy to install, allows you to have multiple tabs, so you can have several sites open at once, actively works against spyware and pop-ups, and is far less likely to be subject to viruses.I changed to Firefox a couple of years ago, and would never go back. posted by
Blaze
on Mar 30, 2007 at 09:37 AM
No new viruses yet Greg! Glad to see you FINALLY got that picture posted on the other blog. How many hours did it take you??? What was the solution.... using your PC?? <ducking for cover> :-) Weebles I'm going to try Firefox. posted by
prettytrippy
on Mar 30, 2007 at 09:38 AM
I agree, Weebles. Not all of us have the luxury of a MAC, GregL! LOL but why bother with anything Microsoft if you have a choice??
posted by
GregL
on Mar 30, 2007 at 09:50 AM
Prettytrippy, I somewhat agree. Microsoft actually makes some pretty good products like Word, Excel, and Powerpoint. I use them frequently on my Mac. But Windows is a different story (shudder), full of security holes and about as stable as a house of cards, IMHO.Firefox is a good browser. I use the Mac version often, though not always, and I also use the Windows version when I'm running windows. Both are good programs. Blaze, that's right bro, you better duck. I had to jump through hoops to post a pic because I'm trying to drive a Ferrari (my Mac) on an go-cart track (this blog server software)! Greg C. aren't you happy you started this blog? LOL! posted by
huhwhat
on Mar 30, 2007 at 10:06 AM
'If you have a choice.' Good point, prettytrippy. Many of us first used a computer at work - and it was a PC. So we buy a PC for home use too, since we already know how to work it. And of course we find all sorts of cool software on the Internet that mostly works with the other stuff we have on our home PC. Sometimes we try to bring that other software in to work and run it on our work PC and the new program doesn;t play nicely with the other software on the PC. The company PC is a tool to do a job. It's easier for companies to support PCs with a heterogenous environment, i.e. only one company to call if software doesn't work right and gets in the way of someone getting their job done. Since Microsoft makes the operating system and the office software most people use at work that's the only support call the company's computer folks have to make. So, sometimes there isn't a choice at work. Of course that's on the business side of the world. Macs completely rule on the creative side of the world. For writing, art, graphics, video, audio, editing and such, Macs really can't be touched. Not really because of the hardware or the OS, that's just where the really cool creative applications are. -Greg posted by
huhwhat
on Mar 30, 2007 at 10:09 AM
I sure am. Discussion is good and most people just use what works for them in their situation. I've got both a Mac - OK, not a very good Mac, but still - and a PC, but the vast majority of folks have PCs so that's what I work on most. -Greg posted by
Blaze
on Mar 30, 2007 at 04:48 PM
huhwhat- There's no need for a registry hack. It's just a simple right click on a blank space in the top section and click on Menu Bar. For instance, if you right click to the right of the tab that says Microsoft Corporation then select Menu Bar, the menu will appear.
posted by
huhwhat
on Mar 30, 2007 at 05:35 PM
Right, Blaze; that's in the middle part of my post - second graphic. The registry hack is to put the menu bar under the title bar. where it used to be in previous versions. -Greg
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