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[Missoula]

We cannot get a home page to come up..followed all directions....can get on
line by going to favorites but cannot get a home page to come up....went to
tools, internet options and did EVERYTHING in there...each tab went thru
it...is there somewhere else we can go??????

[dadiOH[_3_]]

Missoula wrote:
> We cannot get a home page to come up..followed all directions....can
> get on line by going to favorites but cannot get a home page to come
> up....went to tools, internet options and did EVERYTHING in
> there...each tab went thru it...is there somewhere else we can
> go??????

What is the URL for this mystery page?

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dadiOH
____________________________

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[Missoula]

Not sure what you mean....we are connected but cannot have MSN or Internet
explorer come up....we can hit the start button and go to favorites which are
some insurance companies (we are a small Dr. office) and can access those
ins. online billing places but we cannot get a home page to come up....we
cannot go anywhere BUT to our favorites....help?

"dadiOH" wrote:

> Missoula wrote:
> > We cannot get a home page to come up..followed all directions....can
> > get on line by going to favorites but cannot get a home page to come
> > up....went to tools, internet options and did EVERYTHING in
> > there...each tab went thru it...is there somewhere else we can
> > go??????
>
> What is the URL for this mystery page?
>
> --
>
> dadiOH
> ____________________________
>
> dadiOH's dandies v3.06...
> ....a help file of info about MP3s, recording from
> LP/cassette and tips & tricks on this and that.
> Get it at http://mysite.verizon.net/xico
>
>
>
>

[Don Phillipson[_5_]]

> > Missoula wrote:
> > > We cannot get a home page to come up..followed all directions..

> "dadiOH" wrote:
>
> > What is the URL for this mystery page?

"Missoula" > wrote in message
...
> Not sure what you mean....we are connected but cannot have MSN or Internet
> explorer come up....we can hit the start button and go to favorites which
are
> some insurance companies (we are a small Dr. office) and can access those
> ins. online billing places but we cannot get a home page to come up....we
> cannot go anywhere BUT to our favorites....help?

You may have things in the wrong order . . .
1. A home page is an address on the WWW (= World Wide
Web = Internet. URL = Universal Resource Locator, techies'
word for a web address.)
2. In order to connect with a web address any PC needs
an Internet Browser like Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox.
This is a piece of software (usually free: both those are.)
3. Default web browser for Win98 is IE version 6 (perhaps 7,
although this was issued for WinXP.) Win98 instals IE.v.4
by default, and you have to use it to connect to
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/downloads/ie/getitnow.mspx
(and try to locate the version you want, that will run under Win98.)

The short name of Internet Explorer is IEXPLORE.EXE -- so if
it is not listed on your Start Menu you can start it by
/ start / run / IEXPLORE.EXE

It is easy to customize the Start Menu i.e. get rid of the
junk and add any EXEcutable filel you want. It is an ordinary
Win98 folder at
c:\windows\start menu
containing links to EXEcutables (programs.) You can put
any link anywhere you like. Those stored directly in
c:\windows\start menu
willl show as soon as you key the Start button, i.e. one
tier above those in c:\windows\start menu\programs.

Or you can simply keep on your Desktop an icon for
(link to) your web browser.

When you know how to start your web browser:
1. You may get first a Microsoft menu insisting on a
couple of choices how you want it to look. Do these
because otherwise you will see this menu again.
2. To go to your chosen URL, just type it in the
top white box and key RETurn.
3. To make this your default home page (i.e. connect
with this URL every time you go on line) use / Tools / Options.

--
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)

type into the top white box the add

[Missoula]

Ah, as you can well tell, we are clearly computer challenged!!! But thank you
so much for your help...its clear and hopefully following these steps we can
have success...thanks for taking the time to explain everything!!!

"Don Phillipson" wrote:

>
> > > Missoula wrote:
> > > > We cannot get a home page to come up..followed all directions..
>
> > "dadiOH" wrote:
> >
> > > What is the URL for this mystery page?
>
> "Missoula" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Not sure what you mean....we are connected but cannot have MSN or Internet
> > explorer come up....we can hit the start button and go to favorites which
> are
> > some insurance companies (we are a small Dr. office) and can access those
> > ins. online billing places but we cannot get a home page to come up....we
> > cannot go anywhere BUT to our favorites....help?
>
> You may have things in the wrong order . . .
> 1. A home page is an address on the WWW (= World Wide
> Web = Internet. URL = Universal Resource Locator, techies'
> word for a web address.)
> 2. In order to connect with a web address any PC needs
> an Internet Browser like Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox.
> This is a piece of software (usually free: both those are.)
> 3. Default web browser for Win98 is IE version 6 (perhaps 7,
> although this was issued for WinXP.) Win98 instals IE.v.4
> by default, and you have to use it to connect to
> http://www.microsoft.com/windows/downloads/ie/getitnow.mspx
> (and try to locate the version you want, that will run under Win98.)
>
> The short name of Internet Explorer is IEXPLORE.EXE -- so if
> it is not listed on your Start Menu you can start it by
> / start / run / IEXPLORE.EXE
>
> It is easy to customize the Start Menu i.e. get rid of the
> junk and add any EXEcutable filel you want. It is an ordinary
> Win98 folder at
> c:\windows\start menu
> containing links to EXEcutables (programs.) You can put
> any link anywhere you like. Those stored directly in
> c:\windows\start menu
> willl show as soon as you key the Start button, i.e. one
> tier above those in c:\windows\start menu\programs.
>
> Or you can simply keep on your Desktop an icon for
> (link to) your web browser.
>
> When you know how to start your web browser:
> 1. You may get first a Microsoft menu insisting on a
> couple of choices how you want it to look. Do these
> because otherwise you will see this menu again.
> 2. To go to your chosen URL, just type it in the
> top white box and key RETurn.
> 3. To make this your default home page (i.e. connect
> with this URL every time you go on line) use / Tools / Options.
>
> --
> Don Phillipson
> Carlsbad Springs
> (Ottawa, Canada)
>
> type into the top white box the add
>
>
>
>
>
>

[Don Phillipson[_5_]]

"Missoula" > wrote in message
...

> Ah, as you can well tell, we are clearly computer challenged!!! But thank
you
> so much for your help...its clear and hopefully following these steps we
can
> have success...thanks for taking the time to explain everything!!!

We are glad to help -- so post back here with results
so we know what happened.

It is a bit surprising to find a "naive user" using Win98,
a splendid powerful Operating System but obsolete (says
it manufacturer) and no longer on the market. Your
task of going on line tests your current skills rather than
your current setup, because quite straightforward so long
as you have either your phone line or the TV coax cable
plugged into the correct ports on the back of your PC
(not discussed above.)

This NG is the only one still adequately active for Win98
help. If for any reason you decide to buy a newer PC
(as may become necessary for peripherals like printers)
you will be under strong pressure to buy a new PC with MS
Vista OS preinstalled. This wastes money (since Vista
has multimedia fancies that require expensive hardware.)
1. Try if you can to buy a new system with WindowsXP,
which does all you want and is easier for the beginner.
(Its habits match those of earlier MS OSs. MS changed
these for Vista: and may now have realized it made
some wrong decisions.)
2. In all these types of PC the / start / help menus can
solve most of your problems. If you are book-oriented
look for works published by IDG (Dummies series) or Que.

--
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Are you running Win98(SE)?

Are you running IE5.x or IE6?
--
IE-specific newsgroup:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general

~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002

Missoula wrote:
> We cannot get a home page to come up..followed all directions....can get
> on
> line by going to favorites but cannot get a home page to come up....went
> to
> tools, internet options and did EVERYTHING in there...each tab went thru
> it...is there somewhere else we can go??????