martinhersey
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I am having trouble with a new copy of WIN 8.1 finding the door to the Internet. Where is the browser? Where is the address bar? Search function is getting an error message.
Trouble with WIN 8.1
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Internet Explorer is in the same place it's always been.
What error message are you receiving when using the search?
What error message are you receiving when using the search?
I'm pretty sure on 8.1 a shortcut to Internet Explorer is pinned to the taskbar near the Start Button by default (along with File Explorer and Windows Media Player).
The address and search bar are the same bar in IE9 and later (8.1 has IE11). It's at the top of the window.
The address and search bar are the same bar in IE9 and later (8.1 has IE11). It's at the top of the window.
Laquer Head
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Martin, I'm really starting to wonder if maybe computers just aren't for you.
Literally every o/s is a problem for you, and basic things. Not that you aren't worthy of being helped, but man, sometimes you gotta help yourself out. Simple things like opening a browser shouldn't be this taxing for you.
Literally every o/s is a problem for you, and basic things. Not that you aren't worthy of being helped, but man, sometimes you gotta help yourself out. Simple things like opening a browser shouldn't be this taxing for you.
First thing you need to do is change desktop icons.
Right click on an open area on desktop and click on personalize. Click on the left where it says change desktop icons, put check marks next to computer, control panel, user files.
Next thing you need to do is Open computer, go to C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer and right click on iexplore.exe and click on copy, go to your desktop, click on paste. Then open IE browser and download whatever browser you need if you don't use IE. You can also download and install Classic shell to give you an actual windows 7 start menu.
http://www.mediafire.com/download/me939aalo1rrstm/ClassicShellSetup_4_2_5.exe
Intel_man
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That is literally the first thing I do every single damn time I reinstall Windows. No Joke.
I kinda like Edge for what I do. I've got 10 installed on a 120GB Samsung 840 SSD as well as whole bunch of system monitoring software and desktop gadgets. It takes a good 10-15 seconds after login to get a Chrome tab open and the system overall is useless until it's done. If you click on Edge as soon as you're logged in though it fires up instantly before anything else.
I use it as my Netflix app only because it renders Netflix at 1080p while Chrome/Firefox cap at 720p. I like the aesthetic since it flushes with the OS and it feels quicker than Chrome. I just need my extensions and Google integration.
martinhersey
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I'm 74.
Laquer Head
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So is my father Martin .....if he learned, I KNOW you can.. Age is no excuse
SpriteMidr
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If you want a quick fix, that you don't need to think about how it works,
1. Press Windows-Key + R
2. Type in powershell and hit enter
3. Copy the following by highlighting it on this page and rightclicking and selecting copy.
4. In the powershell window, right click the blue background, (the code will appear) then hit enter.
Alternatively, enter each line by hand EAXCTLY like above, pressing enter after each line.
That *should* put the shortcut there for you. You can now close powershell
I just spent over 2 hours trying to suss out the best way to do this, as mklink requires cmd and admin privileges, you cant invoke stuff by command line and bleh. This makes me want to nuke Windows 10 and move to Unix. It would be so much easier -.-
@Intel_man I have used Edge, but it just crashes or freezes so much for me. I ended up using Chrome again.
1. Press Windows-Key + R
2. Type in powershell and hit enter
3. Copy the following by highlighting it on this page and rightclicking and selecting copy.
Code:
$s = (new-object -ComObject WScript.Shell)
$s = $s.CreateShortcut("$env:HOMEPATH\Desktop\Internet.lnk")
$s.TargetPath = "$env:ProgramFiles\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe"
$s.save()4. In the powershell window, right click the blue background, (the code will appear) then hit enter.
Alternatively, enter each line by hand EAXCTLY like above, pressing enter after each line.
That *should* put the shortcut there for you. You can now close powershell
I just spent over 2 hours trying to suss out the best way to do this, as mklink requires cmd and admin privileges, you cant invoke stuff by command line and bleh. This makes me want to nuke Windows 10 and move to Unix. It would be so much easier -.-
@Intel_man I have used Edge, but it just crashes or freezes so much for me. I ended up using Chrome again.
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martinhersey
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At StartUp I am getting various Application Error messages. The basic error message which keeps coming up is : The instruction at 0x75a05f88 referenced memory at 0x7776e420. The memory could not be written. Click on OK to terminate the program. At present, I am unable to do anything at all with this computer. This has something to do with the memory, right?
I'll bet you have some bad ram.
martinhersey
Member
You're saying the copy of WIN is corrupt, or the installation is corrupt? maybe I should reinstall WIN? I have been unable to run memtest. I have run Microsoft's memory test instead. I tend to agree with voyagerfan99. I might have some bad memory. Time to send it back and get new memory I would think.
Run memtest86+ first. Even if you don't get any errors swap out the ram for known good ram and reinstall windows. See if you still have the same issues.
Intel_man
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How? You don't boot into Windows to run memtest86.
martinhersey
Member
Okay with the quote. Internet Explorer icon is there. Getting a message saying "Internet Explorer has stopped working...A problem caused the program to stop working correctly. Windows will close the program and notify you if a solution is available." Is this a compatibility problem?"
Nope, not a compatibility problem. As I said before, either a corrupt windows install, bad memory or possibly even a failing hdd. You need to create a memtest cd and boot to it and test your ram first. See if it comes back with no errors. If it does, then try reinstalling windows again making sure you wipe all partitions and start over.