explorer bar

[kirsty]

Can some one please tell me why my explorer bar has faded and i cannot access
it and my google bar has disappeared completely but i've gained a windows
live toolbar.I have xp home with sp2 which i was unaware of until 2 days ago.

 

[Shenan Stanley]

Can some one please tell me why my explorer bar has faded and i
cannot access it and my google bar has disappeared completely but
i've gained a windows live toolbar.I have xp home with sp2 which i
was unaware of until 2 days ago.

Not really enough information.

Sounds like you have done some installing/uninstalling of applications and
you need to decide what you want, uninstall what you don't want and install
the latest version of what you do want.

 

[kirsty]

i didnt install anything,i noticed google was gone when i went into tools to
put it back on the screen thats when i saw explorer gone.the next morning
windows live was my toolbar and sp2 is on my comp.i have checked all my
firewall traffic and its mainly all microsoft.the only thing i couldnt find
was sp2 being installed.i try to keep it clean,i dont install anything that
im not sure about.all i want to know is if it could be sp2 doing this to my
comp,if so how do i get rid of it?

 

[Shenan Stanley]

Can some one please tell me why my explorer bar has faded and i
cannot access it and my google bar has disappeared completely but
i've gained a windows live toolbar.I have xp home with sp2 which i
was unaware of until 2 days ago.

Not really enough information.

Sounds like you have done some installing/uninstalling of
applications and you need to decide what you want, uninstall what
you don't want and install the latest version of what you do want.

i didnt install anything,i noticed google was gone when i went into
tools to put it back on the screen thats when i saw explorer
gone.the next morning windows live was my toolbar and sp2 is on my
comp.i have checked all my firewall traffic and its mainly all
microsoft.the only thing i couldnt find was sp2 being installed.i
try to keep it clean,i dont install anything that im not sure
about.all i want to know is if it could be sp2 doing this to my
comp,if so how do i get rid of it?

It is not Windows XP SP2 that is 'doing this' to your computer.

Control Panel --> Add or Remove programs...
That's where you can uninstall things.

When you say 'explorer gone' - I am guessing you mean Internet Explorer?
And what do you mean by gone... And what do you mean by "Explorer Bar"?

Please describe what you expect to see and don't see in detail... You have
to paint a picture of this because I cannot see what you see. Your
terminology and mine may be very different.

 

[kirsty]

Sorry,frustrated.Internet explorer is still there.

what was in internet explorer-tools-tool bars:
google toolbar(vanished)
explorer bar(shaded not bold) cant use
i now have windows live tool bar in their place.

I have tried removing through add/remove but i cant.it wasnt installed with
a disc but i am being told i cant remove it without the disc

 

[nass]

Can some one please tell me why my explorer bar has faded and i cannot access
it and my google bar has disappeared completely but i've gained a windows
live toolbar.I have xp home with sp2 which i was unaware of until 2 days ago.

Restore All Tabs under Internet Options
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/regs_edits/iegentabs.reg

See http://www.dougknox.com/, for Win XP Fixes, Fix Internet Options
Restrictions

Scan for malware from here:
SuperAntispyware - Free
http://www.superantispyware.com/superantispywarefreevspro.html #

HTH.
nass

 

[Gerry]

Kirsty

Have tried disabling Windows Live in Tools, Manage Add-ons, Enable or
Disable Add-ons

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
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Sorry,frustrated.Internet explorer is still there.

what was in internet explorer-tools-tool bars:
google toolbar(vanished)
explorer bar(shaded not bold) cant use
i now have windows live tool bar in their place.

I have tried removing through add/remove but i cant.it wasnt
installed with a disc but i am being told i cant remove it without
the disc

 

[kirsty]

thanks Gerry.I did.at 1st i couldnt even disable or enable anything but i
know have that working.this was another problem that came along with the
toolbar problems.thanks
--
lifes like that

Kirsty

Have tried disabling Windows Live in Tools, Manage Add-ons, Enable or
Disable Add-ons

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Sorry,frustrated.Internet explorer is still there.

what was in internet explorer-tools-tool bars:
google toolbar(vanished)
explorer bar(shaded not bold) cant use
i now have windows live tool bar in their place.

I have tried removing through add/remove but i cant.it wasnt
installed with a disc but i am being told i cant remove it without
the disc

 

[kirsty]

scans were ok.not so sure about restoring net tabs.whats that going to do to
my comp?

 

[nass]

Hi Kirsty,
A quick peek on your Qs history, if i understood correctly, you installed
the IE7?, is that aright?.
If you did, then to get the Google Search back do the following:

1... Click start >> Control Panel >> Double Click Network and Internet
Connections >> Double click Internet Options, on the IE Properties window
you will see these Options:
General | Security | Privacy | Content | Connections | Programs
| Advanced .

Click on General Tab then click on Settings button opposite the search option.
On the Change search defaults if you can see the Google option listed then
you can Highlighted it and click on Set default button. If it isn't there you
can Add it by clicking on the Link (Blue link) titled " Find more
Providers..." and you will find a list of search engine providers one of them
Google and you can install it.

HTH.
nass

 

[kirsty]

thanks.done that.google was already set as the default but its still not on
the screen.I've even checked add-ons incase i disabled it but its no
where.where can i download google toolbar without all the other jargon that
they want you to install with it?
thanks heaps

 

[nass]

Hi Kirsty,
I think you have the Plug-ins search engine not the toolbar!.
Please visit the link below and download the prevoius version for IE not the
Beta version Google offer it on this link.
Google Toolbar Download link for IE:
http://toolbar.google.com/T4/index.html
After downloading you can select custom install and uncheck any extra
feature(s) you don't want to install on your browser.

HTH.
nass

 

[kirsty]

i'll give that a go.thanks for all the help.if all else fails, i know how to
use a hammer.cheers.

 

[Qinws]

Maybe the virus infected your pc.