IE8, a cautionary tale.

[James Silverton]

Hello All!

I just installed IE8 and got myself into trouble. I right clicked a
picture to get details and got a very slow response (actually, another
program was automatically downloading an update). In frustration I must
have hit "use as background" and the machine did just that. Since I
don't use anything but a medium grey continuous background, I'd
forgotten about pictures. The background was such that it made the
screen almost unreadable and it took me a while to find out how to
remove the picture.

Is "use as background" something new or had I just forgotten about it?

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James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

Email, with obvious alterations:
not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

 

[Bruce Hagen]

Hello All!

I just installed IE8 and got myself into trouble. I right clicked a
picture to get details and got a very slow response (actually, another
program was automatically downloading an update). In frustration I must
have hit "use as background" and the machine did just that. Since I don't
use anything but a medium grey continuous background, I'd forgotten about
pictures. The background was such that it made the screen almost
unreadable and it took me a while to find out how to remove the picture.

Is "use as background" something new or had I just forgotten about it?

--


James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

Email, with obvious alterations:
not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

Set As Background is one of the many right click options in IE6 and IE7.

 

[TompangBuddy.Com]

Hello,

Has been there since IE6 (in earlier versions, I do not remember)

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[db]

sounds like a trick
question because

it can be considered
new to you because
you had forgotten
about it

hmm? wonder which
philosopher has studied
a question such as your ; )


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[James Silverton]

db wrote on Sat, 20 Jun 2009 14:08:52 -0500:

it can be considered
new to you because
you had forgotten
about it

hmm? wonder which
philosopher has studied
a question such as your ; )

Do you never make mistakes?

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James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

 

[db]

: )

absolutely, I do!

I have pondered many
times when I notice
something new and
wondered myself if
I had simply forgotten
about it.

dejavue's are really
boggling.

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db·´¯`·...¸><)))º>
DatabaseBen, Retired Professional
- Systems Analyst
- Database Developer
- Accountancy
- Veteran of the Armed Forces
- Microsoft Partner
- @hotmail.com
~~~~~~~~~~"share the nirvana" - dbZen