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Mon Dec 01, 2003 11:06 pm

I'm having a problem. Can someone please give help. My homepage is now incresed is size by three fold. I have to use the slider bar at the bottom just to read it. How do I fix that? Plus I'm finding words in all the forums that are now highlighted. Like art, hat... Its not just the word. lets say the word "that" comes up. Well "hat" is now able to be clicked on. The "T" is left alone. yes, I'm getting it in here also. My norton thing doesn't detect anything.
Help please.
doug

Tue Dec 02, 2003 12:09 am

Either your screen resolution is huge or the font size is.

Maybe it's your font size. In IE click on VIEW then TEXT SIZE then re-select a size.

Tue Dec 02, 2003 2:21 am

thanks! That helped. Now I have crap that is downloading itself onto my computer. I uninstal it. The next time I go back online, it instals itself again. And it puts it's icon on my desktop. I think I'm going to throw this thing threw a window.

Tue Dec 02, 2003 2:29 am

Go into your Control Panel and get to the Add/Remove Program and find that file and remove it.

Tue Dec 02, 2003 2:36 am

I've done that, several times infact. I shut the computer off. The next time I get back on, It loads itself back on.

Tue Dec 02, 2003 3:12 am

Do a google search for the name of the program, and find instructions for removing it from your system completely. It has an entry in your start up menu that needs to be removed, actually there are at least three places it could be to get activated at start up. That's why a search for instructions ought to help you find them all. And to deal with your shit head roommate, look for instructions in password protecting your computer, or at least files, and protect the internet filter files on your computer after turning the filter on :twisted: . Jeremy

Tue Dec 02, 2003 3:19 am

It's his computer. Mine is in storage back in Anderson, South Carolina. I guess i'll have to deal with it. He say's he might take this one back to gateway to have it swiped clean.

Tue Dec 02, 2003 6:28 am

Didnt gateway send him reformat disks when he bought the thing? Just load them.

CTL+ALT+DEL and look for programs that look odd and tell them to stop.

Go to ADD/REMOVE and kill everything that looks odd.

Empty your Temporary Internet Files folder

Empty your Cookies folder

Empty your Bookmarks

Clear your History

Download a free Spyware/Adware program somewhere and run it.

Get a new room mate

Tue Dec 02, 2003 8:45 am

Are you sure it's not a virus?

-Taylor

Tue Dec 02, 2003 10:00 am

Load Mozilla, and use it as your browser instead of Microsquish Internet Destructor. Also go to Download.com and get Spybot Search and Destroy.
It is freeware which will get rid of alot of popup and adware stuff.

Tue Dec 02, 2003 10:57 am

Good tips! I've got to double check that on this computer and mine at home. Thanks.

-Taylor

Tue Dec 02, 2003 5:31 pm

Sounds like a virus. Go to www.computerassociates.com and download their free virus program.

Tue Dec 02, 2003 8:03 pm

Sounds more like spyware, go to www.downloads.com and get AdAware or Search and Destroy. Free programs that removes spyware from your PC.

Also to increase/decrease text on websites and otehr documents hold down the 'CTRL' key and scroll up on your wheel decrease the text font and scroll down to increase the text font.

Tue Dec 02, 2003 8:58 pm

yeah my computer just went bellyup after 5years w/ all of that popup crap. now this new one has poup blockers in it. what a crock of shiat. popups are worse than telemarketers. at least you can hang up on them!

Wed Dec 03, 2003 2:44 am

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Doug

Fri Apr 17, 2020 8:27 pm

Time to trade in the 486, what should I buy?

:D

Fri Apr 17, 2020 9:43 pm

one of these:

Sat Apr 18, 2020 2:09 am

Timex Sinclair if you still have a CRT TV to match

Sat Apr 18, 2020 5:44 am

Mos6502 wrote: one of these:

My first computer, circa 1973.

Sat Apr 18, 2020 12:16 pm

Abscate wrote: Timex Sinclair if you still have a CRT TV to match

BINGO! $100 baby! Or free if you listened to a timesharing sales pitch out in the California desert, haha!

Or if you were even earlier, the TS1000 was already assembled, that's for lightweights... you assembled your Sinclair ZX80 kit yourself!

A columnist for PC Magazine later mused that he was putting that computer to its highest and best use.

As a doorstop!
;-)