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Posted on 06/01/2005 7:12:04 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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I suppose I could tile it on my desktop but people here would "get it" and start looking at me weird.
Weirder.
Weirder is better.
I'm there...working on "weirdest."
I used the word reagent in some discussion here the other day. I'm surrounded by physicists and engineers who ya think would be bright enough to follow... but they just said "You're weird. No one says that!" Heh.
Heh. Everyone around here uses language like that.
We were discussing the various high explosive-fill formulations. So much of rocket science is chemistry that you'd think they wouldn't get all goofy like that. Teeheheee.
Hehehehe.....nitro reagent.
Rocket scientists don't like big words? Another of my delusions shattered.
Speaking of rocket science, I need some geek assistance. Here's the deal.
Wife took thelaptop to Kentucky to work on her syllabus. Whilst there she was in the student center and trying to connect to the wireless network there. I wasn't around.
So a student "helped" her and set her up to use the faculty/admin wireless network.
Problem is now, that when I ~try~ to open IE, it wants to find the proxy site for the college...says "finding site "proxy0.(rest of name)..."
1) Where do I go to reset this, and
2) What do I reset it to?
And yes, I have once again repeated the message "Please do not allow ANYONE to change the settings on our computers." I downgraded my s-i-l's access because her "computer expert" husband was goobering up too many things.
Will this be a quick fix? Or do I need to come back tonight (when I have thelaptop handy) for someone to walk me through it?
Try this:
1. Go to Tools / Internet Options
2. Go to Connections tab
3. Click on "Lan Settings" - bottom section of that window.
4. Uncheck the box next to "Use a proxy server".
May need to restart IE after that, but it should fix it, I think.
Can I do that without opening IE? Last night it wouldn't get me to the Tools option. Can I do it through Control Panel?
Man, you had to tell him the easy way, Rosie. I was gonna say "reinstall Windows".
I think that should fix the problem, Corin.
You can right-click on the IE icon on the desktop and go to properties. That'll get you into Internet Options. Or you can go through the Internet Options icon in Control Panel - same difference.
When you open IE, immediately hit the "stop" button (red X) at the top of the page, then you should be fine...
Thanks. Wife is booting up and I'm going to see if I can walk her through this on the phone.
I know the guy was trying to help, but sheesh!
Heh...Boot off of a floppy, type in Format C: at the prompt, and say yes to any questions.
You'll be all set...
He shoulda told her how to undo what he did...probably didn't occur to him.
Actually he said "don't let anyone change these settings."
Okay, so we'll use thelaptop 4 days out of each year...
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