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four4me

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Jul 20, 2007, 7:09 pm

don't know it this statement is true or not
my neighbor told me if you switch to a newer version of the windows OS. That you can still have the look and feel of the windows 98 screens and all it's functions.
I have never tried doing it because as each version of windows came out i tried to stay on top of it. At first i hated the look and feel of win xp but that feeling went away after a few days. At some point in time people with older PC's and operating systems must surly have difficulties while being on the Internet. When win 98 stopped doing updates i knew it was time for a switch as my older PC started acting up. I visit a lot of sites that have active x controls, waveblaster, macromedia flash and all sorts of fancy backgrounds.
Dial up users would have a fit it they went to Nascar.com and tried to use any of their special features.
I will never use dial up again.
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Jul 20, 2007, 7:11 pm

The page is not 100% accurate. It says that I have SSL disables when I have both 2.0 and SSL 3.0 turn on and the page also says that I have a dial-up connect when in fact I have broadband. I use a satellite connection. A satellite connection is considered broadband, isn't it?

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Jul 20, 2007, 8:55 pm

Quote: Originally posted by Dead_Aim on Jul 20, 2007
The page is not 100% accurate. It says that I have SSL disables when I have both 2.0 and SSL 3.0 turn on and the page also says that I have a dial-up connect when in fact I have broadband. I use a satellite connection. A satellite connection is considered broadband, isn't it?

Yes, there seems to be some problem with SSL detection for old browsers.

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Jul 20, 2007, 8:57 pm

Quote: Originally posted by four4me on Jul 20, 2007
don't know it this statement is true or not
my neighbor told me if you switch to a newer version of the windows OS. That you can still have the look and feel of the windows 98 screens and all it's functions.
I have never tried doing it because as each version of windows came out i tried to stay on top of it. At first i hated the look and feel of win xp but that feeling went away after a few days. At some point in time people with older PC's and operating systems must surly have difficulties while being on the Internet. When win 98 stopped doing updates i knew it was time for a switch as my older PC started acting up. I visit a lot of sites that have active x controls, waveblaster, macromedia flash and all sorts of fancy backgrounds.
Dial up users would have a fit it they went to Nascar.com and tried to use any of their special features.
I will never use dial up again.

That is a very practical approach.

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Dead_Aim

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Jul 20, 2007, 9:42 pm

Quote: Originally posted by Todd on Jul 20, 2007
Yes, there seems to be some problem with SSL detection for old browsers.

Todd I am using I.E. version 7.0.5730.11.

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Quote: Originally posted by Dead_Aim on Jul 20, 2007
Todd I am using I.E. version 7.0.5730.11.

Can you send me a browser report?

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Jul 21, 2007, 7:42 am

hey now Todd,
i really like this! there were some issues reported with my system, and i am currently downloading an upgrade for both ie/netscape browsers. it also said my screen was too small, i changed it to the required settings and walla-walla, i can now see my full screen in view without scrolling side to side, unlike before, the entire view looks better.
now um a dial up kinda' gal, so i don't have dsl just yet! ;-) now there is one issue i don't know how to fix, it's about ssl, disabling/enabling .... when it is done downloading the ie/netscape, i will send u the report, or maybe that will fix what it is i don't know a thing about.
now i know i always say, u have out done ur self, but really, u have! this is REAL GOOD!
thank u for all that u do!

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One of my warnings states that I should upgrade to IE7. What is the downside of upgrading, if any?
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Quote: Originally posted by ducksafloat on Jul 21, 2007
hey now Todd,
i really like this! there were some issues reported with my system, and i am currently downloading an upgrade for both ie/netscape browsers. it also said my screen was too small, i changed it to the required settings and walla-walla, i can now see my full screen in view without scrolling side to side, unlike before, the entire view looks better.
now um a dial up kinda' gal, so i don't have dsl just yet! ;-) now there is one issue i don't know how to fix, it's about ssl, disabling/enabling .... when it is done downloading the ie/netscape, i will send u the report, or maybe that will fix what it is i don't know a thing about.
now i know i always say, u have out done ur self, but really, u have! this is REAL GOOD!
thank u for all that u do!

I am so happy to hear your report. That's exactly the intent of the diagnostics -- to help you see what can be done to improve your experience here.
I think there is an issue with the SSL detection. It may be a firewall problem. In other words, a firewall on your PC may be blocking the report's ability to detect SSL. I'm going to have to check into it. The important thing is don't worry about that setting right now. Just ignore the warning until I can get more clarification on it.
Thanks for the feedback!

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Jul 21, 2007, 7:59 am

Quote: Originally posted by pacattack05 on Jul 21, 2007
One of my warnings states that I should upgrade to IE7. What is the downside of upgrading, if any?
Thanks,

Some people initially have a problem because it has a simpler interface, using buttons instead of lots of drop-down menus. However, the menus are available by pressing the Alt button, so it's not a big deal. Personally, I love the cleaner interface.
I am not aware of anything that won't work as a result of upgrading. In fact, the only thing I have experienced is many more things that actually work correctly, and better performance.
You can always uninstall it if you don't like it, so there's no harm in trying.

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Jul 21, 2007, 8:06 am

Thanks Todd,
I think I downloaded it once when it first came out, and there were still some bugs in it. Then I uninstalled it.
But I'll think about re-installing it.
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Jul 21, 2007, 8:59 am

Original Post by four4me
don't know it this statement is true or not
my neighbor told me if you switch to a newer version of the windows OS. That you can still have the look and feel of the windows 98 screens and all it's functions.

four4me,
you can change the look of feel win98 if your ram less than 256 MB
Right-click anywhere on the taskbar where there isn't an icon and choose properties:
Next, click on the Start Menu tab at the top, then choose "Classic Start menu". Click OK to apply and save your changes.
by doing this your computer should be little bit faster although i can't see any different LOL

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Jul 21, 2007, 9:11 am

Original Post by Dead_Aim
I use a satellite connection. A satellite connection is considered broadband, isn't it?
DA
is it T1 connection? and how fast when surfing any website? well one thing the different between broadband and dial up is the download file and upload must be the same maybe around 128 kbps is it?
for example the cyber cafe which is i use to get online use 386 kbps but on LP diagnostics it said dialup so there must be something wrong with "claiming 386 kbps" mostly in real connection it down to 56 kbps :(( but the good news is the download file it faster than dialup

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Jul 21, 2007, 10:00 am

Quote: Originally posted by sysp34 on Jul 21, 2007
Original Post by Dead_Aim
I use a satellite connection. A satellite connection is considered broadband, isn't it?
DA
is it T1 connection? and how fast when surfing any website? well one thing the different between broadband and dial up is the download file and upload must be the same maybe around 128 kbps is it?
for example the cyber cafe which is i use to get online use 386 kbps but on LP diagnostics it said dialup so there must be something wrong with "claiming 386 kbps" mostly in real connection it down to 56 kbps :(( but the good news is the download file it faster than dialup

Satellite connections sometimes use dial-up for uploads (or any type of "send", such as requesting a web page). Think about it: how is your satellite dish going to send information? It is only a receiver of information. Therefore, I'm not sure it qualifies as "broadband", at least in the strict sense of the word.

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Congratulations, your browser passed all tests, and your computer is configured for the best possible experience at Lottery Post

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