I'm back and all went ok but I'm really ticked about not having my address bar so I'll definitely check this out Don! Thanks a bunch! Sandy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don101" <don101@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2008 8:40 PM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Help with updating XP Pro Get the Google Deskbar to replace the lost address bar: http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2006/05/google-deskbar.html Click on the PC WORLD link a few lines from the top of the text to download. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sandy" <sandy.rick@xxxxxxxxx> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2008 6:28 PM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Help with updating XP Pro > Thanks Don............I'll read thru these 2 emails and try to make > a > decision. > This is a new pc, only maybe 5 weeks old now and it had some > updates done at the store I guess, or ??. It's an HP Compaq dc5800 > that had previously been loaded with Vista and was downgraded > to XP Pro, but without the normal business applications like word, > excel, > etc. Comp USA requested to have some XP machines to sell and like > the salesman told me, they left off the Microsoft business > applications > to allow the purchaser to use their choice of business applications. > This is set up to be a business pc, it's extremely quiet and cool > and it's > larger than most of them.............tons larger than my old pc. At > this > point I don't need all those business applications so it's no biggie > for me. I did do what showed up as critical updates when I got it > set up, but I never clicked on that "custom" option, so I thought I > had > everything critical and just hadn't done the SP 3 yet, but I guess > not! > > Well hang!! I use the address bar constantly..........I sure won't > like > losing that ability! > > Thanks so much for the help. > > Sandy > > ps. this is the link to the pc I bought, only I got it in Comp Usa. > http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3867898 > --------------------------------------------------------------- Please remember to trim your replies (including this sentence and everything below it) and adjust the subject line as necessary. To unsubscribe or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ To contact only the PCTT Mod Squad, write to: pctechtalk-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To join the PCTableTalk off-topic group, send a blank email to: pctabletalk+subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx --------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- Please remember to trim your replies (including this sentence and everything below it) and adjust the subject line as necessary. To unsubscribe or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ To contact only the PCTT Mod Squad, write to: pctechtalk-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To join the PCTableTalk off-topic group, send a blank email to: pctabletalk+subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ---------------------------------------------------------------