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John Reece
June 22nd 2003, 12:08 PM
During this weekend, my DSL service provider (Sprint/Earthlink) has been undergoing a major move or upgrade - it has had me shut out of e-mail and internet connections most of the weekend.

Now I'm back online, but without any of the formating or function buttons on the top of the Outlook Express screen. And when I click on the "file", "edit", "view", "tools", "message", and "help" buttons (= all that remains at the top of the Outlook Express page) they offer very truncated usuable options.

Please suggest options for remedying this loss of OE functions.


Edited to add: It also has in a blue bar at the very top of the page: Outlook Express provided by AT&T WorldNet service. I have not used AT&T WorldNet for years and have done my best (long ago) to delete every vesitige of AT&T from my hard drive.
$cirisme
June 22nd 2003, 01:27 PM
By chance, are you using XP with OE 6? :huh:

It sounds like personalized menus.(one of the worst things Microsoft ever invented :hrm:)
John Reece
June 22nd 2003, 01:56 PM
Today @ 06:27 PM post located here (http://www.theologyweb.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&postid=130176#post130176)
cirisme:

By chance, are you using XP with OE 6? :huh:


Exactly so.

So what should I do?
John Reece
June 22nd 2003, 03:05 PM
That was simple enough :smile: .

All better now.

:thumb:
$cirisme
June 22nd 2003, 03:06 PM
Sorry.

What did you do? :huh:
John Reece
June 22nd 2003, 03:26 PM
Today @ 08:06 PM post located here (http://www.theologyweb.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&postid=130233#post130233)
cirisme:

Sorry.

What did you do? :huh:

Well, let's see if I can retrace my steps:

In OE, I went to View / Layout / Properties. Then I put checks in front of all the boxes.

In the process of trying to restore OE, I got IE all messed up. So I went to Internet Options / Programs. Then I clicked on the wide-flat box that said "Reset Web Settings".

Now all is back to normal.

:cheers:
$cirisme
June 22nd 2003, 04:03 PM
:cheers:
Sher
June 22nd 2003, 07:19 PM
Today @ 01:27 PM post located here (http://www.theologyweb.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&postid=130176#post130176)
cirisme:

It sounds like personalized menus.(one of the worst things Microsoft ever invented :hrm:)

:rant: I just fixed this today on my Start menu :rant:

Have I mentioned I hate M$? :rant:
John Reece
June 22nd 2003, 07:32 PM
Sher:
Have I mentioned I hate M$?

If you did, I missed it.

:smile:

If I come across as silly post-surgery, it’s because I’m almost beside myself with joy over the results.

The surgeon ordered service by a home-health nurse subsequent to surgery. The first thing the nurse did was to begin to offer counseling re the emotional trauma and depression she assumed I must be experiencing with a new ostomy. Was she ever surprised speechless for a while :smile: .