GO button

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Don't use it... its redundant, unnecessary, unneeded and a totally useless
piece of fluff. After typing in the URL, just hit the enter key.
 
Don't use it... its redundant, unnecessary, unneeded and a totally useless
piece of fluff. After typing in the URL, just hit the enter key.
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Hi Sandi,
Couldn't have said that better myself ;)




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The enter key doesn't work either!

Margie

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Don't use it... its redundant, unnecessary, unneeded and a totally useless
piece of fluff. After typing in the URL, just hit the enter key.

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Cool I have another way of doing what you said without the Go. Two IE windows open. You want the address of one in the address bar of the other. In other words you have a hyperlink on the Clipboard. In the other open IE windows click the address bar location and right-click say paste. What you had in there will be replaced. Now for the trick. You will notice in the extreme left of the address bar no icon. Right-click in that area hold down and drag into the page and let go. Whoops you are now at the new site. No Go necessary.
 
Robert Aldwinckle said:
Actually it has a use for me. Scenario: in another window
I have copied a link to the Clipboard. That employed the mouse.
Since my hand is already on the mouse I use it to switch focus
to the IE window. Still with the mouse I right-click, Paste into
the Address bar. Seems a waste to activate my right hand
at that point to press Enter (or perhaps I'm sipping on a drink, etc.);
so I click on Go.
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:o) You're talking to a lass who trained new secretaries by turning their
mouse upsidedown and taping it to the table.. there's no better way to get
their hands OFF the mouse and ON the keyboard (TPTB decided that no-mouse
use would lead to a productivity improvement).
 
Now *that's* weird....

It is essential to check for spyware/hijackware/foistware.

Go to IE tools, internet options, general tab. Click on the cache settings
button and then 'view objects'. Delete anything you don't recognise. If you
are unsure, or no objects appear, for diagnosis purposes I REALLY like
BHODemon, available at http://www.definitivesolutions.com/bhodemon.htm. It
does not need installing - simply unzip and run the EXE programme. It is
very easy to use.

Also, you may like to use a programme called BHOCop available here:

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,2023,00.asp

I find this programme is a better option than IE6's ability to turn off
"Enable third-party browser extensions (requires restart)". This disables
*all* plug-ins and makes troubleshooting very difficult.

Many people like AdAware, available at www.lavasoft.de . Make sure you keep
the signature files up to date and remember, AdAware may only remove the
current installation of spyware; it may not do anything about software that
reinstalls itself, so unless you want to get stuck in an endless loop of
hijack/cleanout/hijack/cleanout make sure you get rid of whatever is
installing the junk. See my Troubleshooting advice for information about
how to track down and get rid of spyware completely.
http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/Darnit.htm#tshoot

An excellent replacement for AdAware is Spybot. Again, it is a free
programme which can be downloaded from:
http://spybot.eon.net.au/
 
BOING!!!

I don't know. I just use the <ENTER>. But this was one way to do what the guy\gal wanted to do without moving the mouse-hand to the keyboard and without the Go.
 
Robert Aldwinckle said:
This is not what one could call intuitively obvious...

I'm prepared to turn to off the Go button to try your idea.
Apparently I do that by right-clicking on the Go button itself.
How do I get the Go button reactivated if I change my mind?


Robert
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Internet Options | Advanced | Show Go button on Address Bar.
 
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