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From: "Dallas" Jagged on 1 Mar 2010 19:36 Thanks & will consider using that one; I have used Chrome, Maxthon, & IE7/8 & so far, Opera is my fave. but seems IE8 should not have that as a feature if they can't resolve it. -- Dallas..... Dell P 4, 3GHz, 512 MB DDR SDRAM, 160 GB, Win XP HomeSP3, WMP11, 16X DVD-ROM & ,6X DVD+/RW, IE7, OE6, DSL, via AT&T. I use these on a regular basis: Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware, Ad-Aware, Spybot, Spyware Blaster, Window Defender, BitDefender & Ccleaner "Stephen Larivee" <lariveesl(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message news:hmeon7$i8$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... > IE8 has never filled in usernames and passwords the way I would like it to > do, esp here at home where I am not interested in security. I use Firefox > most of the time and that does a better job of remembering. > > "Dallas" <Jagged Edge(a)StillIStruggle> wrote in message > news:#v$NKGIuKHA.5384(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >> al, thanks very much & that is exactly what i am speaking of, but so far, >> it is not working as such - like you, i check in on facebook, but it >> doesn't give me the option of keeping logged in. that's why i liked >> opera, for me, it did allow me to auto fill, by clicking on an icon. i am >> trying to find a browser that does it all. i pay my utilities, car ins., >> use facebook, a few painting sites as well as my credit union, but to >> date, neither one, nor chrome, nor firefox or maxthon, work for all the >> sites i use. >> >> it's not a huge thing as i can always type in the info. but if i can find >> one that will do all, that's what i look for & i was hoping ie8 would >> auto fill for me. >> >> thanks again al - enjoy your sunday >> >> -- >> Dallas..... >> >> Dell P 4, 3GHz, 512 MB DDR SDRAM, 160 GB, Win XP HomeSP3, WMP11, >> 16X DVD-ROM & ,6X DVD+/RW, IE7, OE6, DSL, via AT&T. I use these on a >> regular basis: Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware, Ad-Aware, Spybot, Spyware >> Blaster, Window Defender, BitDefender & Ccleaner >> >> >> "Big_Al" <BigAl(a)md.com> wrote in message >> news:%234lSlpGuKHA.4908(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >>> Dallas said this on 2/28/2010 1:04 AM: >>>> sorry in advance >>>> >>>> i finally am giving ie8 a go - had been using ie7& opera as my car >>>> ins. >>>> site would not work on one& my credit union would not on the other - >>>> anyway, in ie8, i see auto complete - is this like opera's password >>>> function >>>> ? that is, some of the sites i use regularly, on opera, i just click >>>> the >>>> icon& bam, the username& pw were put in - i don't know how to do it >>>> in >>>> ie8 - went to help but it said how to turn it off, but it's on& i see >>>> nothing to click that will fill in the details for me >>>> >>>> any/all, much appreciated >>>> >>> >>> When you hit a page that requires a login/password, you enter the data, >>> IE will then prompt you or you may have a check box that says "keep me >>> logged in". Either way, once you answer appropriately the data should >>> fill in the next time you hit that page without any keystrokes. >>> I use it for facebook for example. I just go to the login page but I >>> never really see it, it just skips by. >>> >>> I think this is what you are talking about. I've never seen auto >>> completion of forms like name and address etc. But then I use IE very >>> little. >>> >>> You'll get more responses if I'm wrong. >>> >> >>
From: "Dallas" Jagged on 1 Mar 2010 19:37
Thanks so much Glen - I will surely try this as I may then only need use the one browser. Thanks again -- Dallas..... Dell P 4, 3GHz, 512 MB DDR SDRAM, 160 GB, Win XP HomeSP3, WMP11, 16X DVD-ROM & ,6X DVD+/RW, IE7, OE6, DSL, via AT&T. I use these on a regular basis: Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware, Ad-Aware, Spybot, Spyware Blaster, Window Defender, BitDefender & Ccleaner "glee" <glee29(a)spamindspring.com> wrote in message news:e5ozpxIuKHA.652(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > "Dallas" <Jagged Edge(a)StillIStruggle> wrote in message > news:u12GjvDuKHA.4908(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >> snip >> i finally am giving ie8 a go - had been using ie7 & opera as my car ins. >> site would not work on one & my credit union would not on the other - >> snip > > I'm not a system with IE8 right now to check about your main question, but > regarding the "side issue" with Opera not working on a site that works > with IE7, try this: > > Go to the site using Opera, press the F12 key to bring up a context menu, > and click "Edit Site Preferences" on the menu. > Click the "Network" tab at the top, then click the drop-down list for > "Browser Identification", select "Mask as Internet Explorer" and click OK. > Leave the site and then return to it, and see if it works any better that > way. > (You can try "Mask as Firefox" if the first method doesn't work). > -- > Glen Ventura, MS MVP Oct. 2002 - Sept. 2009 > A+ > http://dts-l.net/ > |