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IE9 Questions
My primary computer is an XPS 420 running Vista SP2. I have resisted changing from Internet Explorer 7 because I have been satisified with the performance and lack of frills. But the last few months I am bothered with "Not Responding" message whilst in the midst of browsing and the browser has to do a restart. This can happen several times a day. So by going to IE9, what I would like to know is:
1. Having prefered the simplicity of My Documents and My Computer in XP, I like to know where my Downloads and other subfolders will end up.
2. What will happen to My Favorites and how easy will they be to access?
3. What will happen to My Pictures and Videos? They currently show up in the Documents folder.
4. What about my Hotmail account? Will it remain in its present format?
When I was on MSN Dialup, my Favorities were presented on a drop down list near the top center of the screen. I could create folders to group similar sites in, and I would love to go back to this kind of format. But that ended and the list disappeared when I got tired of banging my fists, and occasionally my head on the table, dealing with dialup, and went to High Speed. With IE7 the Favorites are vertically stacked to the left of the screen. I have noticed the New Folder option there, but have never checked to see if I could create additional ones and then drop related web sites in the relevent folder.
Thanks for any advice, and just wanted to say I am coming up to my 10th anniversay on these forums in September, and that the old salts and regulars here have really saved my behind several times by their collective wisdom and experience! I have learned much, most importantly what not to do! Thanks to you all.
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1. The personal documents arrangement is practically the same in Vista/7 as in XP ... XP documents (including Downloads) is found in C:\Documents and Settings\Username; Vista/7 documents (including Downloads) is found in C:\Users\Username. The Documents and Settings to User is really the only noticeable difference. This will not change by going to IE9. IE9 will automatically save downloads in the C:\Users\Username\Downloads folder, unless you choose Save As and specify a different location.
2. The My Favorites folder is still used by IE9 and is in the same location as pre-IE9 (C:\Users\Username\Favorites). Again, nothing here changes with IE9.
3. The Pictures/Videos folders will continue to show up in the Documents folder. Nothing will change with IE9.
4. Your Hotmail account will remain in its current format ... Hotmail is accessed by a web browser and is fully supported by IE9 (Hotmail is done by Microsoft).
All the above are specific to Windows, not your browser, so there should be little in the way of surprises (other than IE9 looks a little different) when you move to IE9.
As for your favorites as they were with MSN Dialup - MSN Explorer is just a rebranded version of Internet Explorer. Favorites, while an IE-default of being listed vertically in the Favorites pane, can create multiple folders for sectioning types of websites - in all versions, and can even save groups of tabs as a single "favorite". IE can do another thing with favorites-like functionality ... right-click on the top of your IE window, and enable Links (IE 7) or Favorites Bar (IE 8/9) ... you can then add shortcuts to this bar (manually or drag the website icon to the bar) for instant access to your favorite web destinations.