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Re: OFF TOPIC - file association/metastock



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Dave:
I downloaded and installed Opera.. It does seem to be faster than IE 5 and
Netscape V6. Thanks for this lead.
Lionel Issen
lissen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Nadeau" <dave_nadeau@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, February 04, 2001 5:19 PM
Subject: RE: OFF TOPIC - file association/metastock


> Check out http://www.operasoftware.com/ for the Opera Browser and EMail
> Client.  I've seen some reviews that corroborated the claim they make as
> being the "fastest browser" available.  I've used it, and it's fast..
>
> Dave Nadeau
> Fort Collins, CO
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Lionel Issen
> Sent: Sunday, February 04, 2001 9:08 AM
> To: metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: OFF TOPIC - file association/metastock
>
>
> Sean:
> Netscape 6 is a poor program compared with Netscape 5. It is slow in
coming
> up, it can't handle Active X controls and is buggy. As a result, I am
> switching more and more to Internet Explorer. There are several other
> browsers available.  I'm not knowledgeable about them, so I can't advise
> you. A search on the internet will locate them.
>
> If you locate a better browser than IE and Netscape, please let me know.
> Lionel Issen
> lissen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Sean Taylor" <sean.taylor@xxxxxxxx>
> To: "Metastock List" <metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, February 04, 2001 8:31 AM
> Subject: OFF TOPIC - file association/metastock
>
>
> > The internet links in my Metastock installation don't work.  i.e. under
> > Help/Equis on the Web, also the custom buttons.
> >
> > I think the problem has something to do with Netscape (or now lack of
it).
> > I'd been using IE and was fed up with it crashing every 5 minutes (I'm
> using
> > ME as well - bad choice, 98 1st edition was more stable).  Anyway, I
tried
> > Netscape 6 and found that it took several minutes to load and didn't
work
> > with several websites - so I uninstalled it.  Went back to IE.
> > I think Netscape modified what windows used to call file associations
such
> > that executing an internet address defaults to running netscape.  It's
> this
> > that is causing the problem (just a guess).
> > Anybody know how to change the default program associated with a file
> type?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Sean
> >
>
>
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