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kayakamina | 06:29 Thu 21st Apr 2011 | Technology
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I downloaded to my Windows 7 an update yesterday which included the new I E 9.

I've found however that my beloved favourites bar running along the top, containing
Answerbank etc had vanished. After some investigation I found a symbol on the top right which contained all my favourites from I E 8.
How do I reinstate the tool bar with my selected sites? It was so much easier than now.

Thanks for any advice.
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Kayakamina, I have the same problem, IE9 was downloaded a couple of weeks ago. I really don't like my Favourites down the right hand side and I find the new tab reminders really annoying - plus if you click on them, your remembered user names aren't remembered - and there are annoying boxes along the bottom of the screen too on some sites (including this). I've been advised that the only way to reset it is to de-install (?) IE9 and go back to the previous version (in my case IE8). Redman was reporting problems too the other day.
My biggest problem is that I can't access a work website, our IT people at work say that the two aren't compatible, I would have to use "broken link" whatever that is, to be able to see our work site.
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Thanks boxtops. I'm very tempted to uninstal this new IE9 and go back to IE 8 which
had everything I needed (except speed!)
Cheers.
You could always use Google Chrome or Firefox, both of which often outperform IE
Ah Hah! You've made my mind up for me kaya, . I was thinking of downloading IE 9 but I don't think so now. I'm not one for change. If it ain't broke don't fix it I say.

jem
Let me know how you get on, if you do - de-installing something is bit scary for me.
Just right click on a blank area to the right of the tabs and select favourites bar.

Also this site (and several others) work a lot better if you click the compatibility mode icon just the the right of the address bar. (looks like a torn bit of paper)

Lastly...

Uninstalling IE9 is not a problem and is not scary, it's very straight forward, but as IE9 is far better than IE8 I'd recommend upgrading if you can (you can't install IE9 on windows XP)
I have just done that upgrade as well :(

thanks for the tips
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Thanks Chuck I was hoping you'd be around.

I'll do what you suggest and hopefully benefit from whatever this new version is offering.
I like IE9 =)

If you right click on the top and choose show tabs on a separate row it looks very much like 7
Mind you I have good tool bar installed so that may make mine look different?
try this step by step guide to turn the favourites bar back on
http://www.techieshel...-internet-explorer-9/

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