Were is my internet explorer????

[chelsieuk]

Hi everyone
My child has done somthing on my computer and now when i click on internet explorer it just opens then goes back down and vanishes, I have looked on my computer and I can not find it, I dont have firefox or any other so I can not down load it again.

Please can anyone help me out there I can not go on internet till it's sorted

Thank you inadvance

Chel

[squarebear]

Does it go down to your task bar at the bottom near your start button? You need to right click on it and choose "maximize". It should then load properly in future.

Can I ask how you posted this with no internet :-P

[VHG]

Assuming you are running Windows it may be a good idea to set up a user account for your child so they dont muck around with your account.

Just go into the Windows Control panel, then choose User Accounts, then choose "add new user" (or words to that effect).

Create a new user with any name you like then when you start Windows you have a choice of two different accounts to use.

You use one (you can put a password on it if you like) and let your child use the other.

This assumes you child is old enough to use the computer and it was not just a young child playing around on the computer using the mouse to click anything and every thing.

[chelsieuk]

Thank you, I am at work asking the question and your answer about Maximize it is not that, You did make me laught with that answer.
To answer 2 the child is 2 and does not use the computer yet he just likes to watch me normaly but was left on his own for 5 min and he did something.

[ChuckFickens]

Has he maybe just dragged the window off the edge of the screen?

open IE then right click anywhere on an empty part of the task bar along the bottom of the screen and select tile windows horizontally (or vertically... doesn't really matter which)

[chelsieuk]

CHUCK he only used the key board not the mouse and the icon is still there but when you click on it , it just opens then flashes back down again

Chel

[squarebear]

System restore as a last resort?

[ChuckFickens]

Try a different icon to load IE, there is normally one in the quick launch area next to the start button, one at the top of the start menu, and another one under start > all programs.

if all the normal icons for IE do the same then try start > all programs > accessories > system tools > internet explorer (no add ons)