Getting rid of yahoo toolbar

[mechsympathy]

Right. Please use small, easily understood words in any reply as I'm not very computer literate

I keep getting a problem with IE not loading properly - it just pops up a send error report message. This I could live with (ie ignore) but it's started freezing when I try and open a link on a thread. I can open it by right clicking and open in new window, but if I left click it freezes.

One of the suggestions the IE problem page comes up with is to sort out a fix for a yahoo toolbar problem, as it also suggests turning off third party add ons I figured I'd simply get rid of the toolbar as I never use it.

So, in short how do I get rid of Yahoo toolbar or failing that at least turn it off.

[BliarOut]

Right click the grey bit near the top on Internet explorer (keeping non technical ) and select toolbars and untick the Yahoo one.

Job done.

[SS2.]

Do you specifically need IE to be your default browser ?

If not, why not try Firefox ? Way preferable to IE, IMHO

www.mozilla.com

[mechsympathy]

BliarOut said:

(keeping non technical )

Tried that. It still pops up when I first open IE, and if I drag over text I still get a little yahoo Y appear.

SS2. said:

Do you specifically need IE to be your default browser ?

If not, why not try Firefox ? Way preferable to IE, IMHO

www.mozilla.com

Not really, it's just what I know.

[jamieboy]

I've never used it so I don't know what it does / doesn't suppress, but if it's IE7 you should be able to click Start - All Programs - Accessories - System Tools and then run Internet Explorer (No Add-ons).

It might have been there with IE6 too, but I never noticed it.

[BliarOut]

Tools > Internet Options

On the programs tab select manage add-ons and then uncheck the Yahoo stuff you don't want.... A little bit more technical

[mechsympathy]

Cheers guys, back home now and I don't have either of those options when I follow your instructions. I'm using IE6 and Windows XP.

[SneakyNeil]

How about start, settings, control pannel, add/remove programs - find it in the list and remove from there?

[mechsympathy]

SneakyNeil said:

How about start, settings, control pannel, add/remove programs - find it in the list and remove from there?

That's the puppy. Cheers