Windows XP using IE 8 While in the midst of having internet access problems, under internet options > advanced, I clicked on Reset Internet Explorer settings. My first question relates to all of the updates I have installed previously using Windows Update. Were those prior installed updates affected at all by what I did? I went to Windows Update, and it didn't identify any updates to be installed. Second, what exactly does the Reset settings feature do; I'm guessing it just restores everything to the default options as when it was originally installed? Now that I'm back to normal in accessing the internet, is there anything I need to be sure to do, having used the Reset settings feature? Thanks in advance.
A1. No. A2. See the More Information section of http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923737 Pierre Chemins wrote: > Windows XP using IE 8 > > While in the midst of having internet access problems, under internet > options > advanced, I clicked on Reset Internet Explorer settings. > > My first question relates to all of the updates I have installed > previously > using Windows Update. Were those prior installed updates affected at all > by > what I did? I went to Windows Update, and it didn't identify any updates > to > be installed. > > Second, what exactly does the Reset settings feature do; I'm guessing it > just restores everything to the default options as when it was originally > installed? > > Now that I'm back to normal in accessing the internet, is there anything I > need to be sure to do, having used the Reset settings feature? > > Thanks in advance.
PA Bear, You have helped me in the past, and I see your name frequently in the newsgroups. Thank you for doing what you do. Pierre "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message news:uQy7tg4xKHA.5480@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > A1. No. > > A2. See the More Information section of > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923737 > > > Pierre Chemins wrote: >> Windows XP using IE 8 >> >> While in the midst of having internet access problems, under internet >> options > advanced, I clicked on Reset Internet Explorer settings. >> >> My first question relates to all of the updates I have installed >> previously >> using Windows Update. Were those prior installed updates affected at all >> by >> what I did? I went to Windows Update, and it didn't identify any updates >> to >> be installed. >> >> Second, what exactly does the Reset settings feature do; I'm guessing it >> just restores everything to the default options as when it was originally >> installed? >> >> Now that I'm back to normal in accessing the internet, is there anything >> I >> need to be sure to do, having used the Reset settings feature? >> >> Thanks in advance. >
You're welcome & thanks very much for your kind words. Pierre Chemins wrote: > PA Bear, > > You have helped me in the past, and I see your name frequently in the > newsgroups. Thank you for doing what you do. > > Pierre > > "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message > news:uQy7tg4xKHA.5480@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >> A1. No. >> >> A2. See the More Information section of >> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923737 >> >> >> Pierre Chemins wrote: >>> Windows XP using IE 8 >>> >>> While in the midst of having internet access problems, under internet >>> options > advanced, I clicked on Reset Internet Explorer settings. >>> >>> My first question relates to all of the updates I have installed >>> previously >>> using Windows Update. Were those prior installed updates affected at all >>> by >>> what I did? I went to Windows Update, and it didn't identify any updates >>> to >>> be installed. >>> >>> Second, what exactly does the Reset settings feature do; I'm guessing it >>> just restores everything to the default options as when it was >>> originally >>> installed? >>> >>> Now that I'm back to normal in accessing the internet, is there anything >>> I >>> need to be sure to do, having used the Reset settings feature? >>> >>> Thanks in advance.