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i have no idea what my browser is.
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If using a Microsoft Windows product - then the windows browser is Internet Explorer or called IE for short.

FireFox and some others would have to be downloaded & installed separately.

So unless you have a Mac or someone put another browser on the computer for you - You are using IE as your browser.

Across the very top of your screen it probably will say Windows Internet Explorer if IE is what you are using.

browser cache clearing -
http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/post238676-9.html

Oh - But I guess I'm not sure how AOL works if they have some other way of handling online websites...

I hope you do have some anti virus programs installed as sometimes these persistent pop ups can be bad stuff.

AOL clearing cache
http://www.google.com/#hl=en&sugexp=...a5fda4cb68c09e

AOL cookies info-
http://www.google.com/#sclient=psy&h...a5fda4cb68c09e
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If using a Microsoft Windows product - then the windows browser is Internet Explorer or called IE for short.

FireFox and some others would have to be downloaded & installed separately.

So unless you have a Mac or someone put another browser on the computer for you - You are using IE as your browser.

Across the very top of your screen it probably will say Windows Internet Explorer if IE is what you are using.

Oh - But I guess I'm not sure how AOL works if they have some other way of handling online websites...

I hope you do have some anti virus programs installed as sometimes these persistent pop ups can be bad stuff.

AOL clearing cache
http://www.google.com/#hl=en&sugexp=...a5fda4cb68c09e

AOL cookies info-
http://www.google.com/#sclient=psy&h...a5fda4cb68c09e
never downloaded anything, have windows xp....nothing at the top of the screen to indicate IE....it is installed, when i dig around and find it it doesnt match what i see when i get on the net...and it says connecting.....
as if it is not???? sigh, when i did get there i did clean out history and cookies, saving some (the first option)...when i found a place that had options of browser 1) present, 2) IE and a 3) i can't remember...again making it look like it isn't IE.......
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AOL-

[How to clear cookies or cache

This part can get pretty technical, but AOL uses its own separate version of IE. It is good to keep this area cleaned up every once in a while, and it will also help protect your privacy. I strongly recommend you download a utility program called Complete Cleanup at this location. It even has a special AOL cleanup section for removing all sorts of leftover files on AOL that are leftover when browsing the internet. ]
http://www.justtext.com/americaonline/tips-tricks.html

more using aol -
http://www.google.com/search?q=how+A...a5fda4cb68c09e
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