Well, this is a fine how do you do.

I went to Flock. I downloaded it. I added Facebook and youtube and it went through. I saw all my youtube on the right of my screen. I took the Flock tutorial. I downloaded it. It was 90% done. It takes a LONG LONG time to install Flock on the computer.

I was learning how to do it. I even imported all the favorites from Mozilla and I saw them.

I then was reading stuff about Flock and that they do not provide an icon to launch it from the desktop.

So 1. how does one get a desktop icon (one would think they would instantly put one on my desktop, no??

and 2. IT ALL DISAPPEARED.

That's right. It was 90% done. and I clicked on something and I cannot find my installation, my download. NOTHING.

So how can I get back to the Flock page where it shows you the progression and it had gotten up to 90%.

Do I have to do this ALL over again.

Because forget it. I just spent 30 minutes learning the stupid thing.

I AM NOW BACK TO HATING MY COMPUTER.

lol

Melody

UPDATE, UPDATE UPDATE.

Melody is a complete idiot. I went to Search, selected files and folders, typed in the word FLOCK, there it was, (and because I never looked for a desktop icon, I created one), then saw that there was already one on my desktop. I clicked on that, and it brought me to the FLOCK browser where it now said "progress is 75%" Don't know what that's all about. BUT I FOUND MY FLOCK.

Does that make me a goose???

ROFL

Something very dodgy there! It took 4secs to install on my Mid-range PC! Also it left a desktop shortcut!

"Alan has MANY toolbars going on ON THE TOP OF THE SCREEN."

Is it actual toolbars or a bunch of icons???
and are they on the desktop of the computer -or when he is online- the browser toolbars?

One thing that does slow down computers is having many things showing in the lower right taskbar. ( unless you moved the taskbar to the top or sides)

the taskbar is where the time, date etc usually shows.

a nice video about cleaning up desktop-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOnu-fzt1W0


My FF on Linux laptop and desktop both load up faster than what you are describing. - only slows down when my AV is updating.

How much RAM you have can make a difference too. I have 2.5 G now on the desktop.

But if you have a lot of little icons showing in the taskbar - those are all things that are running - and those are using system resources.

If so you'll have to check into them and see if they are something that is really needed all the time or can be removed from the start up section - meaning it starts up every time you start windows.

Thanks, Jo.... that is a really nice YouTube...

I am going to try it!

I did it! It looks nice!

Jo.

We're not talking taskbar here, we are talking MUCHO TOOLBARS. lol

I told Alan that it's all the toolbars that are slowing down the computer, he listened and got rid of all the add-ons (as he called them). He also got rid of three of the toolbars.

His words "Mrs. D knows her stuff".

His Mozilla is now flying.

lol

THANKS MRS. D.

Melody