I already had a home page at Windows Live, just didn't know it was a "home page"--just thought it was some sort of default opening page. My husband fixed it so that I could follow the weather in 6 cities--where my kids live, etc. I should have left well enough alone! When I tried to create a page with Netvibes (to impress my husband with my new "tech" knowledge,) the problems began. After I (think) saved a page with Netvibes, I was never able to go back to change anything. I could never find the "Add Stuff," couldn't access any drop down menus for wallpaper, themes, etc.--only for column layout. Finally, I went to iGoogle and started over. Now I know it is me because the Google page got created (somewhat,) but doesn't seem to work right either, and I can't seem to change stuff. If I knew how to just delete both of these home pages, I would start over--or better still, just keep my old default page!
What I did add to iGoogle: weather (I could do all 6 cities, but couldn't get them to show all at once like on my Windows Live page;) several news sources; calculator; calendar; time; Art of the Day; Dilbert comic; facebook (although it never seemed to load;) twitter; classic solitaire game; Smithsonian National Gallery of Art; Orbitz travel; Expedia travel--and maybe some other widgets that I can't remember. I think it was just too much "stuff," because after clicking to add all these widgets, I had a hard time finding them, and the page just seemed to keep loading forever. Plus, now everytime I try to go to just plain ole Google to do a search or find an image, this home page comes up and takes forever to load... I am going to consider Thing 4 done so that my head doesn't explode, but I would love it if someone could tell me how to undo all the mess I have made on these 2 pages!
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Ok -- I replied to your email -- try the suggestions there. While these tools are deigned to simplify our lives, sometimes things just don't work the way they should. Happily, we can undo just about anything. The best place to look is the HELP menu. Try searching for your problem and see if the screen help is sufficient. I sent you a link for the google account delete, so that should help.. Also, remember that these tools continue to grow and change, so some of the tutorial directions may be a little off sometimes. Hang in there. --Maureen
ReplyDeleteAnd sometimes it is OK to leave well enough alone - stick with the Windows Live page and use what works for you! Now that you know what you have, use it and enjoy it -- as you are now learning, the entire Internet is trial and error!
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