HELP with opening e mails and freeserve

[pega]

I would be very grateful for help to reset home page I had yahoo and freeserve but now cannot open anything on sites or e mail says cannot find server have tried for ages and lost BBC page radio player doesn't launch, I brought norton antivirus had run out and that came up trying to change home page when I installed it but had on the line don't change my home page and I foolishly pressed OK so didn't change have gone to tools options,but got nowhere, am fed up and upset by it as unable to get into The Times promo to enter comps etc,
please could someone help as unable to open anything in e mails can read them but nothing else. Thanks

[commoner]

Changing your homepage is usually done by opening IE and from the Tools menu click Options, you should then be given the option to choose which page you want as your home page. It will also tell you which is your present homepage..............any help?

[pega]

Thanks commoner, I have tried for 3 weeks went to tools and internet options, what do I do after that please, what should I type in ? only access in from desktop search .and then google to get into site. Would be grateful for any help only had laptop for couple of years tried to get into packard Bell site snapsy but no luck, can I get rid of home page and start again. Thanks a lot.

[commoner]

Using the internet explorer browser, If you want Google as your homepage then get to the Google search page by whatever means you can and then do Tools/Options and you will then be able to set your homepage..........click on the button that says "Use Current" or type in the address of which ever page you want. and then click Apply at the bottom.(important)

When you connect to the internet by opening IE you should then be at Google search page or whatever page you choose.

I presume you have an icon on your desktop to open IE.

If you are using the Firefox Browser, after Tools Options you must make sure you click the GENERAL tab to see the home page selection area.

Hope this helps.

[pega]

Hello commoner thanks for your help, I'm a bit dense about IE is that internet explorer ? what do I press ? I have windows XP and start menu there is internet exporer when I press that and the comes up with the dud homepage as does the button next to on switch for internet how can I set a page to come up when I press for internet Please . Norton came up again to change homepage and I put for MSN page but hasn't worked I'm really fed up now is there anywhere I could get help like PC world ? I took it back to Curry's where I brought it but was no help. I am near P'boro.
it was find until windows kept coming up and starting updates and wiped out this and then it said freeserve is now orange at the right hand corner there is a freeserve icon which revolves when I try to get into things and then comes up cant find server. Thanks for your time and assistance am grateful.

[commoner]

As I said......click on Internet Explorer which gets you on the internet.......yes?

Then browse to the page you want as your homepage...yes?

Click Tools, then Internet Options........yes?

Then a box pops up which has the option "you can choose which page to use as your home page"...yes?

Press the "Use Current" button and then at the botom press the "Apply" button............OK?

................next time you go online by pressing the IE icon your new home page will be the first page you see.......or if you want to get back home whilst you are on another page...click the little HOUSE icon on the toolbar at the top of the page...............

Sorry I can't put it any clearer than that..........it is just simple basic stuff and if that doesn't work well, yes PC wWorld have helped me out on a few occasions and they do have set prices for various jobs so try them..........and good luck.