Rob

The options are many, none of which are exclusively 'right'. I suggest that when you feel overcome by a bout of happiness, you pursue it. Forming an accumulation of high grade pieces could be a lot worse. And you would be in good company in doing so, as there are a few well-heeled collectors who do similar. Copper is not too difficult. Get a handful of Harington, Richmond, Maltravers farthings to cover the pre-milled. Starting with Chas II through to 1970, a copper or bronze 1d, 1/2d, 1/4d or fraction of each type is a collection of around 100 currency coins, even with the tin issues. The latter are the only really expensive ones in high grade, with just about all the others costing a three figure sum at the most. That would be quite respectable as a collection. As with every collection, you could also get carried away and push the boat out on a Cromwell farthing, or some patterns. Then the sky is the limit.

Hooray. It now opens at Google. Many thanks Clive and everyone who helped. One last thing (hopefully). What's wrong with the operating system? This is what came with the computer a few years ago. It is Windows 7 which from comments people have made appears to be the last Microsoft version that worked? Are Vista and Windows 8 the white elephants people claim? Should I be using a different system, because as long as it works I am unwilling to rock the boat?

Now I'm very confused. Using tools and the drop down menu. Downloads I understand as they all go to the downloads file and I can see the individual files. Add-ons. I have no idea. Set up sync. No idea. Web developer. No idea if relevant Page info. Talks about this forum topic page Options. Initially gave me a few choices in this category. System defaults. Always check Firefox is default at startup. A couple scrolling boxes were ticked as was use hardware acceleration where possible. Another was enable Firefox health report - ticked. No telemetry or enable crash report ticked. Configure how Firefox connects to the internet - automatic proxy configuration ticked, whatever that means. Firefox updates. Auto install and use background. Last update 29/3/2014 Certificates showed a few things which didn't mean anything. Now for the fun bit. I closed the certificates box and now I can't find the above list no matter how hard I try. Clicking on General tab in the options now gives me a set home page with the AVG address in the default position. This is clearly the place. Where it has come from - I don't know as before I always saw the list above.

Press the Print Screen/PrtScn button on your keyboard. Open up a program such as Paint, paste and then Save As. This is the best I can do. It wouldn't paste into my Pictures until l had opened up an existing image and overwritten it.

Because I wouldn't know where to start. All of these problems are fine when you understand what you do to rectify them. I don't have a clue when it comes to computers, because the terminology is meaningless. It might as well be in Swahili.

I don't have anything that says it is searching using Mozilla other than in the top line, so none of the symbols seen at the bottom of your page appear. I just have a Google box to type in (once I have changed from AVG to Google). There doesn't appear to be a settings link on the AVG page How do I copy a full screen page? I tried to select all and paste it into a word document, but it only highlighted 4 things at the bottom left, not the AVG logo, search box etc, nor the bars at the top. I also checked for Yahoo things, as it said AVG secure search was provided by Yahoo, but couldn't find anything

I was under the impression you were talking about the search box (delineated in red, below) on your Firefox browser rather than the webpage. This is what I had originally. Now the Firefox bit has been replaced with AVG secure search even though Google is the only option in the top right box. I had a look for anything that was AVG related in the task manager. Processes were avgui.exe. This is presumably the offending item as it is the only one. Three services were present, AVO securities, AVGIDSAgent and AVGWD. Also, I noticed thatr Mozillamaint was stopped - maybe that is important too as it is being over-ridden by AVG?

There doesn't seem to be an option for chosing the home page other than via the control panel which is set to google, but has no effect.

Right, so it's a page not a box? There should be the word Firefox in a gold box at the top left. Click on this, select options and then enter whichever webpage you want your Home Page to be in the box provided. They are all boxes surely?. Just that some occupy the full screen. The word Firefox in a little box at the top left was only there when I didn't have the file/edit/view etc bar present. By ticking the menu bar, this one is permanently in view. That's as was and is now ok.

Done that and it makes no difference The first allows me to add or take away the bars at the top (which seems to be the same as I did last night to actually see them) The second, I have removed all search programs except google, rebooted the system, but it still ends at the AVG page. I also tried to email AVG to ask them how to unbugger a system, but can only get an FAQ page which naturally assumes they are not the problem and that you actually want AVG.

Nice if you are starting with a blank sheet, but I've got thousands of files which I would lose if I bought an apple. Letters, articles, databases, excel files, website, accounts. Redoing all this isn't an option.

Restarting etc still gives AVG Yahoo as the search address used. Why can't AVG accept you don't use a virus checker as a search program and stay away from people's computers? The right tool for the job applies here.

Problem possibly solved. The wife managed to get one bar at the top by putting the arrow at the top of the screen with which she could somehow reduce the box size and then the bottom bar came into view. It also said it was running both Firefox and AVG search programs in the boxes. I messed about with the toolbar settings and by ticking menu bar it reinstated the file, edit, view etc line. The navigation bar gave me a back button and address field plus a box on the right with AVG. I changed this to Google and now it appears to be ok, but I don't know if I have done the right things or not as I didn't use the control panel as suggested (which didn't seem to accept google as the default search program). Removing AVG didn't stop it being used as the preferred alternative to Google. I'll have to keep tabs on it. Thanks everyone.

Do you mean this list? As that should've brought back your taskbar at the bottom. If it hasn't then try pressing Ctrl and Esc. Perhaps it's just hiding from you. I went into control panel and removed the AVG toolbar/taskbar or what ever they call it. That was the only option apart from AVG free 2014 which is the virus checker. AVG sent me a questionnaire asking why I removed it - so I told them. Then had to do an uncontrolled shutdown and reboot again because there is no back facility anymore. Bottom bar comes up as it did before, but clicking on the Mozilla logo goes to AVG search again. AVG search is clearly not in an AVG program unless it's in the virus checker, in which case I'm bu**ered. I've searched Predecimal and come here, but apart from using this forum's links,I still have no back button

When I did the list, arriving at the task manager didn't give me either the top or the bottom bar, just a small box. If that box should be reconfigured to give the bars containing the useful bits, how do I do it?

Mixed blessings. Unfortunately I tried the link in Clive's post and ended up at the AVG secure search link page which I couldn't exit. I had to do an emergency stop and switch on again, but a reboot came back to the original desktop with the start buttons etc on the bottom - which should be good if I can keep it. The problem looks like a Mozilla one because when I clicked on the Mozilla logo on the bottom bar it eliminated all buttons and brings up the AVG search page. It looks like it tried to load the top bar initially, but failed to keep it there after a second or two. Some sort of conflict of interest? Mozilla allows a top bar but AVG doesn't?

I didn't hit anything, just left it alone as I was told. As for the others HC/Bagerap I did the list and ended at Libraries. Thank you. Never been there before, but it has 4 logos, Docs, Pictures, Music & Videos. The first two have my normal Documents and Pictures (which is reassuring) . The others have sample music folder and up arrow, BBC iplayer, sample video and sample video up arrow. There is an animals video of some description, but trying to access that goes into some sort of setup routine. For your next trick, please reinstate some manual control using the links I had previously without having to do the list of commands above

I don't have a top or bottom bar. I used to have Mozilla searching Google but now have an AVG logo (or at least I did to get to this forum). I haven't dared to shut down in case it completely bu**ers it up, but I don't have a back button any more, or a shut down X, or anything. Just the forum page. I've no idea whether it was a windows update or AVG but suspect the latter because it had a big AVG box saying don't open a browser. Or it could be AVG checking Windows was safe? So I left everything alone and ended up with virtually nothing.

Hi. Last night there was some sort of update going on. End result is that I no longer have Mozilla because it has been replaced with AVG (which I should have anyway as the virus control thing). The top and bottom bars have disappeared meaning I've lost the ability to use bookmarks, print, tools, etc on the top, and change to outlook, skype, desktop or do a search/shutdown/restart etc that all happens in the bottom left.I've never asked for yahoo to get involved either. Who gave them the right to invade my machine and how do I put a permanent stop to them doing so again? All I want is something familiar that I can work with, so Mozilla with the ability to search using google, the option to use bookmarks would be nice. I would like word and excel back again. I can't access the desktop. Can't update the website. Can't even tell the time any more thanks to this stupid downgrade. At the moment, I appear to be restricted to using the AVG search bar only. I'm assuming it isn't permanent but haven't an f'ing clue where to start. Anyone?

Unfortunately I don't know yet as I'm waiting for the coin to arrive from the US. I bought it only because it was a good strike and very different to my existing example. It's in an early PCGS slab (MS66BN), so hopefully I can see the edge clearly. Just wondering because there are certain things that look a bit similar to my 1807/6 proof halfpenny such as the partially cut beads on the reverse to the upper right, the obverse rim has been polished down to give a toothed effect - something Taylor did when refurbishing dies for his restrikes. The off-centre rim is another regular feature of his because the collar on his press would regularly open up leading to multiple strikes indicated by rotation. All little points which warrant a closer investigation. Finally, the 7 is misplaced. Check for a filled in 6 which might have traces in the image. I'm thinking along the lines of a trial for the restrike.

I think you are imagining things. The 8s on the early milled are usually asymmetrical. This one is slightly worse than usual, but in the absence of an identifiable under-character I suggest it is a badly formed 8.

Is the edge conventional?

Without a picture it could be anything. A 10p filed down to 5p size, a 10p struck on the wrong blank, toy money. What does it weigh? What metal is it struck in? Lots of unanswerable questions without a picture.

Slightly impaired.

Thanks chaps,I couldn't summon the enthusiasm to look through the books.