OK. Forgive me for answering myself, my brain doesn't always work without visual reminders...

I have "restored" my computer to a point prior to loading netscape 7, and thus have my games back. (prior to reinstalling Directx also)

I have notified my ISP of various problems, something I have been unable to do for months, since I couldn't get into their support site either.

I have just done something different: I right clicked on the site here, where Dex posted those little smiles that move (he told me to do this before and I had but not results..) THIS time I clicked on encoding (instead of properties which only sends me forum info) and set the encoding to AUTOMATIC, western ISO , I had had it on western windows but also on ISO but never with the Automatic checked.

I have animation now... wondering if I still have game use???

Well, I stil don't have it all fixed... it won't return me to a forum after I post....

hmm this is the 2nd edit on this... I don't have ALL of animation on the forum! How does that work? I get Dexter's, and the smilies, but not ozzie's nor sept's.

Ok the 3rd edit on this post... I right clicked at Sept's post and clicked on the iso under encoding... and I now have that animation... but when I tried that on ozzie's no way. I got Heather's without doing anything more, also. AND I waited and waited on oz'.

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