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Win XP Pro and Google Chrome

Dec 14, 2012 10:18PM PST

Mornin' All,

Laptop is running win xp pro sp 3. The owner has google chrome as the default browser.

Question: I want to get the "File" "Edit" "View" etc. menu bar to show for ease of use. How do I?

What I've tried: Most of the internet help searches, Chrome Help (yea...right), and am waiting a plea reply from the guys at the win xp forum on Technet.

Anyone have any ideas? This is not my computer and NO! I'm not going to trash a browser on someone elses 'puter.

Thanks for the help in advance

uhoh

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Google Chrome Menu
Dec 17, 2012 7:28PM PST

Google Chrome have menus in Paper Control below to minimize/maximize/close (upper right corner) button to control features and actions.
No other option for the menus.

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Win XP Pro and Google Chrome Realizations
Dec 18, 2012 8:08PM PST

Jini,

Thanks for the reply and read of the Google diatribe...little frustrating. I'm used to being able to have the tools I need handy. Hopefully, maybe, wishingly (just invented that word), the coders at Google Chrome read this also and MAYBE give it a consideration.

Thanks again

uhoh

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From the looks of it
Dec 15, 2012 12:52AM PST

From the looks of it, Google never bothered coding one in. There may be an extension to add one, but there doesn't appear to be anything in Chrome proper for this.

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Win XP Pro and Google Chrome Realizations
Dec 18, 2012 7:58PM PST

Jimmy,

Thank you sir. I've figgered' out the limitations, overall like the browser, DON'T like this however.

Again...thanks

uhoh

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There's always Firefox
Dec 19, 2012 10:54PM PST

There's always Firefox. You have to manually enable it, but it's still there.

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See the three horizontal lines icon
Dec 15, 2012 1:03AM PST

at the far right of the address bar. When you click that, the 5th line down says "Edit Cut Copy Paste". You could also use CTRL-X, CTRL-C, CTRL-V, or just right click. Those are your options. There is no tool bar.

Good luck.
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Hey that's the same as my Android Chrome!
Dec 15, 2012 1:07AM PST

Wow, nice way to learn to use Chrome everywhere.
Bob

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Win XP Pro and Google Chrome Realizations
Dec 18, 2012 8:03PM PST

Bob,

I agree...good thing I spent my quality time with fruitless efforts...on the browser that is...y'all - No! Gotta laugh though...think I'll do what you do...sit back and read what frustrations others are going thru with Google Chrome (not all progs are the same...kinda like snowflakes...they're all different)...lol.

Thanks for the reply

uhoh