How To Merge Config Files

[Oddysey]

Bold_Fortune;

Quote:1.) Are there any Services I absolutely need enabled?  (I run on bare minimum Services.)

Nope, no Services need to be harmed in the making of this configuration. Proxo is non-Service-cognizant.

Quote:2.) Are there any specific files or folders I need other than a HOSTS file?  (I delete bunches of them from my system?)

Only the Proxo installation itself needs to be intact. The HOSTS file does not need to be installed in order for Proxo to work correctly. Nor, for that matter, is it needed in order for your browser to work correctly. All other Windows requirements are non-impinging on Proxo - if your browser works correctly without Proxo, then it should work correctly after Proxo is installed, and everything is configured.

Quote:3.) Are there certain default settings I need to go back to using in Internet Properties?  (I run a really tight configuration.)

Shouldn't be. I presume you're speaking of security settings here, but even so, everything I've explained in the attached file should cover all possible browser settings that interact with Proxo. Everything else is, strictly speaking, in a different sand box.

That said, be aware that some security settings might case mixed results. For instance, you may allow java applets to run without additional confirmation from you the user. But Proxo might be configured (with filters) to block java applets from certain sites. This can be confusing at first, until you get a handle on what you're actually seeing. In other words, you have to figure out where to place the blame for something going wrong, and then start troubleshooting there. But you also have to remember that both the browser and Proxo are part and parcel of your surfing experience. Don't make the mistake of isolating one from the other when solving a problem.

Quote:4.) What did you have for lunch, anyway?  I had oatmeal.  (Oh God, tell he didn't, too.  Mustard stains would be bad enough, but clumps of oatmeal would be just too much to handle.)

PBJ's. Hurriedly. With the cat looking on. Licking his chops.


And don't hesitate to ask for help here. After all, I can pretty much guarantee that no one here was born knowing all this stuff - we each had to learn it, and we each had help along the way. When it's your turn, you'll know it.


Oddysey

EDITS: Hmmm, the Attach button mechanism doesn't seem to know how to deal iwth a text file. Anything with a .txt extension should be no problem, and yet I'm told that either the file is too long (9K, out of 1 meg allowed), or that it is in an unrecognized format. WTF? I think I'll post it in another message, in a moment. Gonna be a long one, though. Sigh.