When it comes to security, though, isn't there something to be said in favor of FF + NoScript, esp. in light of all the dangerous things out there that use Java ? (I speak as a huge novice here.) Being able to selectively allow scripts with NoScript (which blocks all by default) is a bit of an advantage to other browsers with functions which only allow users to turn Java on or off. Or, in Opera's case, one can 'edit site preferences' to allow or disallow all scripts on a per site basis, but it's still allowing ALL scripts on a given site. One cannot select which ones to allow/disallow. Giving the user the ability to allow just a script associated with the main site while blocking all other unnecessary scripts from running is a boon for web-surfers, no ? I realize that there are some NoScript wannabees out there (NotScript, ScriptNo) which work with Chrome & Opera, but a lot of comments I read about them suggest they are not as user-friendly and not as efficient as the original NoScript, which (unfortunately for IE, Chrome and Opera users) only works with FF. How important should this matter be for chas045 and the rest of us when choosing a browser ?

Windows 7, correct? Right click on the desktop, left click on Personalize. There are Themes that can be chosen there that use coordinating or contrasting colors for everything from application borders to text. I don't typically use Chrome, it's my hubby's preference and I just realized that Chrome has Themes too. They are found under the 'orange' bars in settings, then appearance. If you didn't do it, maybe a child that played with the laptop? This post was edited by pkponder on Tue, Oct 22, 13 at 6:09

I'd reinstall Chrome from the link provided. Here is a link that might be useful: Chrome download

Google Chrome is a browser. Yahoo is a search engine, a mail provider, yahoo news and more. I believe at one time they did have a browser called axis...... Your friend is trying to connect to "yahoo.com", in whatever browser and he is getting a "Secure Connection Failed " error. It's a possible browser issue, "any" browser can generate that error. Find out what browser he is using...... Also: This error can occur if your computer clock has the wrong date.