monstresticator

Does this only happen when you load one particular web page or website? If so then then the "water drip" sound could just be an embedded sound in the source code of the webpage that gets triggered when the page loads. Also, depending on what kind of desktop theme you …

That would require hacking the registry, which is not a good idea if you're a novice.

Try reinstalling IE6. If you downloaded it from windows update, the setup file should be in C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\ie6setup.exe

I'm not sure but I think in XP Pro you have to go to tools-folder options-view, then scroll down to the checkbox that says remember each folder's settings.

Since you seem to have to type [url]http://[/url] before the address to access a site, here's a lazy way of doing it (as long as the address ends in .com) that will auto fill in [url]http://www..com[/url]. Ex. type yahoo, then hold down the control key and press enter.

If you have any AOL 8.0 cd's, you will find a Java VM on it. I've installed it and it works great.