I apologize for being off topic but I can not find an answer to this
question.
I am perplexed as to how,(or if), I can change my Google beginning
search page back to the way it was prior to their update or beta or
whatever.

My minor annoyance is two fold. First, at the google front page, above
the search bar, it lists "Web, Images,Video,News,,Maps,Desktop,and
More>>", It used to be those items included "groups". I wish I could
see "Groups" back in that lineup instead of having to click "more>>".

I checked preferences and even right click on those items but their
"properties" can't be changed.

Another thing is; when I go to read someone's post in a newsgroup, I am
automatically taken to the last reply instead of showing the original
post and then the responses. It's annoying to have to scroll up to see
other responses.

I would appreciate it if somebody could point me in the right
direction.
thanks,

These settings are controlled by Google. There is nothing you can change in
the preferences that will have any effect.
You can link to http://groups.google.com via your favorites, and/or create a
shortcut to it on your desktop.
As far as your second gripe, you may be able to change the default view if
you sign up with Google Groups, but I am not sure about that.
--
Mark N.
<elflan@geocities.com> wrote in message
news:1162162469.536007.95370@b28g2000cwb.googlegro ups.com...
> I apologize for being off topic but I can not find an answer to this
> question.
> I am perplexed as to how,(or if), I can change my Google beginning
> search page back to the way it was prior to their update or beta or
> whatever.
>
> My minor annoyance is two fold. First, at the google front page, above
> the search bar, it lists "Web, Images,Video,News,,Maps,Desktop,and
> More>>", It used to be those items included "groups". I wish I could
> see "Groups" back in that lineup instead of having to click "more>>".
>
> I checked preferences and even right click on those items but their
> "properties" can't be changed.
>
> Another thing is; when I go to read someone's post in a newsgroup, I am
> automatically taken to the last reply instead of showing the original
> post and then the responses. It's annoying to have to scroll up to see
> other responses.
>
> I would appreciate it if somebody could point me in the right
> direction.
> thanks,
>

These settings are controlled by Google. There is nothing you can change in
the preferences that will have any effect.
You can link to http://groups.google.com via your favorites, and/or create a
shortcut to it on your desktop.
As far as your second gripe, you may be able to change the default view if
you sign up with Google Groups, but I am not sure about that.
--
Mark N.
<elflan@geocities.com> wrote in message
news:1162162469.536007.95370@b28g2000cwb.googlegro ups.com...
> I apologize for being off topic but I can not find an answer to this
> question.
> I am perplexed as to how,(or if), I can change my Google beginning
> search page back to the way it was prior to their update or beta or
> whatever.
>
> My minor annoyance is two fold. First, at the google front page, above
> the search bar, it lists "Web, Images,Video,News,,Maps,Desktop,and
> More>>", It used to be those items included "groups". I wish I could
> see "Groups" back in that lineup instead of having to click "more>>".
>
> I checked preferences and even right click on those items but their
> "properties" can't be changed.
>
> Another thing is; when I go to read someone's post in a newsgroup, I am
> automatically taken to the last reply instead of showing the original
> post and then the responses. It's annoying to have to scroll up to see
> other responses.
>
> I would appreciate it if somebody could point me in the right
> direction.
> thanks,
>

M8RIX wrote:
> These settings are controlled by Google. There is nothing you can change in
> the preferences that will have any effect.
> You can link to http://groups.google.com via your favorites, and/or create a
> shortcut to it on your desktop.
> As far as your second gripe, you may be able to change the default view if
> you sign up with Google Groups, but I am not sure about that.
> --
> Mark N.
> <elflan@geocities.com> wrote in message
> news:1162162469.536007.95370@b28g2000cwb.googlegro ups.com...
> > I apologize for being off topic but I can not find an answer to this
> > question.
> > I am perplexed as to how,(or if), I can change my Google beginning
> > search page back to the way it was prior to their update or beta or
> > whatever.
> >
> > My minor annoyance is two fold. First, at the google front page, above
> > the search bar, it lists "Web, Images,Video,News,,Maps,Desktop,and
> > More>>", It used to be those items included "groups". I wish I could
> > see "Groups" back in that lineup instead of having to click "more>>".
> >
> > I checked preferences and even right click on those items but their
> > "properties" can't be changed.
> >
> > Another thing is; when I go to read someone's post in a newsgroup, I am
> > automatically taken to the last reply instead of showing the original
> > post and then the responses. It's annoying to have to scroll up to see
> > other responses.
> >
> > I would appreciate it if somebody could point me in the right
> > direction.
> > thanks,
> >Thanks, I appreciate the reply. I figured Google would've allowed for some tweaking. One day I just noticed they changed things.

M8RIX wrote:
> These settings are controlled by Google. There is nothing you can change in
> the preferences that will have any effect.
> You can link to http://groups.google.com via your favorites, and/or create a
> shortcut to it on your desktop.
> As far as your second gripe, you may be able to change the default view if
> you sign up with Google Groups, but I am not sure about that.
> --
> Mark N.
> <elflan@geocities.com> wrote in message
> news:1162162469.536007.95370@b28g2000cwb.googlegro ups.com...
> > I apologize for being off topic but I can not find an answer to this
> > question.
> > I am perplexed as to how,(or if), I can change my Google beginning
> > search page back to the way it was prior to their update or beta or
> > whatever.
> >
> > My minor annoyance is two fold. First, at the google front page, above
> > the search bar, it lists "Web, Images,Video,News,,Maps,Desktop,and
> > More>>", It used to be those items included "groups". I wish I could
> > see "Groups" back in that lineup instead of having to click "more>>".
> >
> > I checked preferences and even right click on those items but their
> > "properties" can't be changed.
> >
> > Another thing is; when I go to read someone's post in a newsgroup, I am
> > automatically taken to the last reply instead of showing the original
> > post and then the responses. It's annoying to have to scroll up to see
> > other responses.
> >
> > I would appreciate it if somebody could point me in the right
> > direction.
> > thanks,
> >Thanks, I appreciate the reply. I figured Google would've allowed for some tweaking. One day I just noticed they changed things.