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Posted on Nov 19, 2007 under Internet Explorer Tips |
You click on the Read Mail button in IE7 and nothing happens.
Windows XP
1. In Internet Explorer, click the Tools menu, choose Internet Options.
2. Click Programs tab and select your mail client from the drop-down list. Click OK and close the dialog.
Windows Vista
1. Click Start, select Default Programs
2. Click Set your default programs
3. Select the mail client you wish to use and then click Set this program as default. Click OK
Now the Read Mail button should bring up your default mail application when you click on it in IE7.
Disable the screen in Internet Explorer where add-ons can be enabled or disabled.
1. Open REGEDIT
2. Click the plus sign next to HKEY_CURRENT_USER (or HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE for all computer users)
then SOFTWARE
then Policies
then Microsoft
then Internet Explorer
then Restrictions
3. Right-click Restrictions and create a new REG_DWORD named NoExtensionManagement Set it’s value to 1 to disable the ability to modify whether Add-ons are enabled or disabled.
When you try to use Internet Explorer under Windows XP you get the error:
The page cannot be displayed. Additionally, you may have no IP address or no Automatic Private IP Addressing (APIPA) address, and you may be receiving IP packets but not sending them.
Fixing Winsock 2 may fix this problem.
1. Click on START>RUN
2. Type the following command:
netsh winsock reset catalog
This should reset Winsock 2 registry entries. See if you have the same problem.
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Posted on Nov 19, 2007 under Internet Explorer Tips |
Disable the yellow security bar in Internet Explorer from appearing when you try to download files or use ActiveX controls.
1. In Internet Explorer, click Tools.
2. Click Internet Options.
3. Under the Security tab, click Custom Level.
4. To turn off the yellow bar for downloads, scroll to the Downloads section. Then set Automatic prompting for file downloads to Enable.
To turn off the yellow bar for ActiveX controls, scroll to the ActiveX controls and plug-ins section. Then set Automatic prompting for ActiveX controls to Enable.
Posted on Nov 19, 2007 under Internet Explorer Tips |
Use the Kiosk Mode feature with Internet Explorer.
Kiosk Mode is usually used for PC’s on display where you want to enable users to use a certain web site and not be able to click on anything else. The toolbars, taskbar, and navigation buttons are all missing from the Internet Explorer screen when in Kiosk Mode.
You can use Kiosk Mode by using the -k switch when launching Internet Explorer along with the location of the web page you would like to display. Here are 2 examples:
iexplore -k http://www.technipages.com
iexplore -k “c:my documentswebpage.htm”
To quit Kiosk Mode, you must quit Internet Explorer by holding down ALT and pressing F4.
Posted on Nov 19, 2007 under Internet Explorer Tips |
IE7 installation freezes at a certain point and never finishes.
This is usually caused by the updates that are being installed while IE7 is being installed.
To fix this problem:
1. Go through the installation wizard normally until you get to the Get the latest updates part of the installer.
2. Clear the check to Install the latest updates for Internet Explorer and the Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool (recommended) check box, and then click Next.
The installation should then proceed normally.
Posted on Nov 19, 2007 under Internet Explorer Tips |
Create shortcuts to clear your Internet Explorer (IE7) Browsing History Tracks.
You can use the following RUNDLL32 commands to clear your tracks in IE7. You can also make shortcuts for each of these functions.
Delete Temporary Internet Files:
RunDll32.exe InetCpl.cpl,ClearMyTracksByProcess 8
Delete Cookies:
RunDll32.exe InetCpl.cpl,ClearMyTracksByProcess 2
Delete History:
RunDll32.exe InetCpl.cpl,ClearMyTracksByProcess 1
Delete Form Data:
RunDll32.exe InetCpl.cpl,ClearMyTracksByProcess 16
Delete Passwords:
RunDll32.exe InetCpl.cpl,ClearMyTracksByProcess 32
Delete All:
RunDll32.exe InetCpl.cpl,ClearMyTracksByProcess 255
Delete All + files and settings stored by Add-ons:
RunDll32.exe InetCpl.cpl,ClearMyTracksByProcess 4351
Posted on Nov 19, 2007 under Internet Explorer Tips |
IE7 includes a feature that turns the address bar green when a secure site presents an Extended Validation Certificate.
1. Ensure that you either have the Phishing Filter set to Automatic mode or Tools–>Internet Options–> Advanced–>Security–>Check for Server Certificate revocation checked.
2. If that doesn’t work, install the Windows Root Certificate Update and restart.
This tip is from EnhanceIE.com
Posted on Nov 19, 2007 under Internet Explorer Tips |
Enable Classic Menus such as File, Edit, View, etc. in Internet Explorer 7 (IE7).
1. Open Internet Explorer 7.
2. click Tools and select Menu Bar.
Posted on Nov 19, 2007 under Internet Explorer Tips |
You cannot start Internet Explorer 7 (IE7) because it flashes the screen when you try and then disappears. This usually happens after installation.
1. Click START–>RUN and type cmd
2. At the prompt, type cd and press ENTER
3. Type cd Program Files and press ENTER
4. Type cd Internet Explorer and press ENTER
5. Type regsvr32 IEPROXY.DLL
6. You should get a confirmation that the IEPROXY.DLL has been registered. You can then close all windows and try Internet Explorer again.
If these steps don’t solve the problem, try these steps.
Posted on Nov 19, 2007 under Internet Explorer Tips |
Speed up Internet Explorer with this registry hack. It will increase the maximum connections per server.
1. Click START–>RUN and type REGEDIT. Click OK.
2. Click the plus sign next to HKEY_CURRENT_USER
then SOFTWARE
then Microsoft
then Windows
then CurrentVersion
then Internet Settings
Double click on the value MaxConnectionsPerServer and change it to a value of 10
Do the same thing for the value MaxConnectionsPer1_0Server. Give it a value of 10 as well.
Internet Explorer will now be faster because it can have up to 16 open connections per server.
Posted on Nov 19, 2007 under Internet Explorer Tips |
Internet Explorer 7 crashes whenever you start it up. The screen might flash briefly and then disappear or crash with an error message.
This problem is usually caused by a plugin that is not compatible with Internet Explorer 7.
Try starting Internet Explorer after clearing the plug-ins
Control Panel–>Internet Options–>Programs–>Manage Add-Ons
Set the Add-ons here to DISABLED.
You can also try launching Internet Explorer with Add-Ons disabled.
Posted on Nov 19, 2007 under Internet Explorer Tips |
While adding a Favorite to Internet Explorer 7, it freezes or locks up and will not respond.
The likely cause of this is that a favorite has been added that has more than 221 characters. Since you cannot access the Favorites once a favorite with more than 221 characters has been created, you will need to make a change in the following location.
1. Go to MY COMPUTER and open the C: drive.
2. Open DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS.
3. Open the folder with your username.
4. Open FAVORITES.
5. Right-click the favorite item with more than 221 characters and shorten it to under 221 characters.
Posted on Nov 19, 2007 under Internet Explorer Tips |
Navigate Internet Explorer 7 (IE7) quicker with these keyboard shortcuts.
General shortcuts
Turn Full Screen Mode on or off F11
Cycle through the Address Bar, Refresh button, Search Box, and items on a web page TAB
Find a word or phrase on a page CTRL+F
Open the current webpage in a new window CTRL+N
Print the page CTRL+P
Select all items on the page CTRL+A
Zoom in CTRL+PLUS
Zoom out CTRL+MINUS
Zoom to 100% CTRL+0
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Posted on Nov 19, 2007 under Internet Explorer Tips |
Launch Internet Explorer 7 in a mode where the add-ons are disabled.
1. Click START–>RUN
2. Type iexplore -extoff
You can also create a shortcut so that you can always run Internet Explorer this way.
1. Right-click on the Desktop
2. New–>Shortcut
3. Enter in iexplore -extoff
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