Posted on Jun 19, 2008 under Internet Explorer Tips |
In Internet Explorer, the letters appear too big or too small.
IE has a feature that increases or decreases the size of your fonts. You can make adjustments by clicking View > Text Size.
A shortcut would also be to hold down the CTRL key on your keyboard while using the scroll wheel on your mouse. You can also hold down CTRL and press + to increase the size or - to decrease the size of the letters.
Posted on Jun 19, 2008 under Internet Explorer Tips |
In Internet Explorer, when you try to install an ActiveX control at the To help protect your security, Internet Explorer stopped this site from installing an ActiveX control on your computer…Click here for options prompt, you get an error when clicking Install activex control.
Windows has blocked this software because it can’t verify the publisher
To try to fix this problem, perform the following steps.
1. In Internet Explorer, Click Tools > Internet Options.
2. Click the Advanced tab.
3. Under Active X, set Download Unsigned ActiveX to Enable.
Posted on Jun 09, 2008 under Internet Explorer Tips |
When you click an email or mailto link in Internet Explorer, nothing happens. To make your default mail program come up again, perform the following steps:
1. Hold down CTRL and press R.
2. Type regsvr32 mshtml.dll and click OK.
3. Hold down CTRL and press R again.
4. Type regsvr32 shdocvw.dll and click OK.
Now test it and see if the email links work.
Microsoft has released a patch for a problem with their hotfix KB918899 that crashes Internet Explorer.
Microsoft descirbes the problem as “Internet Explorer unexpectedly exits when you view a Web site that uses the HTTP 1.1 protocol and compression.”
Tom on Myspace reported users not being able to see pictures, while in the corporate envoronment Javascript errors were prevalent. Common CMS management systems that heavily use Javascript required that the patch be uninstalled before it was functional.
If you have already installed the KB9118899 patch, you will need to download and install the new release from Microsoft at http://www.windowsupdate.com. This newer version was released August 22, 2006.
Posted on Nov 26, 2007 under Internet Explorer Tips |
How to enable the Pop-up Blocker option in Internet Explorer if it is missing or grayed out.
1. Click Start > Run, type regedit and click OK.
2. Click the plus sign next to HKEY_CURRENT_USER
then Software
then Policies
then Microsoft
then Internet Explorer
then Restrictions
On the right side, double-click NoPopupManagement, and set it to 0.
3. Now click on the plus sign next to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
then Software
then Policies
then Microsoft
then Internet Explorer
then Restrictions
On the right side, double-click NoPopupManagement, and set it to 0.
4. Close regedit.
Now the Pop-up Blocker option in Internet Explorer should be available the next time you launch it.
Posted on Nov 26, 2007 under Internet Explorer Tips |
How to enable or disable the DEP or Data Execution Prevention setting in Internet Explorer 7.
1. Open Internet Explorer and Click on Tools > Internet Options.
2. Click on the Advanced tab.
3. To enable DEP, check the box toward the bottom of the list that says Enable memory protection to help mitigate online attacks.
Uncheck this box to disable DEP.
Note: This option is grayed out if you are not elevated to administrator
Posted on Nov 26, 2007 under Internet Tips |
You get an error message in Internet Explorer:
Sorry! Content Advisor will not allow you to see this site
An administrator may have locked you out of certain web sites using Content Advisor. Content Advisor can block specific web sites or automatically block sites that contain certain words or phrases set by the person (usually and administrator) that enabled it.
You will need to disable Content Advisor if you wish for this behavior to not occur.
To perform the following steps, you must obtain the supervisor password that Content Advisor was enabled with from the administrator.
1. In Microsoft Internet Explorer, click Tools > Internet Options.
2. Under the Content tab, click Disable.
3. Enter the supervisor password, and then click OK three times.
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.
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 |
Remove the branding that some ISP’s like AOL add to the title bar in Internet Explorer.
1. Close out of Internet Explorer.
2. Click START–>RUN
3. Type RUNDLL32.EXE IEdkcs32.dll,Clear
This should clear out the branding the next time you run Internet Explorer
Prevent IE from opening PDF files within an IE window. Enable it to propt you to save or open the file seperately instead.
1. Click START–>RUN and type REGEDIT
2. Click the plus sign next to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
then AcroPDF.PDF.1
3. On the right side, double-click the EditFlags value.
4. Set it to 00 00 00 00
5. Click the plus sign next to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
then AcroExch.Document.7
6. On the right side, double-click the EditFlags value.
7. Set it to 00 00 00 00
Now when you click on a PDF file within Internet Explorer, you will be promted to save the file instead of IE opening it.
Change what the Internet Explorer title bar says with this registry hack.
1. Click START–>RUN and type REGEDIT
2. Click the plus sign next to HKEY_CURRENT_USER
then SOFTWARE
then Microsoft
then Internet Explorer
then Main
3. Change or create the value of the string Window Title to whatever you desire.
This registry hack will allow you to enable or disable third party Extensions and Add-ons for Internet Explorer.
1. Click START–>RUN and type REGEDIT
2. Click the plus sign next to HKEY_CURRENT_USER
then SOFTWARE
then Microsoft
then Internet Explorer
then Main
Set the value for Enable Browser Extensions
If the value doesn’t exist, you can create it by right-clicking Main and clicking New–>String Value
Set it to no if you wish for extensions to be disabled.
Set it to yes if you wish for extensions to be enabled.
This setting controls third party plug-ins for Internet Explorer including toolbars.
Posted on Nov 19, 2007 under Internet Explorer Tips |
Internet Explorer crashes with a message that says “Internet Explorer has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.” When you view the error report, it references Mshtml.dll.
Microsoft has released a fix for this problem, but it is only available if you contact Microsoft directly for the fix.
You can view the article about this problem on Microsoft’s web site at:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/892052/en-us?spid=1173&sid=global
This fix only works for Windows XP Service Pack 2
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