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.

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.

When you try to access an FTP site using Internet Explorer, you get an error:

Page cannot be displayed

There are a couple of things that commonly cause this. The first is that FTP access or port 21 is blocked on your firewall. If that is not the case, try the following:

1. In Internet Explorer, click Tools > Internet Options.

2. Click the Advanced tab.

3. Under Browsing and check box Enable folder view for FTP sites.

4. Click OK.

5. Close and restart Internet Explorer.

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.

AVG 8 has an annoying feature called Safe Search that scans links to make sure they are safe. They appaear in Internet Explorer when performing Google searches.

It’s a nice feature for novices, but it only hogs resources if you’re an expert and can rely on your brain to avoid bad web sites. I disabled the Safe Search with these steps:

1. In Internet Explorer, select Tools > Manage Add-ons > Enable or Disable Add-ons…

2. Click AVG Safe Search and then click Disable. Click OK when you are done.

Now the Safe Search feature won’t annoy you anymore.

If the Favorites menu is missing or grayed out in Internet Explorer, there may be a registry key that is causing it. If you are on a company network, your system administration may have locked this option on your computer. You may have to discuss the issue with your IT department. Otherwise, you can try the following steps:

1. Hold down the Windows key and press R.

2. Type regedit and click OK.

3. Click the plus sign next to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
then Software
then Microsoft
then Windows
then CurrentVersion
then Policies
then Internet Explorer
then click Restrictions.

4. Look for an entry on the right side for NoFavorites, Right-click the entry and Delete it.

If you can’t find any of these registry keys or values, try HKEY_CURRENT_USER instead of HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE. The value is located in the same folder structure.

How to enable or disable Javascript in Internet Explorer 7.

1. Click Tools.

2. Click Options.

3. Click Security.

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How to uninstall Internet Explorer 8.

1. Click the Start Button > Control Panel.

2. Click Programs.

3. Click View installed updates.

4. Click Windows Internet Explorer 8.

5. Click the Uninstall button.

If you are getting a message popping up on certain web sites when using IE that says The security certificate has expired or is not yet valid, you will want to check the date and time your computer is set to.

Just double-click on the time in the lower right corner on the Taskbar and set the time correctly. Be sure to check the time, month, date and the year. As soon as it is corrected, this will usually fix this issue.

Sometimes sounds that suddenly play on a web page can be annoying, especially on a work computer. Here is how to disable sounds in Internet Explorer.

1. Hold down the Windows key and press R (Or click Start > Run).

2. Type regedit and click OK.

3. Click the plus sign next to HKEY_CURRENT_USER
then Software
then Microsoft
then Internet Explorer
then click Main

4. Look for an entry on the right side for Play_Background_Sounds. Double-click the entry and change the value to no to disable sounds. Set it back to yes to if you wish to enable sounds again.

1. In Internet Explorer, click Tools > Internet Options.

2. Click the Content tab.

3. Click Enable.. to turn Content Advisor on. Jump to step 4.
Click Disable… and enter the password if you wish do turn Content Advisor off. Ignore all following steps.

4. On the Ratings tab of the Content Advisor dialog box, click one of the categories, and then move the slider to use one of the following: None, Limited, or Unrestricted.

5. Repeat Step 4 for additonal categories if you wish to add more.

6. Click the Approved Sites tab and enter the name of a specific site that you want to control access to. Then click Always or Never.

• Always allows users to view the site, even if it’s not in the Content Advisor screening level you’ve set.
• Never means that nobody can visit the site even if it’s acceptable to Content Advisor.

7. When done, click OK, then OK again.

Question: I have my Internet through my cable company, but my modem dials whenever I try to go out to the Internet. It happens as soon as I open Internet Explorer.

Solution: IE is setup to use a dial-up connection. This setting needs to be disabled. Here’s how:

1. In Internet Explorer click Tools > Internet Options… .

2. Click the Connections tab.

3. Check the radio button for Never dial a connection.

We had a tutorial for Deleting Saved Passwords in Internet Explorer, and a visitor commented about his usernames still being stored. He wanted that to be cleared also.  Usernames would be considered Form data. Here’s how to clear stored Form data in Internet Explorer 7.

1. In Internet Explorer, click Tools > Internet Options.

2. Under the General tab, in the Browsing history area, click the Delete… button.

3. Click Delete forms… . Click Yes on the Are you sure… prompt.

4. Click Close and then OK.

Alternate Method

1. Press the Windows key + R to bring up the Run dialog.

2. Type RunDll32.exe InetCpl.cpl,ClearMyTracksByProcess 16 and press Enter.

Microsoft has released a patch for a problem with their hotfix KB918899 that crashes Internet Explorer.

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.

How to disable animated ads in Internet Explorer 7.

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