Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Restrictions
IE Toolbar Restrictions - Added 9/20/02
IE Restrictions - Added 9/20/02
Internet Explorer Control Panel Restrictions - Added 6/28/01
Forgotten the Content Advisor Password - Added 6/18/00
Disabling the Ability to Add or Remove IE's Toolbars - Added 2/21/00
Disabling the Ability to Change the Default Download Directory - Added 2/21/00
Quick Way to Change the Security Settings (IE5) - Submitted 12/21/99
Removing Lost IE Supervisor Password - Added 4/20/99
Repair
Restoring Ability to Save Graphics as JPGs - Updated 8/17/05
Can't Connect to Internet With Internet Explorer - Added 10/3/04
Hyperlinks Not Working - Updated 9/1/04
Re-Setting Internet Explorer to Save rather than Open Files Downloaded - Updated 12/26/03
Automatically Clearing the Temporary Internet Files - Added 12/21/02
Repairing/Adding Components to IE6 - Added 11/23/02
View Source Code Not Working - Added 10/8/02
Not Being Prompted for Download Folder - Added 5/19/01
Shortcuts
Adding the IE 7 Icon to the Desktop in Vista - Added 2/8/07
View Favorites on the Desktop - Added 9/10/02
Closing Multiple Windows - Added 9/10/02
Internet Explorer Keyboard Shortcuts - Added 7/26/02
Quickly Access the Address Bar - Added 7/24/02
Moving Backward or Forward with the Wheel Mouse - Submitted 11/12/00
Automatic Entry of WWW and COM - Submitted 9/19/00
Getting and Explorer View of Your Internet Favorites - Added 2/22/00
Easy Way to Scroll Through Web Pages - Added 12/21/99
Accessing your best Favorites - Submitted 7/29/97
Keeping Track of Bookmarks - Submitted 7/4/97
Misc
Internet Explorer 8 - Manage Add-Ons - Added 5/6/09
Clearing Previous Entries from the Drop Down List - Added 10/18/05
Deleting the INDEX.DAT file (Windows2000, XP) - Added 1/5/03
Seeing When a Web Page Was Last Updated - Updated 12/21/02
Download Source Files for All Operating System Versions of IE6 - Added 4/27/02
Changing Cookies Settings - Added 3/14/02
Automatically Empty Temporary Internet Files - Added 1/22/02
Speeding Up IE If No Proxy Server is Installed - Added 1/8/02
Disabling Script Debugging - Added 1/8/02
Changing the Default Sound in Internet Explorer - Added 11/17/01
Displaying the Internet Connection Wizard - Submitted 12/9/00
Downloading More than Four Files at a Time - Submitted 6/18/00
Specifying the Default Download Directory in Internet Explorer - Added 2/21/00
Clearing Internet Explorer's AutoComplete Entries - Added 2/21/00
Creating Hidden URL Shortcuts - Added 12/28/99
Internet Explorer Repair (IE5) - Added 12/21/99
Importing and Exporting Favorites and Cookies with IE5 - Added 12/20/99
IE 5 Link Tips - Submitted 12/18/99
Adding a History Icon to your Desktop (IE5) - Added 11/9/99
Changing Internet Explorer 5.0 Settings - Added 6/12/99
Opening Temporary Internet Files - Added 11/14/98
Quickly Opening a Newsgroup from your Browser - Submitted 8/14/98
Changing the Links Icon (IE 4) - Added 3/29/98
Changing the Search Pages Used by Internet Explorer 4.0 - Added 1/13/98
Submitted by Tony
4. If that single change does not resolve the problem, repeat the process by running
the following additional entries:
regsvr32
regsvr32
regsvr32
regsvr32
regsvr32
regsvr32
regsvr32
Shdocvw.dll
Msjava.dll
Actxprxy.dll
Oleaut32.dll
Mshtml.dll
Browseui.dll
Shell32.dll (Windows XP and Windows 2000 only)
There have been several instances where the previous tip using regsrv32 does not solve
the problem with hyperlinks not working.
In this case try:
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HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet
Explorer\Extensions
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt
Once you learn how do this, it only takes about 30 seconds to delete the file.
Submitted by Al J. Siedentopf
IE Toolbar Restrictions
Added 9/20/02
To create restriction on the ability to edit the toolbar
Start Regedit
Go to
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Expl
orer
Create a DWORD key of SpecifyDefaultButtons and give it a value of 1
To remove a button from the toolbar,
create additional DWORD keys with a value noted below
Key
Value
Effect
Btn_Back
Btn_Forward
Btn_Stop
Btn_Refresh
Btn_Home
Btn_Search
Btn_History
Btn_Favorites
Btn_Media
NoBandCustomize
No adding or removing
menu or toolbars.
NoToolbarCustomize 1
IE Restrictions
Added 9/20/02
1. Start Regedit
2. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ Software \ Policies \ Microsoft \ Internet
Explorer \ Restrictions
3. Add a DWORD with a name of:
NoBrowserBars
NoBrowserClose
NoBrowserContextMenu
NoBrowserOptions
NoBrowserSaveAs
NoFavorites
NoFileNew
NoFileOpen
NoFindFiles
NoSelectDownloadDir
NoTheaterMode
NoOpeninNewWnd
NoViewSource
NoNavButtons
NoPrinting
F11
TAB
Move forward through the items on a Web page, the Address bar,
and the Links bar
SHIFT+TAB
Move back through the items on a Web page, the Address bar, and
the Links bar
ALT+HOME
ALT+RIGHT ARROW
ALT+LEFT ARROW or
BACKSPACE
SHIFT+F10
CTRL+TAB or
F6
SHIFT+CTRL+TAB
UP ARROW
DOWN ARROW
PAGE UP
PAGE DOWN
HOME
END
CTRL+F
F5 or
CTRL+R
Refresh the current Web page only if the time stamp for the Web
version and your locally stored version are different
CTRL+F5
Refresh the current Web page, even if the time stamp for the Web
version and your locally stored version are the same
ESC
CTRL+O or
CTRL+L
Go to a new location
CTRL+N
CTRL+W
CTRL+S
CTRL+P
ENTER
CTRL+E
CTRL+I
CTRL+H
CTRL+click
Press this
To do this
ALT+D
F4
CTRL+LEFT
ARROW
When in the Address bar, move the cursor left to the next logical
break (. or /)
CTRL+RIGHT
When in the Address bar, move the cursor right to the next
ARROW
logical break (. or /)
CTRL+ENTER
Add "www." to the beginning and ".com" to the end of the text
typed in the Address bar
UP ARROW
DOWN ARROW
Press this
To do this
CTRL+D
CTRL+B
ALT+UP ARROW
ALT+DOWN
ARROW
Editing
Press this
To do this
CTRL+X Remove the selected items and copy them to the Clipboard
CTRL+C Copy the selected items to the Clipboard
CTRL+V Insert the contents of the Clipboard at the selected location
CTRL+A Select all items on the current Web page
Added 1/8/02
If you want to disable Internet Explorer's displaying windows when there is a script
error on a page,
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Start Regedit
Go to HKey_Current_User / Software / Microsoft / Internet Explorer / Main
Delete or rename the key Window_Placement
Restart IE
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Go to Start / Run
Enter in rundll32 iedkcs32.dll,Clear
Now start up your browser and the spinning logo will be back to the default.
If the logo keeps getting replaced, see the Tips / Application tips section on
Stopping Applications from Starting Automatically
Normally you can only download four files at a time with Internet Explorer.
To increase that to as many as you want:
1. Start Regedit
2. Go to
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Intern
et Settings
3. Change the MaxConnectionsPer1_0Server to whatever number you want
4. Change the MaxConnectionsPerServer to whatever number you want
Submitted by Moose
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Start Regedit
Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ Software \ Microsoft \ Internet Explorer
Add a String value called Download Directory
For it's value, enter in the Directory where you want your downloaded files to go
Start IE
Go to Tools / Internet Options / Content / AutoComplete
Click on the Clear Forms button
If you want to disable this in the future, uncheck any of the boxes that apply
To changing the Security Settings in IE5, simply double-click on the bottom right corner
of the status bar.
Your security settings pop-up.
Submitted by Mike Kloss
IE 5 Link Tips
Submitted 12/18/99
1. In IE5 you can use the tab key to scroll through links on a page, then hit the
Enter key to open the link.
2. You can also right-click a link, then choose to open it in a new window.
3. You can also right-click a down-loadable file and select save target to to start the
download.
Submitted by Mike Kloss
Added 6/12/99
You can change some of the default IE5 settings from the Tools / Internet Options /
Advanced / menu
Some of the items include:
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Now you can click on a file in that directory and open it without the warning.
When you click on the Search icon in IE4, you go to the default page of
http://home.microsoft.com/search/search.asp
To change this setting:
1. Start Regedit
2. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
3. Change the value for Search Bar to the URL of the search engine you want to
use
Changing the Go / Search the Web Engine
1. Start Regedit
2. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
3. Change the value for Search Page to the URL of the search engine you want to
use
Start Regedit
Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ Software\ Microsoft\ Internet Explorer\ Main
Double click on Local Page
Enter the file you want to use
Start Regedit
Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
Add or edit the string value Window Title (there is a space between the words)
Add the text you want to appear
Start Regedit
Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Outlook Express
Add or edit the string value WindowTitle (there is no space)
Add the text you want to appear
Network Neighborhood
My Computer
Control Panel
Printers
The Internet
My Documents
Recycle Bin
Briefcase
Internet Explorer
Dial-Up Networking
If you have many favorites that you frequently access, but their names areat the end of
the alphabet. I rename my "favorite" favorites with a letter and space like this:
A Microsoft Knowledge Base
B Microsft Home Page
This way they are at the top of the list of favorites for easy access.
Submitted by Curtis A. Domsch
</script>
</body>
</html>
Submitted by John Dsane Andersen
1. Start Regedit
2. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE / SOFTWARE / Microsoft / Internet
Explorer / Main
3. Add or edit the value of the string Window Title to be the new text you want
displayed
Open a Folder
Select View / Options and then File Types
Go to URL:MailTo Protocol
Click on the Edit button
Highlight Open and click on the Edit button again
Under Application used to perform action: enter the path and program for your
e-mail application
7. You may need additional switches depending on your e-mail program
8. If you are concerned about going back to Exchange again, copy the existing
setting to a file. You can then paste this back again if needed.
You can go to you hard drive or run applications by typing their path into the Internet
Explorer address bar.
For example try typing C:\ into the address bar and watch what happens. Is this signs of
things to come from IExplorer?
Note from Bob: - You can also view resources on servers the same way.
For the URL enter a UNC such as \\server\share
Submitted by Mark Leavesley
mleave@northland.lib.mi.us
8. If you have a dial-up account and have autodial setup, clicking on a bookmark
from the Start menu will start IE, connect to your provider and load the page.
Submitted by Dan Rode
djrjr@en.com
8. For the Application used to perform action: you can enter the path for your
application or browse
The next time you start the Internet Explorer 3.0, a Edit icon will be on the toolbar.
If you selected your HTML editor, when you click on that icon, your editor will be
started and will load the current web page.