Internet Explorer 8 - Manage Add-Ons
With the Internet Explorer 8, you can view and manage Add-Ons that programs can put into the Internet Explorer. There may be some there slowing down the Internet Explorer and some you don't even need.
Go to Tools / Manage Add-Ones
This will show the Name and Status (Enabled or Disabled), and how long each is adding to the load time.
If you want to disable one, highlight it and click on the Disable or Enable button in the lower right hand corner
Bringing Back the Menu in IE7
By default, after you upgrade to IE7, the Menu and Links don't show. To add them back in again:
Start the Internet Explorer
Right click on the toolbar
Uncheck Lock the Toolbars
Check Menu Bar
Check Links
Clearing Previous Entries from the Drop Down List
If you want to clear the list of entries that shows up in the drop down list of the address bar,
Go to Tools / Internet Options
Click on the Content tab
Click on the AutoComplete button
At least highlight Web Addresses
Click on Clear Forms
Can't Connect to Internet With Internet Explorer
If no Internet application like IE, Outlook Express or other browsers are
working,it may be due to corrupted Winsock registry entries.
First find out if you can connect to the Internet. Just trying to use a web
browser is not the best test.
Try pinging a site by both IP and Name
If pinging by IP works, then you have a connection to the Internet and the Winsock registry entries are probably ok.
If pinging by IP works but by Name doesn't, then likely you have DNS problem.
If you can't ping by either one, then you may have corrupted Winsock registry entires.
The basic steps are to:
Delete the corrupted Winsock registry entries
Import clean ones
Reboot the computer
Hyperlinks Not Working
If you click on a hyperlink in a web page and only a blank window appears,
Go to Start / Run
Then enter regsvr32 urlmon.dll
Click Ok when finished
If that single change does not resolve the problem, repeat the process by running the following additional entries:
regsvr32 Shdocvw.dll
regsvr32 Msjava.dll
regsvr32 Actxprxy.dll
regsvr32 Oleaut32.dll
regsvr32 Mshtml.dll
regsvr32 Browseui.dll
regsvr32 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:
Open Internet Explorer
Go to Tools / Internet Options
Click on the Programs tab
Click on the Reset Web Settings button
Removing Unwanted Toolbar Items
If you have items in your Internet Explorer toolbar you would like to remove:
Run Regedit
Delete keys in these possible locations are:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Extensions
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt
Deleting the INDEX.DAT file (Windows2000, XP)
The INDEX.DAT file keeps a record of all the web sites you have visited.
Normally you can't simply delete this file since it is protected by the operating system.
However, there is a way:
Close all running applications
Open a command window (CMD.EXE)
Go to to C:\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5 (where username is the replaced by your current login name)
Start the Task Manager (Ctrl-Shift-Esc)
Click on the Processes tab
Select EXPLORER.EXE and click on End Process
The screen will be blank except for the command window
Delete the INDEX.DAT file
Go back to the Task Manager
Do File / Run / Explorer and the desktop will be back
Automatically Clearing the Temporary Internet Files
You can have Internet Explorer automatically clear your Temporary Internet Cache files every time you close the program.
Go to Tools / Internet Options
Click on the Advanced button
Scroll down almost to the bottom and check Empty Temporary Internet Files folder when browser is closed
IE Restrictions
Start Regedit
Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ Software \ Policies \ Microsoft \ Internet Explorer \ Restrictions
Add a DWORD with a name of:
NoBrowserBars - Disable changes to browsers bars.
NoBrowserClose - Disable the option of closing Internet Explorer.
NoBrowserContextMenu - Disable right-click context menu.
NoBrowserOptions - Disable the Tools / Internet Options menu.
NoBrowserSaveAs - Disable the ability to Save As
NoFavorites - Disable the Favorites.
NoFileNew - Disable the File / New
NoFileOpen - Disable the File / Open
NoFindFiles - Disable the Find Files
NoSelectDownloadDir - Disable the option to change download directory
NoTheaterMode - Disable the Full Screen view
NoOpeninNewWnd - Disable Open in New Window
NoViewSource - Disable the ability to view the page source HTML.
NoNavButtons - Disables the Forward and Back buttons
NoPrinting - Remove Print and Print Preview from the File menu.
AlwaysPromptWhenDownload - Always prompt user when downloading files.
Give it a value of 1 to turn on the restriction
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