Reset IE as Default Browser
Some users are trying out Firefox, but for some reason, need to go back to Internet Explorer. This happens usually when there is a particular web application in use, usually on a corporate intranet, but not always.
Category Archives: Internet Explorer
Disable Tabbed Browsing in IE 7
Your organization has finally made the jump, and deployed Internet Explorer 7 to the general populace. However, there are a few of the employees that do not quite get the idea of tabbed browsing. It just confuses them more. Luckily, you as a system administrator, can remotely disable tabbed browsing through a registry tweak. Sure, you could simply… Read More »
Change IE Start Page
System administrators will almost always set the default home page for the browser to the corporate website or intranet when building a machine. This is just a small registry hack that will set the home page for IE6 or IE7. You could probably use this in a logon script to set to home page on all users when… Read More »
Allow IE More Download Threads
Have you ever tried to download more than 2 files from the same website and noticed the third download doesn”t start until one of the prior two are done? The reason for this is that the HTTP 1.1 spec says that only two connections may be allowed at a time, so your browser adheres to that limit. We… Read More »
Configure the IE6 Popup Blocker via Registry
This registry tweak will allow you to toggle the Internet Explorer popup blocker. By extrapolating the information here, you can actually control popups in other programs as well, such as MSN Messenger, Windows Explorer, and others. This hack has been tested on Windows XP SP2 and SP3, but not Vista. You can try with Vista, but your mileage… Read More »
Text is Too Large or Too Small in IE
IE has a feature that increases or decreases the size of your fonts. You can make adjustments by clicking View > Text Size.
Reset IE7 to Defaults
If Internet Explorer 7 is unstable and generally doesn’t work properly, maybe it’s time to start fresh. Reset it to factory default settings.
Increase max IE7 downloads
Internet Explorer 7 only allows you to download two files from the same server at a time. This is not a software limit but rather a limit imposed based on the web standard.
Changing the Internet Explorer Window Title
This setting allows you to customize Internet Explorer by using your own window title. For example you could rename IE to ‘My Browser’ or anything else you like!
Speed up Internet Explorer 6 Favorites
For some reason, the Favorites menu in IE 6 seems to slow down dramatically sometimes–I”ve noticed this happens when you install Tweak UI 1.33, for example, and when you use the preview tip to speed up the Start menu. But here”s a fix for the problem that does work, though it”s unclear why: Just open a command line… Read More »