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IE and Explorer Tips

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Blocking Web Browsing: Date - Aug 21, 2007; Rating - 1.3; Author - Mitch Tulloch; How to prevent users from accessing the Web except for certain allowed sites.
Change the InPrivateBrowsing Homepage in Internet Explorer 8: Date - Jul 15, 2010; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Eric Geier; Change the default About:InPrivate page to your own homepage.
Disable InPrivate Browsing in Internet Explorer 8: Date - Oct 14, 2010; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Eric Geier; Prevent users from easily hiding where they've been on the Web.
Do Not Save Encrypted Web Pages: Date - Oct 29, 2004; Rating - 4; Author - Tony Bradley; Internet Explorer saves a lot of web site information and data in temporary files for faster retrieval in the future. For most web sites that isn't a problem, but saving encrypted web pages that should be secure to a temp file on your disk can pose a security risk. This tip will show you how to disable the saving of encrypted web pages.
Explorer crashes and screen blank: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 2.7; Author - Wayne Maples
Fix RunOnce/Homepage Error in Internet Explorer 7: Date - Sep 23, 2010; Rating - 2; Author - Eric Geier; Make IE load your homepage with this Registry fix.
IE Booster: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 4.5; Author - Wayne Maples
Install Multiple Internet Explorer Versions: Date - Jun 29, 2010; Rating - 5; Author - Eric Geier; Installing different IE versions on the same machine.
Managing Windows Explorer Folder Options: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 2.9; Author - Wayne Maples
Moving the IE7 Toolbar to Its Classic Position: Date - Apr 23, 2008; Rating - 5; Author - Chris Sanders; The biggest uproar I have ever heard from an IE7 upgrade is that the standard toolbar has moved positions. Here is a registry fix to appease your users if they have this same complaint.
Open a command prompt in any folder using Windows Explorer: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3.6; Author - Wayne Maples
Open Internet Explorer 8 Directly into InPrivateBrowsing: Date - Jul 01, 2010; Rating - 5; Author - Eric Geier; How to make IE8 start in the InPrivateBrowsing mode.
Personalize Internet Explorer's Title: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 4.3; Author - Wayne Maples
Prevent Users from Reopening Last Browsing Session in Internet Explorer 8: Date - Oct 14, 2010; Rating - 4; Author - Eric Geier
Remove History and Favorites from the Internet Explorer 8 Address Bar: Date - Jul 20, 2010; Rating - 5; Author - Eric Geier; Make only the previously typed URLs appear for the AutoComplete.
Repair XP's IE: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3.1; Author - Wayne Maples
Set Explorer to open unknown files with Notepad: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 2; Author - Wayne Maples
Stop Coloring of Tabs in Internet Explorer 8: Date - Sep 23, 2010; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Eric Geier; Don't like the different tab colors? Disable Tab Grouping.
Use Shortcuts To Navigate Explorer Folders: Date - Apr 26, 2005; Rating - 4.2; Author - Tony Bradley; Windows Explorer is a fairly functional tool for browsing files and folders and finding what you are looking for. But, depending on how large and how organized your hard drive is, it may take some time to sift through to the folder you really want. Using command line parameters, you can create desktop shortcuts that take you quickly to your most-used folders.
Windows XP User Tips Tidbits: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3.3; Author - Wayne Maples
XP's IE Keyboard Shortcuts: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3.6; Author - Wayne Maples
Zip Files Downloaded with Internet Explorer Are Not Saved to Your Computer: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 1; Author - Wayne Maples