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'Reset Internet Explorer Settings' or RIES feature of IE7.

The Internet Explorer 7 in Windows Vista has many security enhancements, that make it less susceptible to malware. However one can never be too sure ! Moreover, badly written add-ons can also affect the browsing experience in IE 7.

RIES or 'Reset Internet Explorer Settings' enables IE 7 to recover from such situations.

To do so, Open IE > Tools > Internet Options > Advanced tab > Click Reset > Close >OK. Restart IE.

However, the RIES does not Reset some settings in Internet Explorer 7.

The following four settings are not reset, because applications other than IE are using them.

• Enable FTP folder view (outside of IE)
• Use passive FTP (for firewall and DSL modem compatibility)
• Always use ClearType for HTML
• Check for Publisher’s certificate revocation

To reset these settings, in Vista, follow the following steps:

Click Start, type inetcpl.cpl in the Start Search box, and hit enter. In the Internet Properties dialog box, click the Advanced tab, and then click Restore advanced settings.

The RIES DOES NOT affect the following settings:

• By default, the Automatically detect intranet network setting is enabled.
To change this setting, follow these steps:
1. On the Security tab in the Internet Properties dialog box, click Local intranet, and then click Sites.
2. Click to select the check box that is next to Automatically detect intranet network.

• By default, the Require server verification (https:) for all sites in this zone check box for the local intranet is not selected.
To restore this setting, follow these steps:
1. On the Security tab in the Internet Properties dialog box, select the Local intranet zone, and then click Sites.
2. In the Local intranet dialog box, click Advanced.
3. Click to clear the Require server verification (https:) for all sites in this zone check box.

• By default, the Require Server Verification (https:) for all sites in this zone check box for trusted sites is selected.
To restore this setting, follow these steps:
1. On the Security tab in the Internet Properties dialog box, select the Trusted sites zone, and then click Sites.
2. In the Trusted sites dialog box, click to select the Require server verification (https:) for all sites in this zone check box if it is not already enabled.

• By default, the Lock the Toolbars setting is enabled. In Internet Explorer 7, on the View menu, click Toolbars, and then click Lock the Toolbars to enable this setting if it is not already enabled.

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