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| INTERNET EXPLORER 7 IN VISTA - TWEAKS & TROUBLESHOOTING TIPS |
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| Troubleshooting IE7 in Vista Error Message: You must be an administrator to open Internet Explorer on this desktop |
| In your Vista, if your Internet Explorer 7 gives you any one of the following error messages In Windows Vista, even after you log in with an administrators account; |
You must be an administrator to open Internet Explorer on this desktop |
To open Internet Explorer, right-click the Internet Explorer icon, and then click 'Run as administrator' |
then you may have to download and install this hotfix.
Update for Windows Vista 32-bit version
Update for Windows Vista for 64-bit version |
| This problem occurs if you try to start Internet Explorer 7 on a desktop that is not the default desktop. A program may switch the user to a desktop that is not the default desktop. This problem occurs because some security enhancements in Windows Vista prevent the user from starting Internet Explorer on a desktop that is not the default desktop. More at KB935855. |
| How to disable ALL IE 7 add-ons on the fly ! |
| Should you wish to disable ALL the Internet Explorer 7 Add-ons instantly, rather that opening IE 7, you may do so simply as follows: |
Windows logo key + R . Copy Paste iexplore.exe –extoff and click OK. |
| More IE7 Shortcuts here. You can download the pdf guide here. |
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| If your Internet Explorer does not auto-complete http:// in the address bar. |
| If you find that your IE 7 is not filling in the http:// in the address bar automatically, when it should, ie after you type the url address and hit enter, it could, quite possibly a case of corruption in the Registry! Consequently, you may be unable to load web pages. The cause could be a present or past malware infections or any other reason too ! So the first thing to do would be to run an additional anti-spyware like, say, Ad-Aware. |
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| Then you may check out the following: |
| Open Regedit and navigate to the following key: |
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\URL\DefaultPrefix |
| Now, in the RHS, double click the Key "(Default)" and ensure that its value is set as: http:// |
| If not, then change its value to : http:// |
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| Next, navigate to the following key: |
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\URL\Prefixes |
| Again, in the RHS, double-click the key "www" and ensure that its value is set as: http:// |
| If not, then change its value to http:// |
| Click OK. Exit Regedit. Reboot. |
| Recover forgotten passwords stored by Internet Explorer. |
| The Internet Explorer stores the passwords, which you have chosen to save, in encrypted form in the Registry. And as such, should you forget any and should you want to recover such forgotten or lost passwords, you can easily do so by viewing them with the help of this small freeware utility called IE PassView. With its help you can also edit or delete passwords. |
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| IE PassView can reveal the passwords stored by Internet Explorer 7. It does not require any installation process or additional DLLs. In order to start using it, just copy the executable file (iepv.exe) to any folder like, and run it. After running iepv.exe, IE PassView scans all Internet Explorer passwords in your system, and display them on the main window. It can recover 3 types of passwords: AutoComplete Passwords, HTTP Authentication Passwords & FTP Passwords. |
| Internet Explorer link opens in a Blank White page. |
| If, in IE, when you click on a link, which requires a new window to be opened, all you get is a blank white page with nothing on it, re-register urlmon.dll. |
| Copy-Paste the following in Vista's Start Search Bar |
regsvr32 /s urlmon.dll |
and press Ctrl+Shift+Enter.
Pressing Ctrl+Shift+Enter together, makes the program Run as an Administrator. |
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| How To Add Search Providers to Internet Explorer 7. |
| To add a new or different search provider to the Internet Explorer 7 Instant Search box, visit this Microsoft Website and follow instructions You can set any of the mentioned search engines as the default search provider by selecting the 'Make this my default search provider' check box in the 'Add Search Provider' dialog box that appears when you click the link. |
| You can also add your own search provider to your copy of IE 7. |
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| If IE 7 loads slowly when Phishing Filter is 'on' |
| If your IE 7 loads slowly or if your computer responds slowly as the Phishing Filter is 'on', it occur because IE7 evaluates the Webpage content. This problem is accentuated when the web page contains many frames or when you browse many frames in a short time. In such a case CPU usage may shoot up, causing IE7 or your computer to freeze. |
| If you are facing this problem, I suggest you download the "KB928089" fix and install it. Download for 32 bit Vista. Download for 64 bit Vista. |
| How to edit IE 7 context menu? |
| Run regedit and navigate to the following key: |
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt |
| Here you can choose what to edit. Alternative, shareware Vista Manager is a good program where you do this very easily. |
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| What to do if the text appears in reverse order, in Internet Explorer 7. |
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When you type any text in the text areas of Internet Explorer, such as the address bar, search area, username space, etc., the text appears to flow from right to left side, instead of left to right. This happens if, you have, maybe, accidentally, pressed the left arrow key, while holding the Ctrl key, and usually occurs mainly with web pages, that run scripts. |
| To resolve this issue, simply hold the Ctrl key again and press the right arrow key. |
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| If your Web fonts appear blurred in Internet Explorer 7 . |
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If the Web Fonts appear blurred in IE 7, disabling the ClearType will make the font appear sharper. Here is how you can disable the use of ClearType font in Internet Explorer. |
| Open IE > Click on Tools > Internet Options > Advanced Tabs > Multimedia > Uncheck “Always Use ClearType for HTML” > OK > Restart IE7. |
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| Auto-complete url's in IE7. |
In IE7 address bar, enter a word, say, winvistaclub, and press 'cntrl+enter' to automatically prefix http:// and suffix .com before and after winvistaclub. This will also launch the url. 'Shift+enter' will append or suffix .net; and 'shift+enter' will append .org. Along with this combo, if you press alt, the url will open in a new tab. |
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| How to Force IE to save passwords...again ! |
| With AutoComplete 'on', your IE prompts you whether to save the logon name/password or not. If you select 'No' your decision is recorded in the registry and you wont be prompted again ! But what if you change your mind ? Here is how you can reset. |
| Run Regedit > HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\IntelliForms\Storage2 > See the left pane > select the Storage2 key > Click File > Export > Save the key to a safe location as SavedPassword.reg Now in the right pane, select all values & click Delete. |
| Now in IE, go to the site whose password you want to save. Fill in your details and then click to submit the data. Now when IE asks if it should remember your password, click Yes. |
| Come back to the Registry Editor. Click File > Import > Select the file you saved as SavedPassword.reg > Click Open to merge the saved data into the registry. |
| This way you will also have saved your previously saved passwords as well as the one you just created. |
| Restore IE7 file MenuBar Location to the Top. |
| For some reason, probably for aesthetic reasons, that standard top application menu bar is no longer visible, by default.. |
| If you like having it 'on' you have to turn it on yourself. But it shows on the second toolbar line over to the right hand side of the screen rather than in its familiar position at the top. |
| To put it back in its comforting position at the top copy-paste the following in notepad and save as Toolbar.reg and add it to your Registry. |
| Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 |
| [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ Software\ Microsoft\ Internet Explorer\ Toolbar\ WebBrowser]
"ITBar7Position"=dword:00000001 |
| How To Lock Your IE7 HomePage. |
| IE7 allows you to define multiple home pages, each of which loading in its own tab. You can create a multi-tab home page simply, by entering the addresses each one in its own line. Open IE7 > Internet Options > General Tab. |
| If you now wish to lock it, here is a registry tweak for it: |
| Click > Start > Run > Regedit > Navigate to:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Control Panel\ |
| Now Right-click on the Control Panel folder,
Select 'New>DWORD' Value and name it 'Homepage'
Right click on the Homepage value, select
'Modify' and change the value from '0' to '1' |
These Links may Interest You:
Internet Explorer Freezes In Windows Vista.
Troubleshooting Windows Defender Explorer 7 in Vista. |
| Troubleshooting : If You Are Unable to open a particular website |
| 5 Most useful addons for IE 7. |
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