Internet Explorer 7

Change your default search engine in Internet Explorer 7

June 5, 2010

Here’s how to change your default search engine in Internet Explorer 7 Open Internet Explorer 7 Go to the tools menu at the top From the drop down menu choose Internet Options On the General tab next to the heading change search defaults double click on the settings button A Change Search Defaults box will [...]

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Delete your visited website history in Internet Explorer 7

June 5, 2010

When you use Internet Explorer to browse the internet, the websites you visit are stored in your browsing history and sometimes you need to delete website history. Now I can think of a million reasons why you should delete website history, well maybe not a million, but maybe a few. The main reason you should [...]

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Enable or Disable Multiple Tab Browsing in Internet Explorer 7

June 5, 2010

The only difference between Internet Explorer 6 and 7 is that 7 has increased security and tabbed browsing. Oh and it is a resource hog. Therefore on older computers it is best to disable tabbed browsing. You can also disable tabbed browsing because it is just simply annoying!!! Here’s how to Enable or Disable Multiple [...]

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How to enable and disable the changing of home pages in Internet Explorer

June 5, 2010

If you find that your Internet Explorer does not let you change your home page settings, here is something you can try On the other hand if you want to stop users from setting homepages in Internet explorer this will also help you. By default all users are allowed to set their own homepages. However [...]

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How to make shortcut to a internet webpage on your Windows desktop or taskbar

June 5, 2010

It is also handy to put a shortcut to your absolute favourite webpage in the Quick launch toolbar. You need to make a shortcut on the desktop and then drag it to the Quick launch. How to create a link on the desktop to a webpage (Internet Explorer 5,6) Instead of opening Internet Explorer, going [...]

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How to open only your first homepage in Internet Explorer 7

June 5, 2010

When you have more than one home page in Internet Explorer 7 it can be annoying when they all open every time you open another window. There fore I usually change the tab settings in Internet Explorer to only open the first home page when the program starts. Here’s how to open only your first [...]

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What is a cookie

June 5, 2010

What is a cookie? Usually thought as some kind of biscuit, however in computer language it means something completely different. A text information message that is stored on your computer when you visit a web page. When you return to the page the cookie is used to recognize you. It records information such as your [...]

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Browser Helper Objects (BHO) hijack your Internet Explorer to cause problems

June 5, 2010

Do you find yourself going to websites that you didn’t want to go to. Do you feel like your Internet Explorer is possessed and has a mind of its own? These could be some of the symptoms of having an unregulated Browser Helper Object attached itself to your Internet Explorer. Browser Helper Objects were actually [...]

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Remove a homepage tab in Internet Explorer 7

August 5, 2009

Internet Explorer 7 lets you add as many homepages to your browser as you like. However, sometimes I get carried away and have way too many, and this is when I have to remove at least a few. Here’s how to Remove a homepage from your tabs in Internet Explorer 7 Open Internet Explorer 7 [...]

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Change your home page tab in Internet Explorer 7

February 5, 2009

All the previous versions of Internet Explorer only allowed for one homepage to be saved and therefore there was only one way to change it. Now with Internet Explorer 7 you can have as many homepages as you like. I prefer to try and stick to 3, however sometimes I add a few more that [...]

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