Internet Explorer is the web browser developed by Microsoft. Version specific questions should use a version-specific tag, as this tag is for more general cases.
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IE plugin for vertical tabs
I am looking for plugin/add on for vertical tabs in IE, like "Tree Style Tab" for Firefox.
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Shortcuts with command line arguments blocked with IE error - These files can't be opened
My local shortcuts (.lnk files) do not execute if the shortcut has any command-line arguments
On freshly-installed 64-Bit Windows 8
Shortcut worked fine on Windows 7 32-Bit
It depends where the ...
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Touch gestures in IE not working without explorer.exe being run once
Edit: Rephrasing my question:
Upon further troubleshooting, I can conclude that:
Touch gestures (dragging, pinch to zoom, touch-and-hold right click) in Internet Explorer start to work when:
The ...
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I don't want Flash, how do I make IE stop asking about installing it?
I don't have Flash installed, so on many web pages I get a dialogue which says something like "this website wants to install the following add-on: Adobe Flash Player".
Can I set this dialogue to ...
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Download file behind Integrated Windows Auth from command line
I'm looking for a way to be able to download the contents of a particular url that's protected behind Integrated Windows authentication from a computer that is a member of the domain, using the ...
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Internet Explorer 10 immediately closes after opening
I decided on a whim to give IE10 a try. I'm not terribly sad to lose all access to IE, however I would like to get it working.
As soon as I hit the shortcut it opens and then immediately closes.
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Internet Explorer - Open file dialog with IP address & hostname
I am having a static php page with a simple input type file, for file upload.
If I open http://127.0.0.1/mypage.php in internet explorer, if I click on it, it opens "open file dialog", but it doesn't ...
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How can I search and sort history in IE, or really any browser
I find this so frustrating. I read many technical articles in a day, none really that significant. Then a day or two later I realize something in that article is now relevant.
I use the search ...
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How can I export cookies with httponly flag from Internet Explorer?
It seems that Internet Explorer doesn't export cookies that are flagged as httponly.
Example: JSESSIONID-Cookie from J2EE web applications.
Does anyone know a workaround for this?
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Download stops at 99% and gives error
Some EXEs from our website are not downloading completely. (ex: "winmansoftware.com/files/WinmanCAERP_Update.EXE")
Download completes 99% and gives error. But the same EXEs are downloading from ...
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Flash Builder / Internet Explorer and disabled add-ons
I have been experiencing a very annoying problem that I have not found a solution to yet. Every once in a while when I start debugging a project from the Flash Builder (4.0 now, 4.6 before), all of ...
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Java Causing Seg fault in IE
I have a web app that uses a Java Applet for various functions like finding network devices through multicast, as well as combining XML and a xsl-fo template for printing.
Recently most of my users ...
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Proxy connection while browser is running
I made an application that changes in registry value of two keys:
Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ProxyServer to
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Windows Update and IE fail to connect, but Chrome fine?
Out of ideas on this one. (Running Windows Vista.)
I have a program that accesses the internet to retrieve financial market data. One day it tells me that it can't log in -- timeout error. I check ...
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Can you specify per program how Internet Explorer handles hyperlinks?
Is there a way to configure Internet Explorer's "Open links from other programs in:" option per program?
I'm looking for a way to allow different programs to act differently when clicking ...
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Setting/Registry key for each setting in Privacy tab 'cookies' slider?
I want to know which keys control the setting for the Privacy tab slider for cookies (in Internet Options).
I have the following official document, which outlines the following:
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Java applet class never found
I am having a problem with the java plugins of all three major browsers: chromium, firefox and Internet Explorer. The issue is that applets will always fail to load and yield errors no matter what ...
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IE keeps showing the Windows Security asking for username & password and not allowing me to connect
Lately in my university, they set a Username and password for every student (via proxy) to connect to the internet, every thing works just fine with Google Chrome or Mozilla's firefox , when open the ...
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Form recovery add-on/plugin for IE8?
I'm in search for a "Lazarus like" add-on/plugin for IE8 which does form recovery (autosaves everything you type into any given web-form).
Any ideas?
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Windows 7 Library View Isn't Shown for File Upload
When trying to upload a file in IE9, the Windows 7 library for Pictures doesn't show the correct view. Is there a hack to fix this?
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How to change the User Agent String in Internet Explorer 9?
How to change the User Agent String in Internet Explorer 9 ?
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Is there a way to enforce my Lan Settings without launching Internet Explorer?
Here is my problem: I am changing the Local Area Network Settings using a .reg file that I found on the web. The specific settings can be found in: "Internet Options - Connections (tab) - Lan Settings ...
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Is there a way to have Save Dialog in not tie up with IE 9 tab/browser window?
I just really hate when I close my IE browser, the download/save dialog is close together.
All I want is just to close the browser to give me more display space and memory....
Is there anyway to do ...
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Vimperator-like addon for Internet Explorer
Is there a vimperator-like add-in for Internet Explorer?
More specifically I'm looking for something similar to the QuickHint feature of Vimperator:
You hit some predefined key and every link (or ...
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Preventing Internet Explorer from “remembering” an old SSL certificate
A website I'm using has switched recently from a GoDaddy SSL certifcate to a StartCom certificate, which works fine in most cases. The original GoDaddy certificate expired last year.
However, in ...
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Why does Internet Explorer give me pop-ups while using Firefox?
When I'm browsing with Firefox, I often get pop-ups from Internet Explorer. How is this possible?
When I then start Internet Explorer, I get a message that I have arrived on an incorrect homepage.
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How can I stop 64-bit IE8 from prompting me to install Adobe Flash?
I think the title says it all.
I don't want to switch from IE to Firefox, Chrome, etc. I don't want to run 32-bit IE. I'm not trying to install flash into the 64-bit browser. I don't even want to ...
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Browsing history removal while IE running, IE index.dat clean up for Windows XP
There is an app for public access which uses IE8 on XP that should be left running and never (hopefully) restarted.
After client sessions, IE browsing history shall be cleaned.
It seems that after ...
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Unable to drag images out of browser
I used to be able to drag images out of Google Chrome and drop them into Windows Explorer or programs like Photoshop. Over the past while this has become erratic, sometimes working and others not, and ...
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Using 3G Modem: works on Firefox Browser but not on Internet Explorer
I have a really odd problem with a pair of computers in my network:
When the computers try to establish a connection through the 3G modem (Huawei E160, operator: movistar Colombia, South America) ...
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How can I change the starting location of Internet Explorer's Open File dialog?
I usually use Firefox, but once in a while I fire up IE9 for an unusual file type or a site that doesn't play nice with NoScript. When I go to File > Open..., and then click Browse..., IE ...
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Good translate accelerator with preview for IE8+
I wrote an accelerator that is supposed to use Google Define:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<os:openServiceDescription
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Internet Explorer 9 in Internet Explorer 7 crashes while changing property in inspector
My setup is a Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard SP1 64-bit machine.
As a developer, I need to work with the F12 console of Internet Explorer to test modifications to the CSS to fit the Internet ...
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New router and now IE and Firefox won´t work (but IE 64 bit does…?)
The other day I bought a new wireless router because my old one had finally had it. My PC recognizes is and says I have internet - fully connected - but for some reason IE won´t and neither will ...
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Add-on for Internet explorer to see the file upload progress
Is IE able to show the progress of a file upload? Is there any plugin for IE which can provide this functionality?
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Aside from uninstalling, is there any way to make Apple's browser plugins not choke my PC?
Apple's browser plugins have, for a long time now, been equatable with terrible browser performance. I'd rather not simply uninstall them though because sometimes (although rarely) I will come across ...
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Windows Server 2003, file downloads
I'm having problems downloading a file to a Windows Server 2003 machine. The file is of type .msi. When visiting the page I get the following message:
Internet Explorer cannot download ...
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Help Viewer in Visual Studio 2010
When I installed Visual Studio 2010, i figured out that it was not having a traditional windows based Help Viewer. The help topics were loaded in the Internet explorer.
1.I understand that online and ...
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Iframe not showing on IE7 and 8?
Iframe not showing on IE7 and 8 on my PC but showing on all other non IE browsers. and working on my friend's IE7 and 8.
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Is there an IE8 setting for “minimum font size” to display?
When I look at our website in IE8 the text we have set to display smaller doesn't display smaller. But when I use BrowserShots.org it shows IE8 renderings with the smaller text appropriately smaller.
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This file contained a virus and was deleted
I am getting the above error in IE when trying to download any files.
Steps performed:
Reset IE
Add-ons disabled
Safe mode
Run as Administrator
Reverted to an older version of IE (8-10) or ...
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Is there a way to stop IE from hanging when opening saved pages short of turning off the phishing filter?
A quick web search turned up the improbable fix of turning off one's IE phishing filter ...
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Allowing IE to run on local files eliminates prompt, but will not open new window
I have tried using mark of the web as well as Allow active content to run in files on My Computer* and I don't get a prompt when starting a local webpage. The problem is the local page won't open a ...
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Preview images not showing up on initial display in web browsers
weird issue.
I have an issue on one PC where the preview images are not displayed when viewing the Pictures folder or library within an "open file" dialog box.
In Chrome, these images are shown in ...
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How come my Internet Explorer icon renamed by itself?
Right after updating Adobe Reader, I noticed that the Internet Explorer icon on my desktop changed to something else (a camera's brand name). Is this normal?
I have Windows 7 and never saw this ...
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How to open different hyperlinks with different applications?
In windows, all hyperlinks in web pages, e-mails or office documents are opened with the default web browser registered to the system.
Is there any way to open different hyperlinks with different ...
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Excel import data from web - change browser?
I am working on an internal web application, where some tables previously has been imported to Excel 2010 using the "From web" function under the "Data"-tab. Recently we upated this web-application to ...
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Why does IE9 bring other IE instances to the foreground when viewing GIFs?
Open two or more instances of IE9 (and maybe even IE8 or IE7). Now open up a folder in Windows Explorer that contains a GIF, right-click a GIF, and open it with IE. The GIF opens as expected, but ...
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Bing still showing up in Windows 8 after being uninstalled
I have uninstalled Bing, i have supposedly rendered it useless by all kinds of methods but Bing still comes back every time i open firefox and internet explorer. And now i have MSN coming up as well. ...
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Any add-in for IE8 to prevent a webmail (Domino Web Access) session from expiring?
I had to switch from the local Lotus Notes client to Domino Web Access, it is extremely annoying me that the webmail session has a timeout of 10 minutes or so, forcing a new login every time I'm not ...
