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Synchronize Bookmarks in IE

Many computer users find themselves on multiple computers throughout the course of the day, from the home-based PC to a work desktop to a laptop. The constant computer switching makes it difficult to keep your bookmarks up to date and in sync. Fortunately, most modern Web browsers include built-in bookmark sync tools that can ensure you always have access to your bookmarks, no matter what computer you are using. If you use multiple different Web browsers, there are tools that offer cross-browser support.

This article will help you to Synchronize Bookmarks in IE.

IE9: Disable Internet Options

The Internet Options is the center place for tweaking most of all important settings in . Because this option can be easily accessed by anyone, problems may arise when an user erases or tweaks the settings of other users. Luckily, you can lock the option by using this registry tweak.
In a public environment, users frequently will manipulate internet options thus harming the experience of other users. This registry hack prevents this from occurring. Remember that registry errors can cause massive issues, so backing up your system first is always a good idea.

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Unable to print or view the print preview of a webpage in Internet Explorer
When you try to print or view the print preview of a webpage in Internet Explorer the webpage may not print or print preview correctly.
This issue can occur for one or more of the following reasons:

• Your video card or video driver is outdated or corrupt
• You may not have printer permissions assigned
• Protected Mode is enabled for the Internet security zone of the web page
• There is an issue with temporary folders on your user account and the Low folder under the %TEMP% location has been deleted

To resolve this issue, use the following methods in the order in which they are presented. If method 1 does not resolve your issue, proceed to the next method.

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Internet Explorer Quits When You Attempt to Browse Shockwave or Flash-enabled Site
When you attempt to browse a Macromedia Shockwave-enabled or Flash-enabled Web site, you may receive an error message similar to the following:

When you click the Details button, the following information is displayed:
IEXPLORE caused an invalid page fault in module DIRAPI.DLL at address.Internet Explorer may then quit.
This issue can occur if the Dirapi.dll file is missing or damaged. This file is required by the Shockwave Player and Flash Player for proper operation.
NOTE: This behavior can also occur when you attempt to install Macromedia Shockwave or Flash.

Print From IE

You can find all sorts of useful information on the Internet. Sometimes, you may want to print that information to save it for future reference. With Internet Explorer, it is a simple matter to print information from the Web sites that you visit.

Restore IE History

If you want to monitor the internet activities of your children or anyone,sometimes it find difficult as they might be cleared the internet history. But here is a tweak to restore those deleted temporary internet files.

This article will help you to restore deleted temporary Internet Files.

Steps to Follow

• Find a time when you can have private access to the computer without being interrupted. This will allow you to restore and browse through the deleted temporary files without having your efforts disrupted.
• Choose a recovery software program. There are many affordable programs available. Some are free, and others offer a free trial that will allow you some degree of usage without paying. Links to some popular recovery programs can be found in the Resources section.
• Download and install the recovery software you selected in the previous step. This will install the program on your computer so you can use it to scan the deleted file sectors on the hard drive.
• Open the program you installed. Allow the program to scan the hard drive for deleted files, including the temporary Internet files. You will have the option of keeping these files as deleted or restoring them to the hard drive. Either way, you will have a detailed list of websites to browse through.

Caret Browsing

Caret Browsing

Rather than using a mouse to select text and move around within a webpage, you can use standard navigation keys on your keyboard-Home, End, Page Up, Page Down, and the arrow keys. This feature is called Caret Browsing and is named after the caret-or cursor-that appears when you edit a document.

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How to change download Folder In IE

By default, IE9 will save your downloaded files to %windir%/Users/Your username/Downloads.However if you want to change that location to any of your personal folder,you could follow this easy tutorial.Some times you would like to save the download file in to a convenient location for ex. Desktop.

Steps to Follow

• Open Internet Explorer 9.
• Next click on the gear icon in the upper right corner, then click on View downloads Or press Ctrl+J

Rename your IE

Here is a simple trick which u can show off to your friends and others that having a browser in your name itself. Let's discuss a trick about how to rename the Microsoft Internet Explorer Browser to your name or any other name as u wish when u open it. Whenwe open a Internet Explorer we can see Microsoft Internet Explorer after the site name we opened.

The above picture depicts that Microsoft Internet Explorer is displayed when we open the Internet Explorer.

Steps to Follow

• Open Start –> Run and type regedit and press Enter to open registry Editor.
• Then Locate HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
• Create a new String called Window Title on the right hand side.

Delete Search entries in IE

As you browse the Internet, your search history is saved to a temporary Internet file by your Web browser. Any forms you fill in are also saved. Although your actual search history can always be deleted, certain search engines provide their own search suggestions, which cannot be deleted. Once you've deleted the search queries, they cannot be recovered.
This tutorial will help you to delete the search entries there by help you to protect your privacy

IE 9: How to Clear or Delete AutoComplete History

AutoComplete is a feature offered by many browsers to keep track of information that you have recently typed, such as website address, and form information (like login forms). Its purpose is to try and anticipate what you are typing so that it can provide you with possible matches and thus save you time.

If you share a computer, you don’t want your typed information to be popping up for others to see. By deleting the autocomplete history, all of that information will be removed.

Show Image Placeholders in IE

Determines whether placeholders are drawn for graphical images while they are downloading. This allows items in the page to be positioned where they will appear when the images are fully downloaded. This setting is ignored if the Show Pictures check box is cleared.So you have to make sure that the Show Picture option is also checked.

Steps to follow

• Open the Internet Explorer

Disable the Search Box in IE

This policy setting allows you to disable the Internet Explorer Search box. The Search box includes all installed search providers as well as a link to search settings.If you enable this policy setting, the Search box in Internet Explorer will be disabled, and will not appear in the Internet Explorer frame.If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the Search box will appear by default in the Internet Explorer frame.

Note: If you enable this policy setting, Internet Explorer will not enumerate search providers for the Accelerators infrastructure. If Accelerators are not turned off, users can install search providers as Accelerators to include them on the Accelerator menu.

Disable Changing IE’s Proxy Settings

This setting specifies to connect to the internet using the proxy server settings specified. A proxy server acts as an intermediary between your internal network (intranet) and the Internet, retrieving files from remote Web servers.If you enable this policy, the user will not be able to configure proxy settings. You can import your current Proxy settings from your machine using Internet Explorer Maintenance under Admin Templates using group policy editor.If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the user will have the freedom to configure proxy settings.

Steps to Follow

• Type gpedit.msc in the Start menu’s search box and then press Enter.

Disable Changing IE’s Link Color Settings

If you enable this policy, the color settings for links appear dimmed. The settings are located in the Links area of the dialog box that appears when users click the General tab and then click the Colors button in the Internet Options dialog box.If you disable this policy or do not configure it, users can change the default color of links on Web pages.If you set the “Disable the General page” policy (located in \User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Internet Explorer\Internet Control Panel), you do not need to set this policy, because the “Disable the General page” policy removes the General tab from the interface.

Note: The default link colors are ignored on Web pages on which the author has specified link colors.

Steps to Follow

• Type gpedit.msc in the Start menu’s search box and then press Enter.

Turn off Delete Browsing History in IE

This policy setting prevents users from accessing the Delete Browsing History dialog box.If you enable this policy setting, users cannot access the Delete Browsing History dialog box.If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, users can access the Delete Browsing History dialog box.

Steps to Follow

• Type gpedit.msc in the Start menu’s search box and then press Enter.

Prevent Configuring the Background Color in IE

This policy setting prevents users from configuring the background color in Internet Explorer.
If you enable this policy setting, a user cannot choose the background color in Internet Explorer. You must specify the background color If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, users can choose the background color in Internet Explorer.

Steps To Follow

• Type gpedit.msc in the Start menu’s search box and then press Enter.

Google Redirection in IE

Google redirect virus is the latest threat on Internet and it mainly affects web browsers. it is designed to manipulate google search results. This virus gets installed through a trojan horse and when you search on Google for something. If you are being redirected to an unwanted website or another search engine, your browser is not only hijacked by a Trojan, but the computer is also infected with a TDL3 rootkit as well. This threat is also known as the TDSS or Alureon rootkit. Many anti-malware vendors have failed to detect and prevent the infection in the past months, but to date, the latest variant of TDL3 rootkit is possible to remove using several tools and malware removal programs.It hides the google results and shows you advertisements or affiliate links related to that subject. This google redirect virus can also show you false advertisements, popups, redirect you to spam pages and lots more. You need to remove this virus as soon as it is detected. It won't even let you search on Google and it is a clear indication that you need to protect your computer in future by using a Spyware Remover.

Enable Third Party Browser Extensions in IE

Surfing the Internet can be a pleasant experience if your browser is able to accommodate the viewing requirements of the web pages you are looking at. Because this is often not the case, third-party browser extensions are utilized in order to add functionality to your original browser. For instance, your original browser may not be capable of allowing you to play interactive games on websites, but your third-party browser may allow you to do this. For reasons such as this, you may want to enable third-party extensions.

Steps To Follow

• Open Internet Explorer
• Go to Tools>Internet Options

Disable IE’s Automatic Crash Recovery

The Automatic Crash Recovery (ACR) feature of Internet Explorer 8 helps prevent the loss of work in the unlikely event of browser failure. ACR takes advantage of the Loosely Coupled Internet Explorer (LCIE) feature to provide new crash recovery capabilities including tab recovery that minimize interruptions to a browsing session.But you can turn off the feature ,if you are more concern about privacy.