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Run Internet Explorer on a Tab within Chrome

While surfing net, sometime or the other we must have experienced some web pages that require to be opened in the IE only. This may be irritating users who like other browsers like Chrome more than IE.

The solution to this problem is a Google Chrome extension called IE Tab Classic (thanks to Lifehacker) which loads [...]

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[Solved] IE Automatically Opens Porn Site

The problem was reported by one of our readers that the Internet Explorer he worked upon automatically opens a porn site like fucketa.com. This is very embarrassing for him and also unsafe for the crucial data he has.
The problem is not only this as the browser opens up every 30 seconds. This is clearly a [...]

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Registry Trick to set IE Home Page

For most of the people working in some company, the Internet Explorer is by default set to some company intranet homepage which gets opened whenever the browser is launched.
The system administrators have by default set up the home page in IE 6 or IE 7 to either the company’s site or the local intranet page. [...]

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Solution to “This operation has been cancelled due to restrictions in effect on this computer”

The problem was faced by one of our readers who faced the following error message whenever he clicked on a drive to open it and see the contents.

“This operation has been cancelled due to restrictions in effect on this computer. Please contact your system administrator”.
Cause of the problem:
The problem is confirmed to be caused due [...]

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Add Google Search to Right Click Context Menu in IE

This happens most of the time that while surfing the net we come across certain terms that we wish to search it on the Google but wouldn’t it be great if you just highlight the text and right click on it to search it with just one click?

Here is how to add Google Search option [...]

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Change Ctrl + Enter Function to something else in IE

Internet Explorer along with other browsers have one thing in common for sure that if we only give the URL of the site and press Ctrl + Enter, http://www and .com will be added before and after the text in the address bar respectively.
This is a great feature since it prevents us from typing the [...]

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Restore Missing Address Bar in Internet Explorer

One of our readers came across this problem that his Address Bar went missing from the Internet Explorer and was not coming back even if he tried restoring from the toolbar. If you also have the same problem then here is the solution.
Address bar, also known as the Location bar is used to enter the [...]

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Solve svchost.exe Application Error in Internet Explorer

The problem is faced by one of our readers who was irritated by this problem that whenever he clicks on Internet Explorer, the following error message comes up.

It has been found that this error is caused by the Windows Update so to fix this error what you should do is either manually update the computer [...]

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Steps to Block Any Website in Internet Explorer

Earlier Today we learnt how to block website in Firefox, so here is another post that describes how you can block certain website from opening up in any version of IE.
Steps:
1.    Run Internet Explorer; go to Internet Options -> Content tab.
2.    Under the section of Content Advisor, click Enable.
3.    Here you can add any site [...]

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Theme to Make Firefox Look like IE7 and IE8

In case anyone of you, any how, liked the theme of Internet Explorer 7 and 8 but wish to use another browser Firefox for browsing purposes but are unable to do so then here is a way how you can make your Firefox look similar to IE7.

There may be several advantages of Firefox above IE7 [...]

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Solve the Problem of All Internet Browsers Crashing

It has been reported by our visitor that whenever he tries to use any Internet browser, the browser keeps crashing within minutes making it difficult to use the Internet.
Cause of the Problem
The problem persists with the use of every browser like Firefox, Internet Explorer and others. That means the problem is not browser specific but [...]

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Make IE8 Run Faster

Microsoft has recently released the new browser Internet Explorer version 8 and IE 8 has won the hearts of many people with its new features.
Internet Explorer 8 has good list of features as mentioned earlier and also has more speed than its earlier version IE7. IE8 is facing stiff competition with other browsers like Mozilla [...]

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