IE9 – Stop “Speed up browsing by disabling add-ons”
KB ID 0000466 Problem This morning my boss asked me “Why every time I open Internet Explorer does it ask me this?” To which I replied, “I use Chrome so I don’t know, But I’ll find out.” Solution A brief internet search returned, just set the “Ask me later to a nice long time”. But that’s still not disabling it. If truth be known its a good thing, i.e. is trying to be helpful and...
Internet Explorer “Only Secure Content is Displayed”
KB ID 0000502 Problem I was trying to do some online VMware training today, and this was really annoying me, every link I clicked up it came. Popup: Only secure content is displayed – What’s the risk? – Show all content Eventually after clicking show all content (A LOT) I could take no more, and had to disable it. Solution Warning: There’s a sound reason for this, over https all traffic is encrypted with...
Internet Explorer – Disable the Pop-up Blocker
KB ID 0000514 Problem I don’t usually use IE, so when I was asked how to do this I didn’t have the answer to hand. Solution 1. Whilst you have IE open > Locate the small “Cog” icon (top right). 2. From the menu presented choose “Internet Options”. 3. Select the “Privacy” tab and locate the “Turn on Pop-up blocker” option, and ensure it is NOT selected > Apply > OK....
IE Crashes when you click a Drop Down Box
KB ID 0000022 Problem When working online usually within a form, clicking a drop down box causes IE to Crash And restart. Solution Note: This solution is for PC’s with HP Protect tools / Credential Manager installed 1. Start > Run > appwiz.cpl {enter}. 2. Locate the “HP Protect Tools Security Manager suite.” 3. This is what needs to be uninstalled however if you try you may see the following error, 4. So...
Hide IE connections Tab
KB ID 0000016 Problem You want to remove or disable the Internet Explorer Connections Tab. Solution Hide IE connections Tab via Registry Key 1. Start > Run > regedit {Enter} 2. Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Policies/Microsoft/Internet Explorer/Control Panel 3. In the right hand pane Locate the DWORD called ConnectionsTab 4. Set Value to 1 (One) for Disabled or 0 (Zero) to enable. Hide IE connections Tab via Policy...
Disable Internet Explorer Welcome Screen
KB ID 0000175 Problem On a home PC, the welcome screen is not so bad, but in a corporate environment where users move round a lot, this popping up every time you log onto a new machine can get quite annoying. Solution You have two options, Option 1: The simplest way in a domain is to disable it via group policy. You can find the relevant group policy at Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows...
Defining / Locking and Managing Proxy Settings
KB ID 0000181 Problem If you have a proxy server at your corporate/home location, then there a few methods you can use to ensure that your clients use it. Before you start running though this, remember if you have a proxy server then it’s common sense that your firewall/router will block web access for your clients, and only allow the Proxy server (and any other servers/machines) that need direct web access out. If you are...
Internet Explorer – A Runtime Error has occured. Do you wish to Debug?
KB ID 0000253 Problem I’ve not seen this error for a while, then I had to run up a Windows 2000 server for a client, and like an old friend there it was. Error A Runtime Error has occured. Do you wish to Debug? Solution 1. Start > Settings > Control Panel > Internet Options. 2. Select the “Advanced” Tab > Browsing section > Tick “Disable script debugging” 3. Apply > OK > Restart...
Internet Explorer 9
KB ID 0000330 Problem The IE9 Beta came out a few days ago so I thought I’d take a look, bad news for Windows XP users as you can only run it on Vista and Windows 7, download it here. I used to be a dyed in the wool IE user, and wondered why on earth anyone would want to use Firefox, Chrome, Opera, etc. That was until I actually installed and started using Chrome. The fundamental problem I have with IE is, its function in life...
IE Crash / Restart Loop
KB ID 0000329 Problem I downloaded the IE9 Beta today to give it a test drive and maybe write a review for the site, and it failed miserably and got stuck in a crash loop. Error: Internet Explorer has stopped working In fact I had to kill it with Task Manager as it kept re-spawning new instances that also crashed. Solution 1. Launch the new IE9 in “Extensions off” mode, Click Start > Type in “iexplore.exe...