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Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Importing and Exporting Internet Favorites

If you use Internet Explorer on multiple computers, you can easily share favorite items

among computers by exporting them on one computer and then importing them on

another. Exporting favorites is also a good way to back them up, share them with a

friend, or even create a single Web page with links to all your favorites.

Exporting Internet Favorites

To export Internet Favorites to an .htm file, follow these steps:

1. On the File menu of Internet Explorer, select Import and Export.

2. On the Welcome page of the Import/Export Wizard, click Next.

3. Select the Export Favorites option and click Next.

4. You can specify the primary Favorites folder or any particular subfolder for your

export. When you select a folder for export, all subfolders in that folder are also

exported. Select the folder you want to export and click Next.

5. Click Browse, select a location and name for the export file, and click Save. Click

Next and then click Finish.

6. Internet Explorer informs you that the export is successful. Click OK.

The exported file is saved as a Web page. Double-click it to open it in Internet

Explorer, and you can see a list of all your favorites—complete with hyperlinks. You

can transfer this file to another computer and import it, back it up to a safe place, or

even use it as a Web page.

Importing Internet Favorites

To import Internet Favorites from an .htm file, follow these steps:

1. On the File menu of Internet Explorer, select Import and Export.

2. On the Welcome page of the Import/Export Wizard, click Next.

3. Select the Import Favorites option and click Next.

4. Click Browse, locate and select the .htm file you want to import, and then click

Save.

5. Click Next and then select a folder in which the imported favorites will be placed.

Click Next and then click Finish.

6. Internet Explorer informs you that the import is successful. Click OK.

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Monday, May 19, 2008

Troubleshooting Internet Explorer Problems Part II

Locked Toolbar

If a user complains that the toolbar is locked and cannot be moved, click View, point

to Toolbars, and clear the Lock The Toolbars command.

Personalizing the Favorites Menu

When users call to report that they cannot access all their favorites or that they have

saved favorites but the favorites are not listed in the Favorites list, it is most likely

because the Personalized Favorites menu option is enabled in the Advanced options of

Internet Explorer. Personalized menus keep the Favorites list clean by hiding links that are not used very often. The list shows only the links that are accessed frequently. Tell

the users that they can access the less-frequently-accessed links by clicking the down

arrow at the end of the Favorites list.

>Enabling Personalized Favorites Menus

To disable or enable personalized favorites menus, follow these steps:

1. Open Internet Explorer, and from the Tools menu, select Internet Options.

2. On the Advanced tab, scroll down to the Browsing section, and select or clear the

Enable Personalized Favorites Menu check box. Click OK.

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Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Troubleshooting Internet Explorer Problems

Many times we face some problems like how internet performs well, speed, Connectivity and other computer problems and solution can be resolved by customizing the Standard toolbar, changing what is.

Selected in the View menu, or personalizing the Advanced settings in the Internet

Options dialog box.

Missing Toolbar, Links Bar, or Status Bar

A common complaint from end users is that an Internet Explorer toolbar is missing, or

a toolbar that they used to have is not available anymore. The toolbars that you can

configure include the Standard toolbar, the Address bar, and the Links bar. Users might

also complain that they cannot see the information at the bottom of the screen that

shows which security zone they are in, denoting a missing Status bar. You can add and

remove these toolbars by using the View menu; and you can customize the placement

of the Standard toolbar, Address bar, and Links bar by dragging and dropping.

To show or hide any of the toolbars, follow these steps:

1. Open Internet Explorer, and from the View menu, point to Toolbars.

2. The Toolbars list contains Standard Buttons, Address Bar, Links, Lock The Toolbars,

and Customize selection. Toolbars marked with a check are showing; toolbars

without a check do not show. To select or clear a toolbar, select it from the list.

To customize the placement of the Standard toolbar, Address bar, or Links bar, follow

these steps:

1. In Internet Explorer, make sure that the toolbars are unlocked by going to the

View menu, pointing at Toolbars, and ensuring that the Lock The Toolbars command

does not have a check next to it. If it does, choose the command to toggle

it off.

2. Position the pointer at the far left of the toolbar you want to move.

3. Click and hold the mouse button; the pointer will change to a four-headed arrow.

4. Drag the toolbar to a new position to combine it with an existing toolbar or to

move its position onscreen.

5. Position the pointer on the light dotted lines that separate combined toolbars until

the pointer becomes a two-headed arrow. Drag to resize the toolbar.

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Configuring Privacy Settings in Internet Explorer

The Privacy tab of the Internet Options dialog box allows you to control how Internet

Explorer handles cookies, which are small text files stored on your computer by websites.

Websites use cookies to store user preferences for personalized sites, and cookies

often contain personal information used to identify the user to the website.

Although most cookies are legitimate, some are not. Unsatisfactory cookies are those

that are used to provide personally identifiable information for a secondary purpose,

such as selling your e-mail address to third-party vendors, or sharing your name and

address with other companies. Because there are unsatisfactory cookies, it is important

to understand the different types of cookies, how to delete cookies, and how to change

privacy settings to prevent different types of cookies from being saved to the computer.

Your company might require that changes be made to the default settings for cookies,

too, so you need to know how to make changes if asked.

Cookies can be either persistent (they remain after Internet Explorer is closed and can

be reused) or temporary (they are deleted when Internet Explorer is closed). Also,

there are first-party and third-party cookies. First-party cookies originate from the website

that you are currently viewing. Third-party cookies originate from a site different

from the one that you are currently viewing but are somehow related to the current

website. For example, many sites use advertising from third-party sites, and those sites

commonly use cookies to track your website usage for advertising purposes.

You can configure the following settings to manage cookies:

■ Block All Cookies Blocks new cookies from being created and prevents access

to existing cookies. If per-site privacy settings are configured, they do not override

this setting.

■ High Blocks all cookies that use personal information without the user’s explicit

consent. If per-site privacy settings are configured, they override this setting.

■ Medium High Blocks all third-party cookies that do not have a compact privacy

policy or that use personal information without the user’s explicit consent,

and all first-party cookies that use personal information without implicit consent.

If per-site privacy settings are configured, they override this setting.

■ Medium Blocks all third-party cookies that do not have a compact privacy policy

or that use personal information without the user’s explicit consent. First-party

cookies that use personal information without implicit consent are allowed, but

they are deleted when the browser is closed. Access to first-party cookies is

restricted to first-party context if the cookie does not have a compact privacy policy.

If per-site privacy settings are configured, they override this setting.

■ Low Permits websites to store all cookies on the computer. When the browser is

closed, third-party cookies are deleted. Access to first-party cookies is restricted to

first-party context if the cookie does not have a compact privacy policy. If per-site

privacy settings are configured, they override this setting.

■ Accept All Cookies Enables all websites to store and access cookies on the

computer. If per-site privacy settings are configured, they do not override this setting.

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Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Configuring Security Settings in Internet Explorer

To configure Internet Explorer security settings that control what types of content Internet Explorer can download and use—content such as ActiveX controls, files, and fonts. Internet Explorer contains many settings designed to protect the computer and the user from security hazards when browsing the Internet. Knowing the available configuration options gives you a greater understanding of potential threats and of the methods that you can utilize to help protect
users against them.

The Security tab of the Internet Options dialog box, shown in Figure 11-8, provides a

method of controlling security based on security zones. Security zones contain a list

of websites deemed to have similar security settings requirements. You’ll be asked to

resolve problems that have to do with zone configurations; these problems will mainly

be issues regarding the inability to view or access something or to comply with company

security directives. To resolve these types of calls, you’ll need an understanding

of the default settings for each zone.

The four zones provided are as follows:

■ Internet Contains all websites that you have not placed in other zones.

■ Local Intranet Contains all websites that are on the local network. By default,

this zone includes all sites that bypass the proxy server (if a proxy server is being

used) and all local network paths. You can add additional sites to this zone by

selecting the zone and clicking Sites.

■ Trusted Sites Contains websites that are believed to be safe. There are no sites

in this zone by default. You can add sites to this zone as you see fit by selecting

the zone and clicking Sites.

■ Restricted Sites Contains websites that could potentially be harmful. There are

no sites in this zone by default. You can add sites to this zone as you see fit by

selecting the zone and clicking Sites.

Service calls involving security zones can have to do with an end user’s need to have

more (or less) access to Web content than she currently has or to place a Web site in a

specific zone and use that zone’s default security settings. You might also receive calls

to configure users’ computers to comply with a company security policy requirement

to enable or disable a specific security setting.

Although it is generally a good idea to leave each security zone set to its defaults, you

can customize the security level for each site if the default settings are not adequate for

a user. For example, some users might enjoy a more secure environment, but would

prefer that Internet Explorer give them the option of blocking content rather than

blocking the content automatically. Customize the security level of a site by selecting

the site and clicking Default Level; then drag the slider that appears to the desired security

level.

The security levels that you can configure are as follows:

■ High, which is appropriate for sites that might have harmful content.

❑ Less-secure features are disabled.

❑ The safest way to browse, but functionality is potentially lost.

■ Medium, which is appropriate for most Internet sites.

❑ Prompts before downloading potentially unsafe content.

❑ Unsigned ActiveX controls are not downloaded.

■ Medium-Low, which is appropriate for local sites.

❑ Most content is run without prompts.

❑ Unsigned ActiveX controls are not downloaded.

■ Low, which is appropriate for sites that are trusted.

❑ Minimal safeguards and warning prompts are provided.

❑ Most content is downloaded and runs without prompts.

❑ All ActiveX content can run.

Default security levels for each zone are as follows:

■ The Internet zone has a Medium security level.

■ The Local Intranet zone has a Medium security level.

■ The Trusted Sites zone has a Low security level.

■ The Restricted Sites zone has a High security level.

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Thursday, April 24, 2008

Configuring Advanced Settings in Internet Explorer

The Advanced tab of the Internet Options dialog box, allows you to configure a variety of Internet Explorer settings. The exact options that are available on this tab vary, depending on whether additional components have been installed. You can right-click any particular setting and select What’s This? to see a description of the setting.

Advanced settings are divided into categories such as Accessibility, Browsing, Multimedia, and Security. Following are some of the important advanced settings you should be aware of as a DST:

■ Browsing: Enable Personalized Favorites Menu When enabled, Favorites

that you have not recently accessed are hidden from view and are accessible by

clicking the down arrow at the bottom of the Favorites menu.

■ Browsing: Enable Third-Party Browser Extensions (requires restart) Clearing

this option disables non-Microsoft browser extensions, which can be useful when

troubleshooting computer pop-up errors and problems with Internet Explorer. Often, browser extensions can

cause Internet Explorer to crash or have problems displaying Web pages.

■ Browsing: Enable Visual Styles On Buttons And Controls In Web

Pages When enabled, button and control styles in Internet Explorer match those

set in Display properties.

■ Browsing: Notify When Downloads Complete Enabling this option causes

Internet Explorer to display a message at the end of a file download, indicating

that the download is complete.

■ Browsing: Show Friendly HTTP Error Messages Web servers send error messages

to browsers when problems occur. When this option is enabled, Internet

Explorer will display a detailed message outlining potential solutions for the problem.

When this option is disabled, Internet Explorer shows only the error number

and name of the error.

■ Browsing: Use Inline Autocomplete When this option is enabled, Internet

Explorer completes what you are typing in the address bar based on previous

entries.

■ Multimedia: Enable Automatic Image Resizing When this option is enabled,

Internet Explorer automatically resizes large images so that they fit in the browser

window.

■ Multimedia: Play Animations In Web Pages Enabling this option allows Internet

Explorer to display animated pictures. These animations are often slow to load

and distracting. Consider clearing this option for smoother access.

■ Browsing: Underline Links This option controls the way Internet Explorer displays

hyperlinks. Available options are Always (links are always underlined),

Hover (links are underlined when the mouse is moved over them), or Never

(never underlines links).

■ Multimedia: Show Image Download Placeholders When this option is

enabled, Internet Explorer draws placeholders for images while they are downloading.

This process allows the items on the page to be properly positioned

before images are fully downloaded.

■ Multimedia: Show Pictures When this option is enabled, Internet Explorer

shows pictures normally. For users with slow connections, images can take a long

time to download, so you can increase perceived performance by clearing this

option.

■ Printing: Print Background Colors And Images When this option is selected,

background colors and images will be printed, which can slow down printing and

affect the quality of printing (depending on the printer’s capabilities).

■ Security: Empty Temporary Internet Files Folder When Browser Is

Closed Enabling this option causes Internet Explorer to delete temporary Internet

files when you close Internet Explorer.

■ Security: Warn If Changing Between Secure And Not Secure Mode When

enabled, Internet Explorer will warn the user when switching from a secure site to

a nonsecure site. This warning can prevent the user from accidentally providing

personal information across a nonsecure connection.

Security: Warn If Forms Submitted Is Being Redirected Enabling this option causes Internet Explorer to warn the user if information entered into a form is being redirected to a website other than the one that is being viewed.

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Monday, April 21, 2008

Configuring Connection Settings

The Connections tab of the Internet Options dialog box, shown in Figure 11-4, allows

you to control how Internet Explorer connects to the Internet. If the computer uses a

dial-up or virtual private network (VPN) connection to connect to the Internet, those

connections are shown in the Dial-up And Virtual Private Network Settings section.

Click Add to start the New Connection Wizard, which you use to configure networking

connections (and which you learn more about in Chapter 10, “Supporting Network

Connectivity”). When you select one of the displayed connections, you can also configure

the following options for that connection:

■ Never Dial A Connection Requires that you manually establish a connection

before opening Internet Explorer.

■ Dial Whenever A Network Connection Is Not Present Causes Internet

Explorer to use the current default connection if it detects that there is no existing

connection to the Internet.

■ Always Dial My Default Connection Causes Internet Explorer to always dial

the current default connection.

To configure the default connection, select a connection from the list and click Set

Default.

You can also use the Connections tab to configure proxy server settings. A proxy server

is a centralized network device that provides Internet access to the client computers on

the network. Proxy servers are used to centralize Internet connection settings, increase

security by controlling which resources a client can access, and speed up Internet

access by caching Web pages to the server. After you configure Internet Explorer to use

a proxy server, Internet Explorer requests Internet content from the proxy server,

which in turn connects to the actual Internet resource on the client’s behalf, retrieves

the information, and forwards it to the client.

To configure Internet Explorer to use a proxy server for dial-up and VPN connections,

select the connection and then click Settings. To configure Internet Explorer to use a

proxy server for local area network (LAN) connections, click LAN Settings.

■ Automatically Detect Settings Allows the client to automatically receive proxy

server configuration from a properly configured Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

(DHCP) or Domain Name System (DNS) server.

■ User Automatic Configuration Script Specifies the path to a configuration

script containing proxy server information.

■ Use A Proxy Server For This Connection Allows you to enter the address of

the proxy server and the port that Internet Explorer should use to connect to the

proxy server.

Bypass Proxy Server For Local Addresses Allows the client to connect directly to an address on the local network (such as an internal company web server) instead of connecting to the proxy server.

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