Web Trickz » IE8 http://webtrickz.com A Blog where Technology resides Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:07:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 How to Disable IE8 tab previews in Windows 7 taskbar http://webtrickz.com/how-to-disable-ie8-tab-previews-in-windows-7-taskbar/ http://webtrickz.com/how-to-disable-ie8-tab-previews-in-windows-7-taskbar/#comments Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:07:22 +0000 Mayur http://webtrickz.com/how-to-disable-ie8-tab-previews-in-windows-7-taskbar/ ie8 Internet Explorer 8 shows tab preview in taskbar for all the tabs opened in it on Windows 7. This feature can be annoying for most users like me. Certainly, IE8 holds a 1-click easy option to turn off this feature.

Disable IE tab preview in taskbar

To disable IE tab previews in taskbar, just open Internet Explorer > Tools > Internet Options. Open settings for ‘Tabs’ and uncheck the box saying ‘Show previews for individual tabs in the taskbar’. Click Ok and restart IE for letting changes to take effect.

Tab settings in IE8

Now you will see only a single preview of the active tab running in IE.

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]]> http://webtrickz.com/how-to-disable-ie8-tab-previews-in-windows-7-taskbar/feed/ 1 IE Tweaker – Tweak and Fix Internet Explorer issues http://webtrickz.com/ie-tweaker-tweak-and-fix-internet-explorer-issues/ http://webtrickz.com/ie-tweaker-tweak-and-fix-internet-explorer-issues/#comments Mon, 28 Dec 2009 06:46:39 +0000 Mayur http://webtrickz.com/ie-tweaker-tweak-and-fix-internet-explorer-issues/ ie8logo IE Tweaker is a small and portable utility which allows users to fix various issues with Internet Explorer in a click. It has 90+ tweaks and fixes that will help you to enable/disable any options with ease and without getting in to registry.

IE Tweaker

Using it, you can make the following modifications:

Turn on/off Browsing options like: Smooth Scrolling, Clear type font, Animation, Sounds, Picture Display, Automatic Image resizing.

Clear Junk Files – This option will help you to quickly remove all the temporary IE files, cookies, history, passwords, and AutoComplete data.

Tweak IE – Includes Basic Tweaks, Browser Menus, Toolbars, Control Panel, Advanced menu

Change Restrictions, settings and alter security options.

Repair – Lets you repair/fix various issues with Internet Explorer.

IE Tweaker v1.0 is developed by Ritesh Kawdkar.

Download IE Tweaker (129 KB)

Supported OS: Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 (32 and 64 bit)

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]]> http://webtrickz.com/ie-tweaker-tweak-and-fix-internet-explorer-issues/feed/ 0 Internet Explorer Collection – Get All Standalone versions of IE http://webtrickz.com/internet-explorer-collection-get-all-standalone-versions-of-ie/ http://webtrickz.com/internet-explorer-collection-get-all-standalone-versions-of-ie/#comments Mon, 17 Aug 2009 12:37:23 +0000 Mayur http://webtrickz.com/?p=3655 Internet Explorer is a web browser developed by Microsoft. There are various versions of IE ranging from the old 1.0 to latest 8.0. If you want to use all the versions of Internet explorer on single PC, then below is a way to it.

Internet Explorer Collection Setup Components

Internet Explorer Collection provides multiple standalone IE versions, which can be used at the same time. You can easily choose the desired IE versions which you want to install from the pack. It is a useful utility for web designers and developers.

It contains the following versions of IE:

  • Internet Explorer 1.0 (4.40.308)
  • Internet Explorer 1.5 (0.1.0.10)
  • Internet Explorer 2.01 (2.01.046)
  • Internet Explorer 3.0 (3.0.1152)
  • Internet Explorer 4.01 (4.72.3110.0)
  • Internet Explorer 5.01 (5.00.3314.2100)
  • Internet Explorer 5.5 (5.51.4807.2300)
  • Internet Explorer 6.0 (6.00.2800.1106)
  • Internet Explorer 6.0 (6.00.2900.2180)
  • Internet Explorer 7.0 (7.00.5730.13)
  • Internet Explorer 8.0 (8.00.6001.18702)

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]]> http://webtrickz.com/internet-explorer-collection-get-all-standalone-versions-of-ie/feed/ 0 myFireFox – Perfect Internet Explorer 8 theme for Firefox http://webtrickz.com/myfirefox-perfect-internet-explorer-8-theme-for-firefox/ http://webtrickz.com/myfirefox-perfect-internet-explorer-8-theme-for-firefox/#comments Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:46:43 +0000 Mayur http://webtrickz.com/myfirefox-perfect-internet-explorer-8-theme-for-firefox/ If you like the simple and cool interface of IE8 but fortunately using Firefox, then I’ve a solution for you.

IE8 theme for firefox

Myfirefox is a theme for Firefox which provides the perfect similar look of the Internet Explorer 8 browser. It can work perfectly on Firefox 3.0 & 3.5 and even on Windows 7.

You can choose which buttons to appear in tabs or adjust the font size of webpages. There’s also an extension available that lets you customize myFirefox theme.

choose buttons to show           set the page view size

I really liked this cool IE8 theme, do give it a try out !

Get MyFirefox Addon (Theme)

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]]> http://webtrickz.com/myfirefox-perfect-internet-explorer-8-theme-for-firefox/feed/ 1 How to Run Internet Explorer 8 in IE7 compatibility mode ? http://webtrickz.com/how-to-run-internet-explorer-8-in-ie7-compatibility-mode/ http://webtrickz.com/how-to-run-internet-explorer-8-in-ie7-compatibility-mode/#comments Tue, 09 Jun 2009 14:55:55 +0000 Mayur http://webtrickz.com/how-to-run-internet-explorer-8-in-ie7-compatibility-mode/ If you are encountering issues while opening WebPages in Internet Explorer 8, then here is a solution. You can use IE8 in Internet Explorer 7 compatibility mode to open your old websites. This can be done easily without adding anything to IE8 or uninstalling it.

change IE8 browsing mode to IE7

To change the browsing mode and open web pages in IE7 mode, you need to make some changes. Just open IE8 and open Tools menu > Developer tools (F12). Under developer tools open the “Browser Mode” and change it to Internet Explorer 7.

Now your sites will open just like they get to open and view in IE7. Also, you can easily revert back to Internet Explorer 8 mode anytime if you like. Enjoy !

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]]> http://webtrickz.com/how-to-run-internet-explorer-8-in-ie7-compatibility-mode/feed/ 2 How to Fix ‘Open in New Tab/Window’ problem in IE8 ? http://webtrickz.com/how-to-fix-open-in-new-tabwindow-problem-in-ie8/ http://webtrickz.com/how-to-fix-open-in-new-tabwindow-problem-in-ie8/#comments Tue, 31 Mar 2009 05:11:09 +0000 Mayur http://webtrickz.com/how-to-fix-open-in-new-tabwindow-problem-in-ie8/ There is a bug detected in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8, which creates problem to open links in a new tab or a new window. This issue occurs when a user right-clicks a web link/address on a web page, and then click [Open in New Window] or [Open in New Tab]. This bug makes the web page cannot be opened in a new window/tab.

This is caused due to some registry problems occurred, when the program doesn’t get installed properly. To resolve this issue, follow the below steps:

1.  Go to Start > Run, type cmd and click ok.

2.  In cmd window, type regsvr32 actxprxy.dll and enter it.

3.  Now you will receive the following message: DllRegisterServer in actxprxy.dll succeeded. Click Ok

4.  Restart your computer.

UPDATE - (New Method)

To resolve this issue, re-register the DLL files that are related to Internet Explorer. To do this, follow these steps:

1.  Click Start, and then click Run

2.  Type regsvr32 urlmon.dll in the Open box, and then click OK.

3.  Click OK when you receive the following message:

  • DllRegisterServer in urlmon.dll succeeded

4.  Repeat steps 1 through 3 for the rest of the DLL files by replacing the regsvr32 urlmon.dll command in the Open box with the following commands:

  • regsvr32 actxprxy.dll
  • regsvr32 shdocvw.dll
  • regsvr32 mshtml.dll
  • regsvr32 browseui.dll
  • regsvr32 jscript.dll
  • regsvr32 vbscript.dll
  • regsvr32 oleaut32.dll

Now your IE8 Open in New Window/Tab feature, should work simply fine.

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]]> http://webtrickz.com/how-to-fix-open-in-new-tabwindow-problem-in-ie8/feed/ 34 How to uninstall Internet Explorer 8 in XP & Vista or Revert back to previous version of IE ? http://webtrickz.com/how-to-uninstall-internet-explorer-8-in-xp-vista-or-revert-back-to-previous-version-of-ie/ http://webtrickz.com/how-to-uninstall-internet-explorer-8-in-xp-vista-or-revert-back-to-previous-version-of-ie/#comments Fri, 20 Mar 2009 13:46:18 +0000 Mayur http://webtrickz.com/how-to-uninstall-internet-explorer-8-in-xp-vista-or-revert-back-to-previous-version-of-ie/ If you are not satisfied with the latest release of Internet Explorer 8, and want to remove it to revert back to the previous version of IE  installed. Then below are some easy steps to do it which are recommended by Microsoft officially.

To uninstall Internet Explorer 8, follow the instructions for your version of Windows. To follow these steps, you must be logged on to Windows as an administrator.


Steps for Windows Vista or for Windows Server 2008

  1. Close all programs except Windows.
  2. Click Start, type Appwiz.cpl  in the Start Search box, and then press ENTER.
  3. In the Tasks pane, click View installed updates.
  4. In the list of installed updates, double-click Windows Internet Explorer 8.
  5. When Uninstall an update dialog box appears, click Yes.
    Note: If you are prompted for an administrator password or for confirmation, type the password, or click Continue.
  6. Follow the instructions to uninstall Internet Explorer 8.
  7. When the uninstall program is finished, restart your computer.

How to Uninstall/Remove IE8 in Windows XP & Vista

Steps for Windows XP or for Windows Server 2003

To uninstall Internet Explorer 8, follow these steps:

  1. Close all programs except Windows.
  2. Click Start, and then click Run.
  3. In the Open box, type Appwiz.cpl, and then click OK.
  4. In the list of currently installed programs, click Windows Internet Explorer 8, and then click Remove.
  5. Follow the instructions to uninstall Internet Explorer 8.
  6. When the uninstall program is finished, restart your computer.

Checking if IE8 is Uninstalled or not ? 

  • After you restart your computer, open Internet Explorer.
  • Click About Internet Explorer on the Help menu. If Internet Explorer 6 or 7 appears in the About Internet Explorer dialog box, then you have successfully uninstalled IE8 from your PC.

Original Source:  Microsoft Support

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]]> http://webtrickz.com/how-to-uninstall-internet-explorer-8-in-xp-vista-or-revert-back-to-previous-version-of-ie/feed/ 3 Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 release announced officially for download @ Noon EDT today http://webtrickz.com/microsoft-internet-explorer-8-release-announced-officially-for-download-noon-edt-today/ http://webtrickz.com/microsoft-internet-explorer-8-release-announced-officially-for-download-noon-edt-today/#comments Thu, 19 Mar 2009 12:52:21 +0000 Mayur http://webtrickz.com/microsoft-internet-explorer-8-release-announced-officially-for-download-noon-edt-today/ Today, Microsoft has officially announced the availability of Internet Explorer 8 in a press release. It can be downloaded in 25 languages at http://www.microsoft.com/ie8 starting at noon EDT on March 19.

Internet Explorer 8

Internet Explorer 8 is easier to use, faster and offers leading-edge security features in direct response to people’s increasing concerns about online safety. IE 8 offers the best security protections among leading browsers: a study released today by NSS Labs indicates that Internet Explorer 8 blocks two to four times as many malicious sites as other browsers on the market today.

25 languages include: Arabic, Chinese (Traditional, Simplified and Hong Kong), Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Portuguese (Brazil and Portugal), Polish, Russian, Spanish, Swedish and Turkish.

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