How to use your IE better? Go for some good tricks!

Sometimes you may want to open a link in a window separate from the already open browser window. One way is to hold down the "Shift" key while clicking the link. Another method is to right-click the link and choose "Open in New Window" from the context menu. You can either click on the menu entry or use the keyboard and enter the letter "n".

Tips for Configuring and Using Internet Explorer

Make IE Open Faster

"No home" option
Blank home page option

Managing IE Favorites

Export Favorites
Make Favorites your home page
Put your Favorites on the Internet
Make editing Favorites easier
Sort Favorites
Shorten the names of Favorites
Make your favorite sites easily available
Put your favorite sites on the Taskbar

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Protecting Your Internet Explorer

Lately there has been a rash of incidents where either a web site or email spam has contained a hidden javascript that changes your Home Page entry, then disables the users ability to change it back. To prevent this from happening ... be one step ahead of these characters. Set your Home Page then disable the ability to change it via a Registry restriction. It is also recommended you use a Startup Monitor. Be aware that in some cases this method does not work as some of these parasites will re-write the registry entries on each restart. However a "Startup Manager" will prompt you if your setting are being changed.
HKCU_Hide_HomePage.reg (Current User)
HKCU_Undo_HomePage.reg (Current User)

To download: Right-click the above link(s) and select: "Save Target As".
To use: right-click and select: Merge (to view: open in Notepad)

HKLM_Hide_HomePage.reg HKLM_Undo_HomePage.reg

Note: this restriction can apply in 2 locations, the Registry checks the HKLM location first, then the HKCU location. The HKLM takes precedence and applies to all users. The HKCU applies to just the "Current User".
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