April 2002
Beginner
640 pages
27h 54m
English
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Name
Internet Explorer
Synopsis
Internet Explorer, the default web browser included with Windows, is also responsible for the Windows Update feature, discussed later in this chapter, as well as Help and Support (discussed in Chapter 4) and several other features of Windows XP. These settings primarily affect the display of web pages in Internet Explorer as well as many of the security features of the browser. Some settings also affect the Internet connection, used by all browsers.
- Internet Connection, set up
Control Panel → Internet Options → Connection tab → Setup
- Internet Explorer, abbreviate link addresses in status bar
Control Panel → Internet Options → Advanced tag → Browsing → Show friendly URLs
- Internet Explorer, ActiveX settings
Control Panel → Internet Options → Security tab → Custom Level
- Internet Explorer, additional security policies
Group Policy (
gpedit.msc) → Computer Configuration → Administrative Templates → Windows Components → Internet ExplorerGroup Policy (
gpedit.msc) → User Configuration → Administrative Templates → Windows Components → Internet Explorer- Internet Explorer, animated GIFs (enable / disable)
Control Panel → Internet Options → Advanced tag → Multimedia → Play animations in web pages
- Internet Explorer, AutoComplete settings
See Autocomplete.
- Internet Explorer, automatically check for updates
Control Panel → Internet Options → Advanced tag → Browsing → Automatically check for Internet Explorer updates
- Internet Explorer, automatically download ...
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