From older versions of Internet Explorer, you are familiar with the concept of having a home page, a Web site that is displayed when the web browser is loaded.
In Windows Vista, that classic browser feature has been mixed in with tabs. Now users can specify multiple Web sites to come up by default when they load Internet Explorer and can display them in different tabs.
Although this is not exactly a groundbreaking feature, it is a nice hidden feature that helps you customize your browser.
Using a multitab home page is easy when you know the secret.
Just follow these steps to set up your own multitab home page:
Start Internet Explorer.
Click Tools, and then select Internet Options.
When Internet Options loads, you will see the Home Page section at the top of the screen.
To use multiple sites as your home pages, just enter each URL on a separate line.
When you have finished, click OK to save your changes.
Click the Home button to instantly see your changes.
However, any user that uses your computer can find out what addresses you typed in as well so some may be interested in clearing the address bar addresses. Just clearing the browser history will not do this as a registry modification is needed:
Click on Start, then Run.
Type regedit in the box provided.
In Regedit navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Typed URLs
Then just delete all of the keys that list the URL's you no longer want to see.
Note: Clearing the recent documents history from start menu properties will clear this list as well.
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Click on Start>Run..., type regedit.exe and click OK. Delete this key:
Restart to apply the changes. I haven't had any ill effects so far. Make a backup of the key just in case (select the key and click on File>Export...).
ActiveX was a by product of Microsoft's Object Linking and Embedding or OLE and Component Object Model or COM technologies. ActiveX control is a way of controlling these ActiveX technologies. It is basically an OLE that supports the IUnkown interface.
An ActiveX control can be activated by a Web browser. Since the ActiveX is not a programming language, programmers are able to create and develop ActiveX controls in different languages which include Visual Basic, C, C++, and Java. It is the third version of OLE controls that came out and is capable of managing the distribution of components over networks and enabling the integration of controls into Web browsers for easier applications of ActiveX.
Such enhancements brought about by controls of ActiveX results to additional features like:
1. incremental rendering
2. code signing
3. identification of authors of controls
There are a variety of controls for ActiveX that handles specific functions. One version is the FolderView ActiveX Control which allows the user to perform:
1. Deletion and reinsertion of controls on the form
2. Setting control properties to the original properties.
3. Rebuilding of the development project
However, programmers need to input the right information about the control in the system registry even before an control can be utilized properly and efficiently. One needs to "register" the control or the whole system will not recognize it as a valid program. Your computer system normally automatically installs the components of the controls but full manual installations are possible.
When you observe an control up close, you'll find that the system is very similar to a Java applet. The only difference is that Java applets do not have a full access to the Windows operating system. Nevertheless, since these controls are able to access the operating system, extreme care must be undertaken because these controls might initiate actions which can crash the software or data stored on your computer.
But the creators of the control have found a solution to address this problem. Because of the threat of corruption the operating system, Microsoft made a registration system which allows the identification and authentication of a control before users download and use it for their Web browsers and networking needs. Still, it is quite unfortunate that ActiveX controls can only be used on the Windows platform limiting their adaptability and usability unlit Java applets which can work well with all platforms.
If a computer is unable to connect to a network or see other computers on a network, it may be necessary to troubleshoot the network.
A network may not work because of any of the below reasons.
1. Network card not connected properly. 2. Bad network card drivers or software settings 3. Firewall preventing computers from seeing each other 4. Connection Problem 5. Bad network hardware
Because of the large variety of network configurations, operating systems, setup, etc... not all of the below information may apply to your network or operating system. If your computer is connected to a company or large network, or you are not the administrator of the network, it is recommended that if you are unable to resolve your issues after following the below recommendations that you contact the network administrator or company representative.
Note: If you are being prompted for a Network password and do not know the password, Service providers are able to assist users with obtaining a new or finding out the old password.
Verify connections / LEDs
Verify that the network cable is properly connected to the back of the computer. In addition, when checking the connection of the network cable, ensure that the LEDs on the network are properly illuminated. For example, a network card with a solid green LED or light usually indicates that the card is either connected or receiving a signal. Note: generally, when the green light is flashing, this is an indication of data being sent or received.
If, however, the card does not have any lights or has orange or red lights, it is possible that either the card is bad, the card is not connected properly, or that the card is not receiving a signal from the network.
If you are on a small or local network and have the capability of checking a hub or switch, verify that the cables are properly connected and that the hub or switch has power. Adapter resources
Ensure that if this is a new network card being installed into the computer that the card's resources are properly set and/or are not conflicting with any hardware in the computer.
Users who are using Windows 95, 98, ME, 2000 or XP, verify that Device Manager has no conflicts or errors.
Adapter functionality
Verify that the network card is capable of pinging or seeing itself by using the ping command. Windows / MS-DOS users ping the computer from a MS-DOS prompt. Unix / Linux variant users ping the computer from the shell.
To ping the card or the localhost, type either
ping 127.0.0.1
or
ping localhost
This should show a listing of replies from the network card. If you receive an error or if the transmission failed, it is likely that either the network card is not physically installed into the computer correctly, or that the card is bad.
Protocol
Verify that the correct protocols are installed on the computer. Most networks today will utilize TCP/IP, but may also utilize or require IPX/SPX and NetBEUI.
When the TCP/IP protocol is installed, unless a DNS server or other computer assigns the IPX address, the user must specify an IP address as well as a Subnet Mask. To do this, follow the below instructions.
Click Start / Settings / Control Panel
Double-click the Network icon
Within the configuration tab double-click the TCP/IP protocol icon. Note: Do not click on the PPP or Dial-Up adapter, click on the network card adapter.
In the TCP/IP properties click the IP address tab
Select the option to specify an IP address
Enter the IP address and Subnet Mask address, an example of such an address could be:
IP Address: 102.55.92.1 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.192
When specifying these values, the computers on the network must all have the same Subnet Mask and have a different IP Address. For example, when using the above values on one computer you would want to use an IP address of 102.55.92.2 on another computer and then specify the same Subnet Mask.
Firewall
If your computer network utilizes a firewall, ensure that all ports required are open. If possible, close the firewall software program or disconnect the computer from the firewall to ensure it is not causing the problem.
Additional time
In some cases it may take a computer some additional time to detect or see the network. If after booting the computer you are unable to see the network, give the computer 2-3 minutes to detect the network. Windows users may also want to try pressing the F5 (refresh) key when in Network Neighborhood to refresh the network connections and possibly detect the network.
If after following or verifying the above recommendations you are still unable to connect or see the network, attempt one or more of the below recommendations.
If you have installed or are using TCP/IP as your protocol you can attempt to ping another computer's IP address to verify if the computer is able to send and receive data. To do this, Windows or MS-DOS users must be at a prompt and Linux / Unix variant users must open or be at a shell.
Once at the prompt assuming, that the address of the computer you wish to attempt to ping is 102.55.92.2, you would type:
ping 102.55.92.2
If you receive a response back from this address (and it is a different computer), this demonstrates that the computer is communicating over the network. If you are still unable to connect or see the network, it is possible that other issues may be present.
Another method of determining network issues is to use the tracert command if you are a MS-DOS or Windows user or the traceroute command if you are a Linux / Unix variant user. To use this command you must be at the command prompt or shell.
Once at the prompt, assuming that the address is again 102.55.92.2, type:
tracert 102.55.92.2
or
traceroute 102.55.92.2
This should begin listing the hops between the computer and network devices. When the connection fails, determine which device is causing the issue by reviewing the traceroute listing.
This special tip for those who are still using any slow dial-up internet connection due to unavailability of any broadband connection in their area. The Web Accelerator application designed to provide the full acceleration for your routine web sites browsing. With the help of Web Accelerator you can browse your internet 4 to 6 times faster than normal dial-up connection. Basically this services compressing the website text data, images and heavy graphics to open or download this data with high speed. This technique is more useful for static websites and for email applications but don't accelerate with secure and downloading audio or video files. Some good web accelerator retains your system cache to reuse websites with faster speed and can also block windows pop-up. If you are using FTP sites and downloading any program using dial-up, then web accelerator is not for you. There are various web accelerator software are free available on internet, visit and download it to enjoy your connection.
When you browse the internet and trying to open any website or your e-mail and any FTP sites , but you see different error codes there. You should be familiar with these error codes. You can solve these problems if you are well-known with the meaning of error codes.
Error Codes ----- Meaning
400 ------------ This is bad request error, First check you may be typing wrong URL name and server could not understand your request.
401 ------------ You are trying to open any unauthorized access site or page. Check your username and password if you are trying to open any webpage.
402 ------------ Payment Required Error
403 ------------ You are trying to open any forbidden page and you are blocked by that domain.
404 ------------ Here you are trying to open the webpage that was removed or re-named, also check the URL spelling.
408 ------------ This is time out error. you should send the request with in time that the server set for you.
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