How to remove all the temporary Internet-related files

Filed Under (Internet Explorer, Technology tips, Windows 7) by Ezu on 10-12-2009

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At each viewing of a site that you do, in your computers are stored data on these sites, data such as a local copy of the site, a copy that is made in the temporary file.

Considering that the size of the files increases with time browsing, the more temporary file size is greater the more likely to have trouble opening web pages. A good solution which is to avoid such problems is to delete at a certain period of time the temporary file.

In this article you can read about how you can remove all the temporary Internet-related for Internet Explorer 6 and Internet Explorer 7.

How to remove the temporary Internet-related files from your computer when you use Internet Explorer 6

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Step 1: Start your Internet Explorer 6;

Step 2: Go to Tools -> then press on Internet Options;

Step 3: Click the General tab;

Step 4: Under Temporary Internet files, click Settings;

Step 5: Click Delete Files, and then click OK;

Step 6: Click Delete Cookies, and then click OK;

Step 7: Under History, click Clear History, and then click Yes;

Step 8: Click OK;
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How to install Java in Internet Explorer

Filed Under (Internet Explorer, Technology tips, Windows 7) by Ezu on 02-12-2009

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Lately Flash technology is used increasingly more interactive applications on the Internet, interactive applications like games or financial applications. But the latter is not the only technology used in applications from the Internet, another technology is a Java technology.

To run Java programs in Internet Explorer, however, you must install special Java software. Java programs are downloaded automatically to your computer when you use them and don’t usually require special installation.

How to install Java in Internet Explorer

Step 1: Open Internet Explorer;

Step 2: Go to http://www.java.com/en/;

Step 3: Click on the blue button Free Java Download;

Step 4: If a yellow Information bar appears (warning you that the website requires an ActiveX control or add-on from Sun Microsystems), click the yellow bar and then click Install ActiveX Control or Install Add-on. When a Security Warning dialog box appears, click Install;

Step 5: In the Welcome dialog box, click the View License Agreement button to read about the agreement, and then click Accept if you want to install Java;

Step 6: When you see the successful completion dialog box, click Finish. Java does not require any additional settings or restarts;

How to delete cookie files in Internet Explorer

Filed Under (Internet Explorer, Technology tips) by Ezu on 25-11-2009

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This article can help you if you want to delete cookies in Internet Explorer from your computer, and also you can read here about how you can save the cookies before to delete them.

Before to delete the cookies from Internet Explorer, you can export or save them, and the next steps show you how you can do this. A cookie consists of one or more name-value pairs containing bits of information such as user preferences, shopping cart contents, the identifier for a server-based session, or other data used by websites, and that is so important to export or save them before to delete.

To export the cookies, the best option is to use Import/Export Wizard in Internet Explorer to export your cookies.

How to use Import/Export Wizard

It’s very easy to use Import/Export Wizard on Internet Explorer.

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Step 1: Go to File and then click on Import and Export …;

Step 2: Press Next button and then select from the Import/Export Wizard list the action that you want to export;

Step 3: Choose the name of the file where you want to export the cookies;

Step 4: Click on Next button and then Finish;

These are the steps that you follow to export the cookies from your Internet Explorer.

How to manually delete cookies from Internet Explorer 8(IE8)

First of all you should exit from all the instances of Windows Explorer, and also close any Internet Explorer 8 windows.

Step 1: If you use Windows Vista go to Start and then type inetcpl.cpl in the Start Search box, else if you use Windows XP go to Start -> Run and type inetcpl.cpl in the Open box, and then press ENTER;

Step 2: Go to General tab and then click Delete under Browsing History in the Internet Properties dialog box;

Step 3: In the Delete Browsing History dialog box, click to clear all of the check boxes except for the Cookies check box;

Step 4: Click Delete;
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Fix incompatibility problems between Internet Explorer 8 and the Google Toolbar

Filed Under (Internet Explorer, Technology tips, Windows error) by Ezu on 07-11-2009

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Sometimes you can have problems on Internet Explorer 8 with Google Toolbar, and the problem can be annoying. In this article you can read how you can solve this problem between Internet Explorer 8 and Google Toolbar.

This incompatibility appear because Internet Explorer 8 is in a special no-add-ons mode, and the incompatibility will cause Internet Explorer 8 to stop responding or crash.

To solve this problem, I have two solutions.

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Solution 1: Update to the latest Google Toolbar

First solution to solve this incompatibility is to visit the Google Toolbar site to download and install the latest version of the Google Toolbar. This will resolve this issue.After you install the latest version of Google Toolbar, close the all Internet Explorer windows.

Solution 2: Disable the Google Toolbar

If you don’t want to use anymore the Google Toolbar, you should be disable.

Step 1: Close all the Internet Explorer windows;

Step 2: Open a new Internet Explorer windows- You will see a dialog informing you that the Google Toolbar add-on can cause Internet Explorer to crash or to stop responding;

Step 3: Click Always open Internet Explorer without this add-on;

After you do this, Internet Explorer 8 will not load the Google Toolbar when it starts.

How to fix network connectivity problems in Internet Explorer

Filed Under (Internet Explorer, Technology tips, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows error) by Ezu on 21-10-2009

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In this article you can find methods that describe how to fix network connectivity problems which can appear in Internet Explorer.

When you have problem with network connectivity in Internet Explorer, the first step to solve the problem is to use the Network Diagnostic tool.
The Network Diagnostic tool can be used on Windows Vista, and the tool can test the network connection for error, and also can be used to determine whether network-related programs are working correctly.

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How you can use the Network Diagnostic tool

Step 1: Open Internet Explorer and access the Web page that have network connectivity problems;
Step 2: In Internet Explorer should appear an error messages and in the error messages should be a link Diagnose Connection Problems, click on this link;

After it was clicked on the link, the tool will run, and on the finish will generate a report, report which can have the following results:

  • It was unable to find a problem.
  • It has detected a problem. Additionally, the tool will provide guidance on the next steps to take to troubleshoot the problem.
  • If you cannot find and solve the problem with Network Diagnostic tool, you should troubleshoot the problem manually.

How you can fix the network connectivity problems in Internet Explorer

Method 1: Test other known good sites

You should try other Web addresses to see if the problem persist or it’s just a problem with the site which you want to access.
Try to check other sites like: www.google.com; www.yahoo.com;. If you do not experience network connectivity problems when you type one of these addresses in the Address bar, we recommend that you contact the owner of the Web site where you see the problem. The site may be temporarily offline or experiencing other issues of its own.

If the connectivity problems persist, may be a conflict with other software that is installed on the system, and to solve the problem go to method 2.

Method 2: Verify the network connection

After you have verified the cables that connect the computer to Internet are secured firmly, follow the next steps:

Step 1: Verify external DSL modem, cable modem or dial-up modem connectivity

When you use an external modem, you should check the following:

  • Check 1: Verify the cable from modem
  • Check 2: If the cable that connects the external modem to the computer is a USB cable, you must perform some additional checks. A USB cable will have different connectors on each end of the cable. One end will be flat and rectangular, and the other end will have a square connector with angles on two of the corners.

Step 2: Verify the internal modem device connections

If the modem that is used to connect to the Internet is inside the computer, there should be only one cable coming out of the modem device.

Step 3: Verify the home network connectivity
If the computer connects to the Internet through a home network, we recommend that you check the items in the following list, as appropriate for your situation.

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