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BHO's, Security and Shell Extensions
11 December 07 06:08 AM

Today we're going to wrap up our overview of Browser Helper Objects with a look at BHO's and Security as well as similarities between BHO's and Shell Extensions.  If you recall from our first post on BHO's , a BHO is an extension to Internet Explorer Read More...

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The Basics of Browser Helper Objects
07 December 07 06:00 AM

In our last few posts on Internet Explorer, we've looked at ActiveX Controls.  Today we're going to take a look at the Basics of Browser Helper Objects (BHO's).  We're not going to cover BHO's and Security in this post, that will be covered Read More...

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Introduction to ActiveX - Part Three: Security and Security Zones
04 December 07 05:47 AM

One of the most common calls that we get relates to the warning dialogs, the "gold bar" message or even the infamous "Red X" image being displayed where the ActiveX control should be loaded.  In some instances, the problem is Read More...

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Introduction to ActiveX - Part Two: Managing ActiveX controls
30 November 07 06:26 AM

In Part One of our Introduction to ActiveX , we covered the basics of ActiveX controls. Today we're going to go over some ActiveX specifics as they relate to the Internet Explorer environment and the management of ActiveX controls. The default installation Read More...

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Managing the "Launching Applications and Unsafe Files" Setting
27 November 07 06:30 AM

We are often asked about the centralized management of Internet Explorer configuration options for which there are no Group Policy settings included with the default IE GPO templates. One of the settings that we are asked about the most is the "Launching Read More...

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Attachment(s):Sample_ADM_Launching_Applications_and_Unsafe_Files.txt

Introduction to ActiveX - Part One
16 November 07 07:27 AM

On Tuesday, we wrote about the upcoming changes in behavior for how Internet Explorer handles embedded controls .  Today we're going to discuss the basics of ActiveX controls themselves - what they are and why they are important.  We're not Read More...

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IE Automatic Component Activation
13 November 07 05:00 AM

Back in April 2006, Microsoft made a change in how IE handled embedded controls used on some web pages.  These changes resulted in some sites requiring users to "Click to Activate" before they could interact with the control.  Microsoft Read More...

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Internet Explorer and SSL Closure Alerts
09 November 07 06:00 AM

Today we're going to talk about SSL Closure Alerts in Internet Explorer.  This is usually manifested as the user getting the "Page Cannot Be Displayed" error when connecting to a secure website hosted on a non-Microsoft Web Server.  Read More...

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Internet Explorer: A Bigger Cookie Jar
18 September 07 06:26 AM

Although the majority of IE cookie issues are handled by our Developer Support team, every now and then a question about cookies will reach us on the Performance team. Often, the question will revolve around the number of cookies stored per domain. Prior Read More...

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Overview of Internet Explorer Group Policies
06 July 07 04:59 AM

Today we're going to discuss IE Group Policies. If you're unfamiliar with Group Policies, I highly recommend that you read our earlier post on the Basics of Group Policies . When dealing with IE group policies, there are two types of settings to consider Read More...

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Understanding the IE User Agent String
11 May 07 05:12 AM

Today we're going to discuss the IE User-Agent String - a term with which more administrators are becoming familiar since the launch of IE7. The User-Agent string identifies your browser to the server hosting the site that you are visiting. This allows Read More...

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IE7 - Tabbed Browsing
30 March 07 06:46 AM

Tabbed browsing is a new feature in Internet Explorer 7. One question we are frequently asked by administrators is - "How do I control the tab behavior for my users to present a consistent experience?" We are also asked the same thing by developers who Read More...

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Blocking Internet Explorer 7 Installations
10 January 07 12:21 PM

One of the more common questions IT Admins and Managers ask us when they call in is "How do we prevent IE7 from installing on our client machines?" Although it seems like a fairly straightforward question there are several scenarios to consider: Scenario Read More...

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