The following Tips n Tricks all work with Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 but you'll find that some of them will also work with other versions.
IE1. Links Bar...can't see it?
IE2. Quickly add a page to Links Tool Bar
IE3. Close multiple windows
IE4. Sick of Auto Update reminders?
IE5. Open all new windows maximized
IE6. Quick Search
IE7. Full Screen Mode
IE8. Disable Disconnect Dialog box
IE9. Sort Favorites Alphabetically
IE10. Change your Home Page
IE11. Remove Links Folder from your Favorites
IE12. Don't want MSN Messenger Starting with Windows? (Version 3.5.00.77)
IE13. Uninstall MSN Messenger (Version 3.5.00.77)
IE14. Quickly restoring a lost Dial up connection
IE15. Resuming an interrupted file download


IE1. Links Bar...can't see it?
select View
toolbars
links
want to delete a favourite...right click, delete
want to change the position....drag it to where you want it
where is it stored.....c:\windows\favorites\links
add to it...either use the standard, add to favorites, select Links Folder, OK
or drag the icon from the Address bar to the Links toolbar
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IE2. Quickly add a page to Links Tool Bar
drag the icon from the address bar
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IE3. Close multiple windows
Hold Ctrl key
on the task bar click all the windows you want to shut down
release Ctrl
Right click one of the windows
select Close
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IE4. Sick of Auto Update reminders? Shut them off
in Internet Explorer
select Tools
select Internet Options
click Advanced tab
uncheck the Automatically check for updates box
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IE5. Open all new windows maximized
start with only one window open
right-click a link/url then choose Open In New Window…DON'T maximize it!
go back and close the first window...you have to do this or it doesn't work
go to the new window and drag it to the size you want DON'T use Maximize button
close the window
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IE6. Quick Search
use the address bar
enter the keyword/s
hit enter
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IE7. Full Screen Mode
Access by using F11 (it toggles between full and regular)
to see the address bar
bring cursor down to the bottom of the screen to show taskbar
right click task bar
select Toolbar
select Address
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IE8. Disable Disconnect Dialog box
Internet Explorer
select Tools
Internet Options
Connections tab
in the Dial Up Settings box select your connection
click Settings
click Advanced
in Advanced Dial-Up window uncheck the box for "Disconnect if idle..."
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IE9. Sort Favorites Alphabetically
in Internet Explorer
click Favorites on the control Toolbar
right click a Favorite
choose Sort by Name
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IE10. Change you default Home Page
in Internet Explorer
Select Tools from the Control Menu
Click Internet Options
Click the General Tab
under Home Page enter the address off the site you want
hit OK/Apply
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IE11. Remove Links Folder from Favorites
Open Windows Explorer
Navigate to C:\Windows\Favorites
Right Click on Links folder
Select Properties
Put a check mark in the box for Hidden
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IE12. Don't want MSN Messenger Starting with Windows?
Open MSN Messenger
Click Tools
Select Options
Select the Preferences Tab
Uncheck Run this Program when Windows Starts
Hit OK
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IE13. Uninstall MSN Messenger?
Double Click My Computer
Double Click Control Panel
Double Click Add/Remove Programs
Select the Windows Setup tab
Select Communications
Click Details
Uncheck MSN Messenger Service
Hit OK
Hit OK
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IE14. Quickly restoring a lost Dial up connection
Submitted by Steve-e
Open Outlook Express and then open Internet Explorer, so that there are separate windows for each. If the connection is lost ( modem hangs or disconnects ) if the modem has hung, right click and tell it to disconnect and then simply maximize the Outlook window and click send/receive. Outlook detects that there is no connection and restores it without relaunching IE or OE, and your browser ( IE ) does not lose the page you were on.

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IE15. Resuming an interrupted file download
Submitted by Steve-e
Have you ever been downloading a large file only to lose your connection/download. If you are using the tip above, you can resume the download as follows:

Do not close the IE ( browser ) window. Just minimize the download status box. Maximize the outlook window and restore the connection by clicking send/recieve as in tip 1 above. When the connection is restored, maximize the IE window that contains the link to the file you were downloading, right click the link again and click "save as." The download status window will pop up and IE will "usually" resume the download where it left off.
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