Internet Explorer 6 Miscellaneous
Help and Tips

#1: Turn Off AutoComplete
Tired of IE6's Auto Complete mode where it tries to finish typing in web addresses and passwords for you?
 
#2: Change Text Size Quickly
Change the font size of text inside webpages when using Internet Explorer 6.
 
#3: Jump Back and Forth Multiple Pages
A webpage navigation tip you can use with Internet Explorer 6.
 
#4: Find Text on a Particular Webpage
How to search a particular webpage for text using Internet Explorer 6.
 
#5: Open Links in New Windows Quicker
An Internet Explorer 6 keyboard shortcut for opening webpage links in new browser windows.
 
#6: Get Rid of Home Pages!
Get rid of your Internet Explorer 6 home page and start with a blank window every time.
 
#7: Disable Page Transition Animations
Tired of the animations that you sometimes see when flipping between webpages in Internet Explorer 6?
 
#8: Make a Desktop Shortcut
Add shortcuts to your favorite websites to your desktop.
 
#9: View Source Fails
The steps to take if you cannot view a webpage's source code in Internet Explorer 6.
 
#10: Start in Kiosk Mode
Run Internet Explorer 6 in full-screen kiosk mode, automatically displaying a given website.
 
#11: Stop Asking to Change Browsers
Keep Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 from always asking to be the default browser.
 
#12: Remove right-click menu items
Remove right-click menu items from Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 that some third-party software programs add.
 
#13: Display Script Errors
Diagnose web page scripting development errors with Internet Explorer 6.
 
#14: Quick Launch a Web Page
Access your most important or favorite web pages quicker.
 
#15: See Your Most Visited Websites
Display which sites you visit the most with Internet Explorer 6.
 
#16: Lost http prefix in URLs
Internet Explorer not adding http:// to your URLs? This may help.
 
#17: Easter Egg Acknowledgements
See who is behind Internet Explorer development.
 
#18: Clicking on a Hyperlink Does Nothing
Troubleshoot Internet Explorer in case clicking on a hyperlink does not visit a website.
 
#19: Troubleshoot Internet Explorer Running Slowly
Spyware, viruses, and fragmented hard drives can cause Internet Explorer 6 to run slowly.
 
#20: What Version Are you Running?
Determine the version of Internet Explorer running on your computer.
 
#21: Visual C++ Runtime Errors
Are you frequently seeing Visual C++ Runtime Errors when running Internet Explorer 6? Spyware may be the culprit.
 
#22: Disable Friendly Error Messages
Tired of Internet Explorer 6 hiding detailed error messages returned from web servers? Disable these 'friendly' messages.
 
#23: Change Default Download Location
Force Internet Explorer 6 to download files to a different location on your hard drive.
 
#24: http 1.1 Service Unavailable Errors
Are you unable to access secure websites in Internet Explorer 6? Spyware may be the culprit.
 
#25: Add Some 'About:' Strings
Create your own 'about:' shortcuts in Internet Explorer 6.
 

 
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