Watch out for Internet Explorer 8

Microsoft is sending IE8 as an automatic update
Worked fine on my computer, something went bad on my wife's computer and after the update, IE8 would "flash" and disappear
I wound up having to download the whole thing on my computer and transferring to hers... manual install worked fine and she's back in order
Never had that happen before, but I figure "something" was corrupted during download or install

I've been picking up some poor reviews of IE8. This went back to initial release what, a couple of months back (maybe that was the final beta)? I have everything set manual update, and have even removed IE8 from the list of updates to even tell me about. Since I've used IE for many years now, I'll likely not switch over to one of the others available, any time soon. Still, so long as IE7 works, I'll just stick with it, until I go to Win7.
Sorry about your wife's installation.
Hunt

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Hi,
My question is basically to understand what is happening in this situation so that I can find where is the problem and how to solve it.
We have used Acrobat 6.0 SDK to develop our custom plugin. This plugin is basically wrapper to few basic tools (note, stamp, text ) etc.. provided by Acrobat 6.0 SDK. We have also developed PDFViewer.dll to view PDF document within Internet Explorer. So when user load document within our website this PDFViewer loaded with the custom plugin and user can use those tools.
We are installing this plugin under <Acrobat X>/Plug_ins/<Company Name>/MyPlugin.API.
In our web site we are giving list of documents and when user click on a document it will load the PDFViewer and custom plugin. We are loading Acrobat.exe in advance so that we can load quickly. Now the problem happens when user open any other PDF in different tab or instance of Internet explorer. ?How?
Consider in a internet explorer user logged in our web site and then he/she can see let's say 10 documents. 1.pdf, 2.pdf, 3.pdf, etc...
Now when user select document 1.pdf we are loading that PDF in the IE within our PDFViewer with custom plugin. (Here I have seen that behind the scene Acrobat.exe is loaded in the processed using task manager)/ If at this time if user opens another instance of Internet explorer or another tab and open a PDF document it opens PDF in the standard Adobe Reader PDF viewer for Internet Explorer resides at (C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Acrobat\ActiveX).
If at this time user goes back to our site and tried to work on 1.pdf our custom plugin works fine BUT if user opens any other document (let's say 2.pdf) the plug in stops working basically looks like it is not loaded.
This issue only happens if user opens a document in another internet tab or explorer instance and open PDF which resulted in to open Acrobat Activex for internet explorer. If user opens a PDF document out side of internet explorer it is not creating any problem because at that time ActiveX does not loaded.
So my guess is something is going on when ActiveX for PDF is get loaded into Internet Explorer.
I want to know more what is happening and why it is happening. Due to this behavior our web site users can't use any other web site which opens PDF documents because then they have to log off and log back in our web site.
Please we need immediate help.
I am open to provide more details with screen captures.
Thanks,
Twinkle

Hi,
Thanks.
So I want to make sure this is because with Acrobat 9 - the new way to deal with PDF's? Because as per my knowledge it was working fine with Acrobat 8.
Moreover, if I am understanding correctly and I have tested too, the order is important here, right? If I will load PDF in IE first and then I will work on my web site it is not creating problem but if I will launch my web site first and then open PDF within IE in different tab it is creating problem because they are using same interface and when AcroPDF instantiating overriding and failed to load plug_in
Here I have seen that both Acrobat.exe and AcroPDF.dll is using same Acrobat.dll pointing to same memory addresses and that's why problem is happening.
IT would be great if you can provide any other way to "hook" adobe because the bottom line I have to use AcroExch.App from SDK.
One last question, I have seen that if I am opening a PDF in Internet Explorer in a different tab (not in my web app) while pressing SHIFT key and the move to my web site and load different document it is working fine, so the question is what different is happening when we open PDF in IE with pressing SHIFT key and without pressing SHIFT key. IS AcroPDF.dll behaves differently while opening PDF with SHIFT key pressed?
Thanks for all your help.
Twinkle

How to see settings when "custom level" is greyed out in Internet Explorer

Group Policy is set which causes the custom level button to be greyed out in Internet Explorer. Thus, I can't even see what settings are set let alone change them. Is there any good way to even figure out which settings are set?
And no, it's not in the Group Policy Management Console. The settings were imported from some machine a long time ago. It's not like there's a list of the settings in GPMC showing what is set. So, the only way apparently to change the setting in Group Policy is
to configure some machine with the right settings, install GPMC and import from that machine overwriting the old policy. So, I need to know what's set now (not that I necessarily even want to do that).
machine in question: Windows Server 2008 R2 datacenter
IE version: 9 with all patches

Hi,
Please understand that all IE security settings are stored in the following registry keys:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings
If you want to check the settings on the machine, you should local the registry keys in Registry Editor. If you want to import the settings from one machine, please just right click on the
target registry key and choose Export to export these settings to a .reg file.
Regarding detailed information about Internet Explorer security zones registry entries, please refer to the following article.
Internet Explorer security zones registry entries for advanced users
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/182569/en-us
In addition, here is an article about how to reset Security Settings back to Windows Defaults, maybe it’s useful to us.
Reset Security Settings back to Windows Defaults
https://blogs.technet.com/b/fixit4me/archive/2009/01/30/reset-security-settings-back-to-the-defaults-fix-it-live.aspx
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Website asking for Internet explorer.

I am tRying to access a HSBC website. It is telling me that I must have Internet explorer. The helpline says you cannot access the site on a mac. Surely I don't have to go out and buy a pc. Is there something I can download. Currently I am trying on an old MacBook with snow leopard but soon will be using the new MacBook that is due to be delivered any time now

Hello,
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However it tells me that I need Internet Explorer 4 and up.
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Java for Internet Explorer

I'm trying to find out the version of the Java Runtime installed under Internet Explorer for javascript/applets.
How do I do that?
Thank you,
Bonnie Thanh

I'll describe the problem that I'm having.
I have an application that requires JRE 1.5.0_06 to
be installed to work.
On one machine, this JRE is installed and I have
IE->Tools->Sun Java Console and under Internet
Options->Advanced, there's a Sun (Java) entry of "Use
JRE 1.5.0_06 for <applet>". My application works on
this machine.
On another machine, I also have this JRE installed.
However, IE->Tools->Sun Java Console and the Sun
(Java) entry do not show up. My application does
not work on this machine.
Any insight?
Thanks,
BonnieWhen the JRE has been installed there was an option to associate it
with IE or not (to make it a 'plug-in' or not). It was not associated.
Can be done now, as follows:
Start->Control Panel->Java->Advanced-><Applet> Tag Support.
Check the box for Internet Explorer. Restart the browser.

Internet Options greyed out in Internet Explorer 9 because of GPO settings in Windows 2008 AD

Internet Options greyed out in Internet Explorer 9 because of GPO settings in Windows 2008 AD.
I am trying to find out what GPO setting is causing this so I can change I.E. settings at a desktop running Windows 7.
A GPO has I.E. locked down so settings are greyed out for Intranet settings so I can't change Intranet settings.
How do I enable so I can save changes with a GPO?

Classic GPO using Administrative Templates, is designed to do exactly that (disable the UI).
Previously, you could use IEM in preference mode.
Now, you'll need to use GPP, but there are a couple of limitations.
Check the IE10 IEAK documentation (it's useful for understanding what you can do with GPP)
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj890998.aspx
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Version Naming Convention for Internet Explorer

Notice on the far right side there is a
Emoticon smiley face on the far right side. This comes directly out of something I read and also did almost twenty years ago. Did this cause the version update to 11? I am not familiar with the metrics to call for a higher
version. It also appears to be deactivated. I believe the w3c html is readily available as well as the specific compliers to develop a browser.

Hi, the emoticon is actually a feedback tool for Internet Explorer incorporated into the 9879 build. It's supposed to work by clicking on the icon when you come across a problem for whatever web page your on and reporting the problem on the spot instead
of using the windows feedback app.

Disable Quicktime plugin for Internet Explorer

There has been discussion on a number of forums regarding the Quicktime plugin for Windows Internet Explorer and how it will hijack file associations, preventing them from being opened up with your default application. This only occurs when clicking on a link on a website. This even occurs when the file assocations in Windows are set to open a particular media file with your desired player. Disabling the Quicking plugin in the Internet Explorer settings may only makes things worse because instead of the file playing with the Quicktime plugin, Internet Explorer displays a red "X", and doesn't play the media. Uninstalling Quicktime is a solution, but if you, like me, own a Apple device and use iTunes, Quicktime must be installed. There are a number of postings on the web with potential solutions, but none of them worked for me.
After troubleshooting for some time, I have finally figured out how to disable the plugin once and for all. I have narrowed it down to the registry entry that apparently loads the plugin into Internet Explorer. By simply deleting this entry, the Quicktime plugin will no longer load with IE and media will be launched with your favorite player. You can easily revert back to the Quicktime plugin by restoring the registry entry from a backup. Below, I have provided the reg.exe command line commands to backup and delete the registry entry.
1) Close out of Internet Explorer.
2)Backup with this command:
reg export "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{4063BE15-3B08-470D-A0D5-B37161CFFD69} " C:\qt_plugin1.reg
NOTE: This registry path is for Windows x64 (64-bit). I am not certain of the path for Windows x86 (32-bit), but I assume you may just need to remove Wow6432Node from the path. If it is not there, open regedit.exe and search for 4063BE15-3B08-470D-A0D5-B37161CFFD69.
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reg delete "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{4063BE15-3B08-470D-A0D5-B37161CFFD69} " /f
4) Open Internet Explorer and test. When you click on a music or video link, your default media player should now launch.
I have tested this myself several times, including a reinstallation of Quicktime, and it worked. If it doesn't work for some reason, you can try performing the same steps with the following registry entries. Do one at a time and test so that you don't delete anything unnecessary.
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{CB927D12-4FF7-4A9E-A169-56E4B8A75598}
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{02BF25D5-8C17-4B23-BC80-D3488ABDDC6B}
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Compo nents\3F9E7EA97A1AEE54490637032025DEF9
If you wish to restore the Quicktime plugin, simply double-click the registry file that you backed up in step 2. Click yes when it asks you to confirm. Now when you open Internet Explorer and click on a link, the Quicktime plugin will load and play the media.

I mentioned I have the Acrobat Pro 9 version.
Also, Im using IE 8.

Unable to download or install flash player for internet explorer

I recently reinstalled the entire operating system (windows 7) on my pc and since doing so ive been re-installing a lot of software, flash player works perfectly on chrome but is not installed for internet explorer 10, whenever the add-on is detected as missing, and im prompted to download it via https://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/, the page simply doesn't load (see screenshot), ive attempted downloading it via chrome and then enabling it, but it still doesn't show up, i've simply run out of options

1. Internet Explorer 11 is the latest release. You might want to check for Windows updates to get IE11.
2. Concerning Adobe Flash Player for IE. Click on the following Adobe link. Go down to the bottom where it says "Still having problems?" and click on the link for Internet Explorer.
Installation problems | Flash Player | Windows

Can anyone recommend a programmer that can fix iWeb for Internet Explorer?

Can anyone recommend a programmer that can fix iWeb for Internet Explorer? I had one experienced source from GetaFreelancer.com who did a 17 page fix for $25. He would have done commented code for $40 so I could do the fixes myself afterward but he is not available right now. Guru.com yielded no comparable sources. Elance has a $50 minimum. All the other bids were in the hundreds of dollars without the commented code.

The image on the right of your index page needs pulling down a bit, it looks messy covering the top banner.
Secondly, you've changed quite a lot on your page so this makes life harder for everyone. For example, now at the bottom of the page in fireFox I see 'IP' on the line below the rest of the details, but because you changed things I now don't know whether that's because of my screen resolution or your coding. Is it still on one line for you?
The problem with your columns may partly be based on the fact that you have a variety of span classes effectively achieving the same thing, and there are lots of unnecessary bits of code. How much of this is iWeb and how much is you I don't know. You've got an li class, a paragraph class, a written-out span class and some kind of specified bullet class all for one sentence. You only need one, maximum two of those things. Even if it's not conflicting and that's not the reason why it looks messed up, you'd do better to strip the code of all the unnecessary rubbish.
To do this with help I recommend someone who is familiar with iWeb and has access to it in front of them. A professional programmer won't be able to help you, because they can't really tell which bits are generated by iWeb and which parts you can actually change.
I recommend starting with a blank page and creating your columns and text without any styling other than bullets. Check it in both IE and FF. Then slowly begin to add your styling back in until you see if there's a problem. Finally, put the text on a (new) page which has your full website styling and see if there's a conflict between your page layout code and your page text code.

How can I know if the version of Flash Player installed is the right version for Internet Explorer?

Hello,
I have Windows 7 Starter with Internet Explorer 8 and Adobe Flash Player 10,1,85,3.
I am experiencing problems with one particular web site which uses Flash technology to operate its web site., which is:
gadget-detective.moonfruit.com.
It has been suggested to me that I check I have installed the correct Flash Player for the web browser
I am using which is Internet Explorer 8, that in particular I should check I have not installed in error a Flash Player
for "other browsers". I do not know how to check if the version of Flash Player I have installed is the correct one for
Internet Explorer, but, when I go to the Adobe web site at:
http://www.adobe.com/software/flash/about/
it states that Flash Player is successfully installed.
Here are the problems I have been encountering with accessing the above-mentioned "gadget-detective" web site,
where I have had to use different URLs to attempt to get access to the technical advice areas on their web site:
1)A Welcome page with a link to the Free Technical Advice page located someway down the centre of the Welcome page,
but still with none of the previous links along the left side:
http://www.gadget-detective.moonfruit.com/#/free-tech-advice/4515074362
2)A Welcome page with no links at the left side and in particular no link at all to the Free Technical Advice page:
http://www.gadgetdetective.com/
3)A completely black page:
http://gadget-detective.moonfruit.com/#/free-tech-advice/4537230823
How can I be certain that I have the correct version of Flash Player for my web browser Internet Explorer 8?
Regards.

Hello ʇɐb ɹəuəllıʍ ,
Thanks for your reply. I would appreciate it if you could let me know what the Flash Player setting
called "Hardware Acceleration" does, before I try disabling it.
Regards.

What do I need to watch out for when installing Mountain Lion from scratch?

I feel like it's a good moment to erase everything from my computer and reinstall Mountain Lion. I'd like to know which things I should watch out for.
Most of my important stuff is located on an external hard drive. Some of the applications are located there as well, the other ones I can simply re-downloading, I don't mind this.
I have my whole iTunes library and my iPhoto library which obviously I'd like to keep. I'm also concerned about my text messages on my iPhone -- they're very important to me. And so are also my Notes, Reminders, and Contacts.
The thing is, I do not want to do a fresh install and then reload a backup. What would be the sense of making this? None I guess... I'm doing a fresh install becuase I believe there's lots of useless files and maybe even dangerous files on my Mac that I'd like to get rid of. I guess that if I would load the backup, they would all be here again...
Is it maybe possible to load only certain things from Time Machine, for example my iPhoto or iTunes library?
Maybe someone can help me here, totally new with this...

Alright, I'm slowly getting ready to do this. Apparently I do not need an install DVD but I can just press CMD+R to get to the option to do a fresh install, that's why my Mac didn't come with an install DVD (that's what I've read and what I've been told at least).
Now I'm wondering... do I need to copy those items from the User folder at all? I mean, I have a complete backup on an external hard drive. I could just go there in the folders and select what I would like to copy to my Mac again, suchs as my music library or photo library. Is there any risks? I'm worried about even the smallest things, like creation dates changing and stuff like this. They mean something to me

RTSP Embedded for Internet Explorer

Can anyone explain how to embed a RTSP file into a web page for INternet Explorer? Or even point me to an example of someone else doing this on the web? I cannot seem to find any examples of true RTSP files working inside IE. I am using QTSS for both live and cached files and need IE to be able to display them properly. So far all I get is a big blue "Q". THis used to be easy, I think MS changed something in IE???? HELP!

Answering my own question...
Here is the code I settled on, works in every browser I tried and uses a poster frame as the launch button. Streaming files are QVGA (320x240) with autoplay and controller enabled and loop disabled.
<OBJECT
CLASSID="clsid:02BF25D5-8C17-4B23-BC80-D3488ABDDC6B"
WIDTH="320"
HEIGHT="256"
CODEBASE="http://www.apple.com/qtactivex/qtplugin.cab">
<PARAM name="SRC" VALUE = "http://*url location of your poster frame*.jpg" >
<PARAM name="QTSRC" VALUE = "http://*url location of your poster frame*.jpg" >
<PARAM name="HREF" VALUE = "rtsp://*url location of your streaming file*.mov" >
<PARAM name="AUTOPLAY" VALUE = "true" >
<PARAM name="CONTROLLER" VALUE = "true" >
<PARAM name="TYPE" VALUE = "video/quicktime" >
<PARAM name="TARGET" VALUE = "myself" >
<EMBED
SRC = "http://*url location of your poster frame*.jpg"
QTSRC = "http://*url location of your poster frame*.jpg"
HREF = "rtsp://*url location of your streaming file*.mov"
TARGET = "myself"
CONTROLLER = "true"
WIDTH = "320"
HEIGHT = "256"
LOOP = "false"
AUTOPLAY = "true"
PLUGIN = "quicktimeplugin"
TYPE = "video/quicktime"
CACHE = "false"
PLUGINSPAGE= "http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/" >
</EMBED>
</OBJECT>
Hope that is some help for one of the 300 or so folks that read this post! Good Luck!

Special coding for Internet Explorer

We are modifying a website that was constructed in 2007 using Dreamweaver. In a .css file containing code for external stylesheets, there are numerous instances of double-coding, based upon brower type-one set of code for IE and another for “other browsers”. The following is an example:
#mainCont1 /* other browsers */ {
float: left;
max-width: 600px;
background-color:#FFFFFF;
z-index:2;
min-height: 650px;
*html #mainCont1 /* for IE */ {
float: left;
width: 598px;
background-color:#FFFFFF;
z-index:2;
height: 650px;
The .css and .html code currently supplied by Dreamweaver when creating a new page does not contain duplicate code for IE. Is there still a reason to code differently for Internet Explorer?
The only reference to variations in browsers when creating a new file in Dreamweaver is the following code in the .css file:
ul, ol, dl { /* Due to variations between browsers, it's best practices to zero padding and margin on lists. For consistency, you can either specify the amounts you want here, or on the list items (LI, DT, DD) they contain. Remember that what you do here will cascade to the .nav list unless you write a more specific selector. */
padding: 0;
margin: 0;
Would adding this code eliminate the need for double coding in css for “other browsers" and then for IE as was done in 2007?

What i can tell about my experience, these are known as "css hacks". If your page code its ok and you page its well build there is no need of this tricks, but sometimes new versions of browsers are "buggy" like IE and you have to help them with this hacks so they show correctly. It happens to me all the time that pages look correctly on firefox for example and different on IE, I dont know why they added the "compatibility mode" button it just get worst.
this happens to me often when using dynamic content with javascript scripts.

Help for Internet Explorer 11

Where do I find Help for Internet Explorer 11 ?
I have Windows 7 64-bit and IE11 but I can't find help for that latest browser. In Help and Support, I only find help for Internet Explorer 9
My problem is that since installing IE 11, I am unable to pin pages viewed on the screen to my Favorites; that is the pages that are pinned are different from the pages being viewed.

Hi
from Desktop IE... Help>Online Support menu
or go to
http://answers.microsoft.com
Include the full address of any webpages that you are having issues with.
Pinning is not the same as Adding to favorites.... Web sites program how their sites are to be pinned or added to the Win7 or Win8 Start menus.
Regards.
Rob^_^

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