An easy computer question for Internet Explorer

Self | 8/23/02 | TnGop

[Admin Moderator]

Pulled your reply per request. Thanks, AM

[Clinging Bitterly]

I want my new windows to open up at a particular size (full height but only about 80% width). The browser will remember the last window size used, and start up there. Here's how it works for me:

Start the browser, maximize it, start a new window, and size it to what you want (in your case, full size but not maximized), then close the browser windows. It should then restart at your set window size, and it'll remember that size until some script on another site resizes it (and you can bet that one will - when it does, just set it where you want it before you shut it down).

YMMV

Dave in Eugene

[arjay]

I purchased GuardIE to kill pop-ups and it works like a charm.

[American Preservative]

OK, now I have a question - how do you delete address URLs from the Address bar? Thanks. : )

[SpottedBeaver]

Woodman: Hey I know the answer too, but I only charge $7.50!

Focault's Pendulum: My answer started out on E Bay for a buck.

It was a Dutch Auction.

Well, sorry! As a computer expert at $105/hr, your response is not worthy of my question.

[Doctor Stochastic]

No. Experiments with IE6 and Netscape4.79 don't support your conclusion. Small windows opened anyway.

A check through Google (both web and groups) indicates that nobody has a solution.

[TonyBanks]

"OK, now I have a question - how do you delete address URLs from the Address bar? Thanks. : )"

Do you mean so that it doesn't "auto-fill in" the address when you type it in?

[TnGOP]

That one I can do. Go to tools, Internet Options, advanced, and disable "use inline autocomplete".

[sweetliberty]

I do the same thing. It usually opens in a full sized window but not always. I don't know that it has anything to do with the settings though.

Swerve, do you have any idea?

[American Preservative]

TB, see the following -

TnGop, that might be it, but, before I try that - if I do that, does it delete them all? Because what if I just want to delete one address, but keep others that have been stored? Is there a way to delete just one address from an auto-stored list that shows up below the Address bar when one starts typing? Thanks.

[TankerKC]

I don’t really have time for a full answer, so here are a few standard Freeper answers:

Obviously you are a victim of public schools.

yada yada yada Linux yada yada yada

You won’t be able to fix this until Clinton is out of the Senate.

yada yada yada Mac yada yada yada

TnGOP signed up 2000-11-23.

yada yada yada Microsoft Gates Devil yada yada yada

There is a solution, but what are thinking? If we post the answer here, Al Queda will know.

Already posted Here. Admin Moderator please remove this post.

Those damned Hispanics are ruining our culture! What was your question again?

[Ouachita]

I think what you're looking for is here...

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TypedURLs

The urls in the pulldown menu are under that registry key.
They will be listed in a numbered order.

url 1	http://www.whatever.com
url 2	http://www.freeporn.com
url 3	http://www.msn.com

If "url 1" is deleted, the urls following that won't show up in the IE menu. Freeporn.com would need to be renamed url 1, msn.com would be renamed url 2 and so on. The same if you delete, say, url 10. The urls following would have to be renamed then so that the numbering remains consecutive.

Warning: If you're not familiar with editing the registry, then you would probably be better off not messing around with this. Or you can do like I do. Just clear the IE history and delete the whole mess, then start over. :^)

[Flashman_at_the_charge]

Just clear your history and they'll go.

[dwollmann]

You forgot...

With Netscape 7.x or recent mozilla releases, you can set a Tabbed Browsing preference so that Ctrl-click will open a link in a new tab in the main window. Coupled with the Tabbed Browsing "Load links in the background" option, you can open several links from the same page, each in its own tab, without leaving the page you're reading, then visit each tab (using the mouse or Ctrl-PgUp/Ctrl-PgDn), read it, and close it when you're done. No worries about resizing windows; there's only one and its size isn't affected by new tabs.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Netcaptor , it seems to me would do much of what you want. Operates much as described in post#54!

NetCaptor tour

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

It also handles Popups!

PopupCaptor is a new feature to NetCaptor which automatically closes popup windows. Users maintain a list of sites which are not allowed to open popup windows.

[j271]

LOL! Outstanding!

[TankerKC]

LOL!

Thank you. I'll be here all week. Please tip your waiter. ;)

[American Preservative]

Re: #44 - Thanks all! : )

Ouachita - Freeporn.com. Hmmm....Freep orneriness.com? Haven't seen that one. : )