Tag: internet explorer

  • Browser Choice In Microsoft Windows Ends

    Browser Choice In Microsoft Windows Ends

    Browser Choice – What’s That About In December 2009 the European Union obliged Microsoft to offer a choice of browsers to their European customers when they installed new versions of Windows. This browser choice was also delivered in updates to Windows and so the Browser Choice screen was born and has been with us ever since.…

  • Norton Safe Web & Search Engine Interaction

    Norton Safe Web & Search Engine Interaction

    Introduction While updating software on a friend’s Windows 8.1 PC he remarked that he could no longer see the Norton Safe Web (NSW) icons in his search results. He was using Internet Explorer with Google as his home page and search engine. He had Norton Internet Security (NIS) installed and the Norton Toolbar was present in…

  • Targeted Attacks via Internet Explorer Confirmed by Microsoft

    Targeted Attacks via Internet Explorer Confirmed by Microsoft

    There is a vulnerability (flaw) which allows targeted attacks via Internet Explorer versions 6 through 11 to be made on MS Windows PC’s. The attack seems complex to me and probably not easily made against the masses. The ultimate goal of an attacker would be to encourage a PC user to visit dangerous websites. Microsoft…

  • Internet Explorer Suggested Sites – Not My Favourites

    Internet Explorer Suggested Sites – Not My Favourites

    I don’t necessarily want Internet Explorer Suggested Sites on my Favourites Bar in Internet Explorer. I just want My Favourites. Yes, I’m talking about the Suggested Sites shortcut which appears on the Favourites Bar and defies all attempts to remove it permanently. Deleting the shortcut from the Favourites Bar does not prevent it from returning.

  • Using This Site

    “This page contains basic instructions for my site. When I realise it may not be easy to navigate part of my site I write something here to help. Whilst it doesn’t have many instructions it is not in any particular order, but that may change as time passes and I have more to say.” – Helpful…