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Some of the articles in this page might have been created for earlier versions of IE but still they are applicable for IE7
General browser issues
Home page setting changes unexpectedly, or you cannot change your home page setting
How to disable home page protection in Norton Internet security 2006
Cannot change homepage due to a home page protection
Mail icon doesn't appear on the toolbar
Unrecoverable errors in Internet explorer
'Internet Options' opens up whenever Internet Explorer icon is clicked
How to make Internet explorer to bypass the welcome page (RunOnce) [This can be done directly by applying the registry tweak No. 4 in this page]
Configure Internet Explorer to display PDF files
Images not displayed in Web pages
Links in Outlook mails do not work
Issue: Internet Explorer 7 doesn't have any toolbars or tabs
Norton products and Internet explorer
Norton Internet security 2006 & 2005 and Internet explorer
Internet Explorer does not display the version number
Links do not work on specific webpages
Various ways to disable Norton products
Connectivity
Internet Explorer cannot display the Webpage
Get help with the website error messages
General troubleshooting steps for 'Page cannot be displayed'
How to repair Winsock and reset TCP/IP
User agent string:
Installation
Internet explorer could not be installed -
Error: Set up was unable to validate your copy of Windows
'Unknown publisher' in the title bar of installation window
Command line switches for Installation
Uninstallation
Set up cannot copy the file ieakmmc.chm
How to uninstall IE7 using recovery console
Problems with secure websites
Not able to sign in to hotmail or to any other secured website
Performance and Usage
Internet explorer keyboard shortcuts
Others
HP Director software is not working properly with IE7
What updates are installed with IE7?
How to determine what version of IE is installed - an article with more advanced information
How to repair Internet Explorer 6
Solutions for a lot of problems with Windows XP
How to perform a repair installation of Windows XP if Internet Explorer 7 is installed
Unexplained computer behaviour may be caused by deceptive software
IE7 Tweaks
1.Make the menubar in IE7 to appear on the top of the other toolbars.
Just download the file below, save it and doubleclick it. Give an 'Yes' for the confirmation and you're done
Download file: toolbar.reg
2 . Increase the connection limit and make the pages to render quickly
Just download the file below, save it and doubleclick it. Give an 'Yes' for the confirmation and you're done
Download file: speedup.reg
3. Hide the search bar in Internet explorer 7
Download file: NoSearchBox.reg
4.Bypass the 'Run Once' screen
Download file: NoRunOnce.reg
5. Not able to open links in Outlook? Use this registry fix:
Download file: LinksDoNotOpenInOutlook.reg
6.Change the user agent (This may help if you have a site that is not accessible using IE7)
Download file: IE6SP2.reg
7.Block the automatic installation of IE7
Download file: donotallowie.reg
