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Current list of IE8 Group Policies now available!
Please take a look at this “not-yet-complete” listing of IE8 Group Policies. Keep in mind that this...
Author: BrentgMS Date: 01/16/2009
Internet Explorer 8 and HTML 5 Test Cases
As we on the support teams gear up for Internet Explorer 8, we will try to keep you (our customers)...
Author: BrentgMS Date: 01/15/2009
Internet Explorer – Deadlocked!
This story starts off with a tricky little deadlock issue that I worked on recently. Let me set the...
Author: BrentgMS Date: 01/14/2009
Just an FYI for those of you using Fiddler to trouble shoot Internet Explorer
The Microsoft Firewall client for Microsoft ISA Server has an option that can (and will by default),...
Author: BrentgMS Date: 01/13/2009
IE8 Blocker Toolkit is now Available!
IE8 will be available for users of the 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2,...
Author: BrentgMS Date: 01/10/2009
Just a quick reminder as 2008 roles out and 2009 roles in...
We'll see you all next year! Regards, The IE Support Team
Author: BrentgMS Date: 12/31/2008
Index.dat: To move, or not to move...
With the ever-decreasing cost per megabyte of storage, many more organizations today are increasing...
Author: BrentgMS Date: 12/31/2008
JavaScript Memory Leak Detector for Internet Explorer
Paolo Severini, a developer from Microsoft's GPDE team in Europe has created a debugging tool to...
Author: BrentgMS Date: 12/31/2008
Internet Explorer 8 and what you need to be aware of regarding the Compatibility View sites list
I want to spend a few minutes discussing an issue I suspect may have some folks scratching their...
Author: BrentgMS Date: 12/19/2008
Content Advisor in the Corporate Environment
Today we are going to have a short discussion on Content Advisor and it's intended use. Content...
Author: BrentgMS Date: 12/18/2008
Why does IE keep closing out valid ports on a 200/OK response?
This is a very interesting issue, but rarely comes up and so it's hard to detect immediately. Let's...
Author: BrentgMS Date: 12/18/2008
WPAD detection in Internet Explorer
Hello again, I spent a lot of time recently troubleshooting WPAD detection using DHCP 252 option. In...
Author: BrentgMS Date: 12/18/2008
Understanding Directly Accessing Computer Specified In the Address Tab on ISA Server
In the recent months, I have been getting involved in a number of customer cases related to the...
Author: BrentgMS Date: 12/18/2008
Security update available for advisory (961051): MS08-078 (KB960714)
Hey folks, we've got a couple of new links that provides a few more details on this exploit: In...
Author: BrentgMS Date: 12/17/2008
IE8 and Privacy
Friday, September 05, 2008 6:00 AM Privacy. Personally Identifiable Information. Choice. Disclosure....
Author: BrentgMS Date: 09/05/2008
IE8 Beta Testers Wanted
Tuesday, August 05, 2008 6:00 AM Although Internet Explorer support is no longer part of our...
Author: BrentgMS Date: 08/05/2008
Internet Explorer 8 - First Look
Friday, March 14, 2008 6:00 AM Last week, at the MIX conference in Las Vegas, the Internet Explorer...
Author: BrentgMS Date: 03/14/2008
Introduction to ActiveX - Part Two: Managing ActiveX controls
Friday, November 30, 2007 6:26 AM In Part One of our Introduction to ActiveX, we covered the basics...
Author: BrentgMS Date: 12/30/2007
BHO's, Security and Shell Extensions
Tuesday, December 11, 2007 6:08 AM Today we're going to wrap up our overview of Browser Helper...
Author: BrentgMS Date: 12/11/2007
The Basics of Browser Helper Objects
Friday, December 07, 2007 6:00 AM In our last few posts on Internet Explorer, we've looked at...
Author: BrentgMS Date: 12/07/2007
Introduction to ActiveX - Part Three: Security and Security Zones
Tuesday, December 04, 2007 5:47 AM One of the most common calls that we get relates to the warning...
Author: BrentgMS Date: 12/04/2007
Managing the "Launching Applications and Unsafe Files" Setting
Tuesday, November 27, 2007 6:30 AM We are often asked about the centralized management of Internet...
Author: BrentgMS Date: 11/27/2007
Introduction to ActiveX - Part One
Friday, November 16, 2007 7:27 AM On Tuesday, we wrote about the upcoming changes in behavior for...
Author: BrentgMS Date: 11/16/2007
IE Automatic Component Activation
Tuesday, November 13, 2007 5:00 AM Back in April 2006, Microsoft made a change in how IE handled...
Author: BrentgMS Date: 11/13/2007
Internet Explorer and SSL Closure Alerts
Friday, November 09, 2007 6:00 AM Today we're going to talk about SSL Closure Alerts in Internet...
Author: BrentgMS Date: 11/09/2007
Internet Explorer: A Bigger Cookie Jar
Although the majority of IE cookie issues are handled by our Developer Support team, every now and...
Author: BrentgMS Date: 09/18/2007
Under the Hood: WinINet
We often have to work with customers to understand why a specific IE scenario fails. In some...
Author: BrentgMS Date: 08/21/2007
IE7 Security Guide and other resources
Friday, August 17, 2007 7:20 AM There have been several requests for good IE resources - especially...
Author: BrentgMS Date: 08/17/2007
Overview of Internet Explorer Group Policies
Friday, July 06, 2007 4:59 AM Today we're going to discuss IE Group Policies. If you're unfamiliar...
Author: BrentgMS Date: 07/05/2007
Understanding the IE User Agent String
Friday, May 11, 2007 5:12 AM Today we're going to discuss the IE User-Agent String - a term with...
Author: BrentgMS Date: 05/11/2007
Application Compatibility - IE7 Protected Mode
Friday, April 20, 2007 4:44 AM On Windows Vista, Internet Explorer 7 runs in Protected Mode, which...
Author: BrentgMS Date: 04/19/2007
IE7 - Tabbed Browsing
Friday, March 30, 2007 6:46 AM Tabbed browsing is a new feature in Internet Explorer 7. One question...
Author: BrentgMS Date: 03/30/2007
IE7 - Introducing the Phishing Filter
Friday, March 16, 2007 9:37 AM Before looking at the new Phishing Filter for IE7 and what it does,...
Author: BrentgMS Date: 03/16/2007
Blocking Internet Explorer 7 Installations
Wednesday, January 10, 2007 12:21 PM One of the more common questions IT Admins and Managers ask us...
Author: BrentgMS Date: 01/10/2007