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Wednesday, November 11, 2009 8:30 AM

Inline AutoComplete

Internet Explorer 8 removed support for one of my favorite browser features: Inline AutoComplete (IAC) for the address bar. This feature was off-by-default, but for almost a decade the first thing I did when setting up a new computer was enable IAC using
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Thursday, September 17, 2009 6:01 PM

Preventing Automatic Hyperlinking in ContentEditable HTML

Today, a question from the mail bag… Q: Is there a way to stop IE from “auto-magically” recognizing and creating hyperlinks inside HTML? First, a bit of context. Web developers can use the ContentEditable property to allow users to edit part of a HTML
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Friday, September 11, 2009 3:46 AM

Why Won’t IE8 Remember My Login Info?

Over on the Microsoft Answers forum , some folks have reported that Internet Explorer doesn’t remember their login details. This is a tricky problem to troubleshoot because there are a number of different problems which get lumped together under this
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Friday, August 28, 2009 6:53 PM

Same Origin Policy Part 1: No Peeking

Despite its role as the cornerstone of web application security, it’s clear that many (most?) web professionals do not understand Same Origin Policy (SOP), or hold one or more misconceptions about what SOP requires. It’s a big topic, and I don’t plan
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Thursday, August 20, 2009 4:00 PM

Internet Explorer Cookie Internals (FAQ)

Over the five years I’ve worked on Internet Explorer, I’ve probably seen more questions from the community about HTTP cookies than on any other topic. Cookies are an integral component of most websites in use today, and hence problems or unexpected behaviors
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Wednesday, July 01, 2009 9:40 PM

Q&A: Rendering Mode for Web Browser Controls (WebOCs)

Q: Eric, you mentioned that the IE8 Web Browser Control, hosted in Forms / WPF, runs in IE7 emulation mode by default. Is there a way to turn the emulation mode off and have the control work in "real" IE8 mode? A: Yes. This is controlled by a feature
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Tuesday, June 16, 2009 7:52 PM

Think of the children!

Another question from the audience today: Q: I like IE8's InPrivate Browsing feature , but I'm worried that it won't let me see what my kids are up to. Can I prevent them from using it? A: Yes. When you enable the Windows Parental Controls feature, or
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Wednesday, June 03, 2009 1:05 AM

Slowing Down: Disabling the Accelerator icon

We've had a few folks write to the IEBlog asking " How can I disable the little blue accelerator icon that appears when text is selected in a HTML page? " For end users, the answer is straightforward: Click Tools > Internet Options > Advanced ,
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Friday, May 29, 2009 9:26 PM

Q&A: 64-Bit Internet Explorer

From time to time, folks ask a variety of questions about 64bit IE. I hope to answer the most common questions here. Q: Can I install a 32bit version of IE on a 64bit version of Windows? A: When you install the 64bit package, the 32bit version of IE will
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