Help me please! Windows IE 8 browser settings?

[mtnman]

Compatibility mode. You have to enable it in IE8 then any website that doesn't display properly, set IE8 to view that site in compatibility mode. If you set it properly there should be an icon next to the address bar at the top that looks like a green outlined piece of paper torn in half...that is your shortcut command to view in compatibility mode.

I had tried that too, several times, with no effect at all.

[Reschke]

You know what I find very funny is that every few weeks when I get an update to M$ software it tries to force IE8 onto my system EVEN if I tell it to hide the update. In the past you could hide the updates FOREVER but apparently that setting only takes effect for that instance of the updater running now.

[OOZ662]

Hey mtnman, look into two add-ons called AdBlockPlus and NoScript. AdBlockPlus "subscribes" to an online list of known ads and won't let them display on pages. I haven't seen more than ten ads in the years I've been using it. NoScript will greatly enhance your security but increase your workload a little bit more. When you go to a website that shows more than text and pictures, you have to allow the website to run them. It'll remember which ones are "trusted" and will keep the sneaky hidden ones from doing things with your computer.

Although, you've gotten rid of the chance of getting most of the viruses out there by dropping the ActiveX that comes with IE (it's a virus superhighway). Keep an eye on your add-ons list under the Tools menu for something called "Microsoft .NET Framework Assistant." It apparently enables ActiveX through FireFox and should be disabled.

One last one before I forget. I use an add-on called IE Tab for those very few websites that won't work in FireFox. Basically, it opens up IE inside the FireFox tab for any website you toggle it for. Comes in handy every once in a while.

[mtnman]

Hey mtnman, look into two add-ons called AdBlockPlus and NoScript. AdBlockPlus "subscribes" to an online list of known ads and won't let them display on pages. I haven't seen more than ten ads in the years I've been using it. NoScript will greatly enhance your security but increase your workload a little bit more. When you go to a website that shows more than text and pictures, you have to allow the website to run them. It'll remember which ones are "trusted" and will keep the sneaky hidden ones from doing things with your computer.

Although, you've gotten rid of the chance of getting most of the viruses out there by dropping the ActiveX that comes with IE (it's a virus superhighway). Keep an eye on your add-ons list under the Tools menu for something called "Microsoft .NET Framework Assistant." It apparently enables ActiveX through FireFox and should be disabled.

One last one before I forget. I use an add-on called IE Tab for those very few websites that won't work in FireFox. Basically, it opens up IE inside the FireFox tab for any website you toggle it for. Comes in handy every once in a while.

Thank you sir!  I'll look into those...

[oakranger]

IE8 suck big time.  I got it a month ago and never have i had so many issue with it.  One of the biggest issue it that it dose not support java script applications.  I advise you to got back to IE7 or better of FireFox.

[sluggish]

I have uninstalled all versions of IE from all my machines.  Automatic updates wants to reinstall it all the time.  M$ suks.

[DREDIOCK]

the solution.. Firefox.

I've been to several websites that wont display properly with IE. the display just fine in Firefox.

With Firefox the only websites that wont display properly are all at one place..... "Microsoft.com"

[RTHolmes]

DownloadThemAll is a great FireFox addon for grabbing images too

[DREDIOCK]

DownloadThemAll is a great FireFox addon for grabbing images too

And aircraft skins here

[OOZ662]

DownloadThemAll is a great FireFox addon for grabbing images too

I KNEW I forgot one. Also, it's called DownThemAll.

[TheZohan]

i never install IE8 on any computer .. install IE8 and use IE7 til they work the bugs out

[OOZ662]

Personally, I would equate Internet Explorer to a bug in the first place. Especially that it's so deeply integrated into the OS.

[RTHolmes]

it's called DownThemAll.

ah yes my mistake

[Buzzard7]

Do a Ctrl-Alt-Del while your IE is up and take a look a whats its doing. You should see 2 iexplore.exe running in your processes one of them is a memory hog. MS calls it LCIE I think. Jury is still out on their explanation of it.

[WilldCrd]

I can't really give you a solution for fixing IEd8 But, I can relate a lil story.
Myself and several others in my dept d/l IE8. We all had this exact same problem, unfortunately the sites we couldn't see were internal sites that we really needed.
We tried everthing we could all think of to fix the issue <all of them already posted here for the most part>.
We finally called the IT dept. The answer was to d/L a new copy of IE7, then delete IE8 and then reinstall IE7. Since IE8 is NOT supported at our company <Verizon> we shoudnt be using it yet anyways. The reason is becouse of this exact issue.
Seems IE8 don't work right for the majority of ppl.

So get IE7 if you MUST use intarddnet exploder.
Personally I prefer to use firefox. The only reason I  use IE is becouse certain internal sites wont work with firefox.