Fix disappearing Status Bar in Internet Explorer

Written by Ronald Merts


You are working away in Internet Explorer 6 when you decide you need another browser window open. You openrepparttar browser window either by typing CTRL-N or going to File->New->Window inrepparttar 118659 menu. Problem is, when you open this new window you notice thatrepparttar 118660 status bar atrepparttar 118661 bottom is missing. You close down Internet Explorer and restart it. The status bar is there now, but again when you open a new window it's missing. This is a known bug within Internet Explorer 6 and Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 (SP1); and, fortunately there is a fix for it.

1) With only one Internet Explorer window open, inrepparttar 118662 menu click View, and select Status Bar. Make sure it is checked. 2) Right-click on IE's Toolbar and select: "Lockrepparttar 118663 Toolbar". If it's already locked, select "Unlockrepparttar 118664 Toolbar" then right-click inrepparttar 118665 toolbar again and select "Lockrepparttar 118666 Toolbar". 3) Hold downrepparttar 118667 Ctrl key and clickrepparttar 118668 close button inrepparttar 118669 upper right corner ofrepparttar 118670 window. 4) Open Windows Explorer, inrepparttar 118671 menu click View, and select Status Bar

Fix Cannot View Source in Internet Explorer Problem

Written by Ron Merts


As some of you may know you can use Internet Explorer to viewrepparttar contents of webpages, that is, to viewrepparttar 118658 source code ofrepparttar 118659 webpage. Sometimes that’s a nice way to see how someone did something interesting or perhaps just as a learning tool. All you need to do is go to Vide inrepparttar 118660 menu and choose View Source and Notepad will open and you will be presented withrepparttar 118661 source code forrepparttar 118662 page you are currently viewing in Internet Explorer. Sometimes, however, you will get nothing when you do this. Notepad refuses to open and there is no error message or notification of any problem. Usually this is caused by one of two problems.

1) The environment variable TMP is pointing to an invalid directory or folder. 2) You have too many files inrepparttar 118663 Temporary Internet Items folder.

Whilerepparttar 118664 first one is possible,repparttar 118665 most likely source ofrepparttar 118666 problem isrepparttar 118667 second. The solution is easily implemented; emptyrepparttar 118668 Temporary Internet Items folder. This is much easier than you may be thinking.

1) Start Internet Explorer and click on Tools inrepparttar 118669 menu and select Internet Options or Right Click on Internet Explorer on your desktop and choose Properties fromrepparttar 118670 submenu. 2) Underrepparttar 118671 Temporary Internet Files heading about one-third ofrepparttar 118672 way down, click onrepparttar 118673 Delete Files button. 3) Whenrepparttar 118674 confirmation dialog box appears click onrepparttar 118675 OK button 4) Click onrepparttar 118676 OK button onrepparttar 118677 next dialog box. 5) Close any remaining “properties” windows withrepparttar 118678 OK button.

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