Hack IE/ Media Player

What if you want you change the Title of IE or windows media player(WMP). I was particularly annoyed when i download the Yahoo version of IE. The title read WINDOWS INTERNET EXPLORER - YAHOO or something like this. This reduced the site title space. This Registry Hack will show how to do it.Go to Regedit (start>>>run >>> TYPE regedit ) .

Navigate to:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet explorer\main

Now Modify/Create the value data "windows title" with anything you want. Click ok. Press F5. Now go to internet explorer. See the title of it.



Similarly for WMP you need to modify 'TitleBar".



If you want systemwide change replace HKEY_CURRENT_USER with HKEY_CURRENT_MACHINE

Enable/Disable Internet Explorer Downloads

Poor thing a virus has disabled downloads in IE but nothing to worry you can enable it in 1 min.To enable file downloads via Internet Explorer just open regedit(start>>Run>>type regedit)



Navigate to:

HCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet

Settings\Zones\3



And to:



HLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet

Settings\Zones\3



In both these locations, set the value of the setting  1083 to a DWORD value of 3 to disable downloads. To re-enable downloads change this value to 0.

Auto complete urls in IE

 The Partial Address Feature of IE is a great . The Internet Explorer partial address feature scans common domains for a match to a keyword entered in the address bar. The feature is limited by default to searching only .com, .net, .org and .edu domains.



This tip allows you to add new domains and modify their priorities.

Navigate to:

HLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\UrlTemplate

The values listed under that key control which domains are auto-searched for matches to the keyword entered in the address bar. To add a new domain, simply create a new String Value and name  5 . Set the data of the new value to equal the domain you want to search

Like .info or .in is becoming popular. To add .info add the value www.%s.info.



If you want the IE to first search for .info change their priorities, simply rename the values with sequential numbers(like in this case 1 to www.%s.info). This includes the existing domains (.com, .net, .org and .edu).

Open in New Window

Unless you are using the IE7 , the default behavior is for Internet shortcuts/hyperlinks to open in an same window. In many cases, you might want a new window spawned.You can achieve this easily

Navigate to:

HCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main

Create or modify the DWORD value called AllowWindowReuse. Set it to  0 to make IE open a new window for each link  and to 1 to use an existing window. You may need to restart / log off for the change to take effect.

Edit HTML With What You Want

In IE you will find that thehtml file  is normaly opened in program using which it was created. IE  attempts to detect the program that was originally used to create an HTML file. Once detected it opens the same program for editing the document .



You in all possibilities  want to see your default editor open which you have set. Now using this hack you can prevent IE from doing this. Open Regedit(Start>>Run>>Type regedit).

Navigate to:

HCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main

Create or modify the String Value called CheckDocumentForProgID. Set it to Yes or No. Restart/Log off  for the change to take effect. Disabling the feature will cause Internet Explorer to use the default

HTML editor for all editing.

Get Rid Of The ?Links? Folder

Links folder is a useful feature in Ie if your using Links bar. I use it to store my reguraly visited liks so that i can open it in 1 click. But it could be useless if you dont dont use links bar.



IE creates a folder called Links in the Favorites menu. Delete it and it comes back. This is a  big problem .  Plus once it's recreated windows adds it own msn links. So lets get rid of it.

This regisry hack will disable it. Go to regedit(Start>>Run>>Type regedit)

Navigate to:

HCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar

Now set the LinksFolderName String Value to a blank string. Then open IE and delete the Links folder from the Favorites menu.That's it. No more Links folder!

Modify Location Of The Online Support Site

When a user selects ?Help>>Online Support? from the Internet Explorer he  is usually redirected to a Microsoft Web page.what if you know a better site http://reg.googleopedia.com then you can change it.



This tweak allows you to specify an alternate URL. This could be used as a prank hack.

Navigate to:

H L M \ S O F T W A R E \ M i c r o s o f t \ I n t e r n e t

Explorer\Help_Menu_Urls

Create or modify the String Value called Online_Support and set it to http://reg.googleopedia.com or any other URL you wish to redirect the user to. You may need to restart or log out and back on for the change to take effect.

Enable "Internet option"

If you are unable to use Tools>>Internet option then you can manualy enable it. Also if you are a admin you might want to disable the Tools >> Internet Options menu.This comes in handy when you don?t want people messing with settings. Just open regedit(Start>>Run>>Type regedit)



Navigate to:

H C U \ S o f t w a r e \ P o l i c i e s \ M i c r o s o f t \ I n t e r n e t

Explorer\Restrictions



And to:



H L M \ S o f t w a r e \ P o l i c i e s \ M i c r o s o f t \ I n t e r n e t

Explorer\Restrictions



Now all that you need to do is change the value of NoBrowserOptions.set it to ) or 1 based on wheather you want to disable or enable.

Change IE search

i am sure that the reasson you have visited this site is  you are not able to change your search. This is because something(virus) might have disabled it. Use this hack to change IE's search assistant from this to any engine you wish to use.

Navigate to:

HLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search

Change the String Value ?SearchAssistant? to a URL of your choice.

The Sound Of Music

When you start navigating a site in IE or even navigating a folder, it plays click sound you?ve heard so often. If it irritates you, get rid of it. You can play any wav file instead . this is mainly for fun or just to freak your friend. Now once you perform this hack it will play a tune!

Navigate to:
HCU\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Explorer \Navigating\ .current

Create or modify the String Value called (Default) and set it to the full path name of the sound you want to play. Leave it blank play no sounds .
Restart or log off for the change to take effect

Control Internet Explorer?s Error Reporting

This setting allows you to control whether the error reporting tool, which reports browser debugging errors to Microsoft, is active in Internet Explorer .This is very annoying .



Navigate to:

HLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main



Create a new DWORD value called "IEWatsonDisabled" and set it to 1. Create another DWORD value called "IEWatsonEnabled" and set it to 0.



Just restart Internet Explorer for the changes to take effect.

Control the IE Script Debugger

When Internet Explorer detects an error on a page it has the ability to launch a script debugger to diagnose the problem. If you have no use for the script debugger, you could use the ?yes? value below.



Navigate to:

HCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main



Create or modify the String Value called ?Disable Script Debugger? and set it to either ?yes? to disable the debugger or ?no? to enable it.

Just restart Internet Explorer for the change to take effect.

Specify or modify default download directory

As with many programs, you might want to specify a default download directory for Internet Explorer.

Navigate to:

HCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer

Here, create or modify the String Value called DownloadDirectory and set it to the full path name of the directory you want to set, for example, ?D:\Downloads?.

Restart or log off of Windows for the change to take effect.



Here HCU can be replaced by HCM if you want the effect to take place for all users

Disable Automatic updates in Internet Explorer

Internet Explorer 5 and higher have the ability to automatically check for updates. Iyou dont want this to be done for whatever reason then this tweak help you.

Navigate to:

HCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main

Create or modify the DWORD value called "NoUpdateCheck " and set it to 1 to disable the update check, or to 0 to enable it.

Just restart Internet Explorer for the change to take effect

Enable/Disable IE Download Notification

This setting is used to enable/disable download completion notification in Internet Explorer. The following can be useful if the checkboxnext to ?Close this dialog box?? is disabled and cannot be manually un-checked.

Navigate to:

HCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main

Create or modify the String Value called NotifyDownloadComplete and set it to ?yes? or ?no?, without quotes, according to what you want. Restart for the change to take effect.

Download ActiveX Files To A Specfic Location

The default path where the ActiveX files are installed when you download an ActiveX control is Windows\Downloaded Program Files. It is good thing to change this location.This saves your OS. Just open Regedit(START>>RUN>>Type REGEDIT)

Navigate to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows \CurrentVersion\Internet Settings

Change the ActiveXCache String Value to the desired download location like?F:\MyActiveX?.



Also

Navigate to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows \CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ActiveX Cache

Here, change the ?0? value to the same folder you specified in the other location.You just need to restart IE for the change to take effect.



This is for win xp. Back up your registry before you do it(click here)

Enable/remove image toolbar

IE has an annoying feature. When ever you hover your mouse over a little floating toolbar comes up with buttons. This toolbar has save, print, and a few other option to do with the image. It ?s pretty useless, since you can just right-click on the image and perform the same options. With this hack you can prevent that toolbar from

appearing. just open regedit(Start>>>Run>>>Type regedit)

Navigate to:

HCU\Software\ Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\PhotoSupport

Here, create(right-click &  new) or modify the DWORD Value called MyPics_Hoverbar. Set it to 0 to allow the toolbar to come up, and to1 to prevent it from coming up.Restart Windows or log out and log back in for the change to

take effect.

Source Viewer With IE

If you are a developer then this is the coolest ie hack. When you view source in Internet Explorer, Notepad is launched as the text editor. In most cases NOTEPAD Sucks. You may open it withIf you want to change this, here?s how.

Navigate to:

HLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\InternetExplorer\ViewSourceEditor \Editor Name

Modify the key ?Editor Name? (create if it does not exist). Set the (Default) value to equal the full path and filename of the required text editor, for example, ?C:\Program Files\MyEditor?. Wordapad is a better editor.



This is for win xp. You need to restart the Internet Explorer for the change/effect to take place. Be doubly sure that the path is correct and the key doesn't exist before you think of create it(key that you think doesn?t exist). Back up your registry before you do it(click here)