By most estimates, Microsoft’s Internet Explorer (IE) is still the most widely used browser. It is, after all, delivered with every copy of Windows. And it’s the browser sanctioned by many corporations. So whether you like IE or not, chances are good that you use it at least some of the time. Chances are that you’ve searched for answers to some of the browser’s most annoying traits. Here are a few:
Q: When I’m on some of my favorite sites and want to insert a link, IE gives me a yellow bar that says “This Web site is using a scripted window to ask you for information,” and I have to click the “x” in the yellow bar to get rid of the message and allow the pop-up. How do I get rid of this bar permanently?
A: You need to do two things. First, add the sites in question to your list of trusted sites. To do so, open the IE Tools menu, and click Internet Options. From the resulting Internet Options dialog box, click the Security tab. From there, select the Trusted Sites icon, and then click the Sites button. The Trusted Sites dialog lists the sites that you have marked as trustworthy. The URL (web address) of the site currently displayed will appear automatically in the “Add this Web site” box. Uncheck the check box labeled “Require server verification,” and then click the Add button. The site will then appear in the listed of trusted sites. Click Close to close this dialog box.
Now you need to revisit the Security tab of the Internet Options dialog box. This time, though, select the Internet icon rather than Trusted Sites, and then click the Custom Level button. Doing so opens the Security Settings dialog box. Scroll down in the list of Security…