Enabling or Disabling AutoComplete

Sometimes I need to enable or disable AutoComplete (depending on the circumstance) in my Microsoft windows xp operating system, enable or disable Internet Explorer’s capability to save passwords, and clear the AutoComplete history. To do these tasks, follow these steps:

1. Open Internet Explorer, and from the Tools menu, select Internet Options.

2. On the Content tab, and in the Personal Information area, select AutoComplete.

3. To enable or disable AutoComplete, in the AutoComplete Settings dialog box, select or clear the Use AutoComplete for: Web Addresses, Forms, and User Names and Passwords on Forms check boxes.

4. To clear the AutoComplete history for forms, select the Clear Forms button.

5. To clear the AutoComplete history for passwords, select the Clear Passwords button.

6. To remove the capability of Internet Explorer to save any passwords in the future, clear the Prompt Me to Save Passwords check box.

7. Click OK to close the AutoComplete Settings dialog box, and click OK to close the Internet Options dialog box.

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Exporting your Bookmarks in IE

To export Internet Favorites to an .htm file, follow these steps in Microsoft windows xp:

1. On the File menu of Internet Explorer, select Import and Export.

2. On the Welcome page of the Import/Export Wizard, click Next.

3. Select the Export Favorites option and click Next.

4. You can specify the primary Favorites folder or any particular subfolder for your export. When you select a folder for export, all subfolders in that folder are also exported. Select the folder you want to export and click Next.

5. Click Browse, select a location and name for the export file, and click Save. Click Next and then click Finish.

6. Internet Explorer informs you that the export is successful. Click OK.

The exported file is saved as a Web page. Double-click it to open it in Internet Explorer browser, and you can see a list of all your favorites—complete with hyperlinks. You can transfer this file to another computer and import it, back it up to a safe place, or even use it as a Web page.

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IF you use Internet Explorer browser on multiple computers, you can easily share favorite items among computers by exporting them on one computer and then importing them on another. Exporting favorites is also a good way to back them up, share them with a friend, or even create a single Web page with links to all your favorites in your Microsoft operating system.

Importing Internet Favorites

To import Internet Favorites from an .htm file, follow these steps:

1. On the File menu of Internet Explorer, select Import and Export.

2. On the Welcome page of the Import/Export Wizard, click Next.

3. Select the Import Favorites option and click Next.

4. Click Browse, locate and select the .htm file you want to import, and then click Save.

5. Click Next and then select a folder in which the imported favorites will be placed. Click Next and then click Finish.

6. Internet Explorer informs you that the import is successful. Click OK.

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Configuring Privacy Settings in IE

The Privacy tab of the Internet Options dialog box allows you to control how Internet Explorer handles cookies, which are small text files stored on your computer by websites. Websites use cookies to store user preferences for personalized sites, and cookies often contain personal information used to identify the user to the website. Although most cookies are legitimate, some are not. Unsatisfactory cookies are those that are used to provide personally identifiable information for a secondary purpose, such as selling your e-mail address to third-party vendors, or sharing your name and address with other companies. Because there are unsatisfactory cookies, it is important to understand the different types of cookies, how to delete cookies, and how to change privacy settings to prevent different types of cookies from being saved to the computer.

Your company might require that changes be made to the default settings for cookies, too, so you need to know how to make changes if asked. Cookies can be either persistent (they remain after Internet Explorer is closed and can be reused) or temporary (they are deleted when Internet Explorer is closed). Also, there are first-party and third-party cookies. First-party cookies originate from the website that you are currently viewing. Third-party cookies originate from a site different from the one that you are currently viewing but are somehow related to the current website. For example, many sites use advertising from third-party sites, and those sites commonly use cookies to track your website usage for advertising purposes.

■ Block All Cookies Blocks new cookies from being created and prevents access to existing cookies. If per-site privacy settings are configured, they do not override this setting.

■ High Blocks all cookies that use personal information without the user’s explicit consent. If per-site privacy settings are configured, they override this setting in windows xp.

■ Medium High Blocks all third-party cookies that do not have a compact privacy policy or that use personal information without the user’s explicit consent, and all first-party cookies that use personal information without implicit consent. If per-site privacy settings are configured, they override this setting.

■ Medium Blocks all third-party cookies that do not have a compact privacy policy or that use personal information without the user’s explicit consent. First-party cookies that use personal information without implicit consent are allowed, but they are deleted when the browser is closed. Access to first-party cookies is restricted to first-party context if the cookie does not have a compact privacy policy. If per-site privacy settings are configured, they override this setting.

■ Low Permits websites to store all cookies on the computer. When the browser is closed, third-party cookies are deleted. Access to first-party cookies is restricted to first-party context if the cookie does not have a compact privacy policy. If per-site privacy settings are configured, they override this setting.

■ Accept All Cookies Enables all websites to store and access cookies on the computer. If per-site privacy settings are configured, they do not override this setting.

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The Personal Information section of the Content tab allows you to configure the following settings in Internet browser:

■ AutoComplete

AutoComplete is a feature in Internet explorer browser that helps users work, browse, and purchase items on the Internet faster than normal by automatically listing possible matches for Web addresses, forms, and user names and passwords on forms.

■ My Profile

Click My Profile to open Profile Assistant. Profile Assistant stores personal information, which can then be sent automatically to a website when the website requests the information. Profile Assistant saves the information in a secure location on the client’s computer and prompts the user to send the information if the website supports this technology. The user can accept or deny this service each time she encounters it. This saves time for the user because she does not have to enter the same information each time she visits a new website, and allows her to determine when and for what sites Profile Assistant is used. As a DST, you might get requests from users who want an easier way to enter personal information than by keying it in manually each time in Microsoft windows xp. But make sure your not putting your personal and computer security at stake.

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