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Place IE7 Menu Bar Back On Top

Do you wish the IE7 Menu bar was located where it was in IE6? Here is how to quickly create a registry fix to move it back to the top.

After you install IE7 you have to make the menu bar appear. Right click an empty spot on the tool bar and place a checkmark next to Menu Bar. It will also show up temporarily if you hold down the Alt key.

You will see that IE 7 puts the Menu Bar underneath the Address Bar which we don't want.

Open up notepad by clicking Start \ Run, type in notepad and click OK.

Copy and paste the following script into notepad. You do not need to modify the code at all. Just copy and paste it into notepad.

REGEDIT4

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\WebBrowser\]
"ITBar7Position"=dword:00000001

Here is how we turn it into a reg key fix. Click on File \ Save As, but don't click on Save until you read the next step.

Change your notepad Save as type to "All Files" and name the file something like IE7_Toolbar_fix.reg. Naming the file with the .reg extension is the key for this to work. Now you can click on Save.

You have just created a registry fix! Now double click the file you just created.

You will get the following confirmation screen. Click Yes.

The next screen will be confirming the registry key was added.

Close out of Internet Explorer if it is open and relaunch it. The Menu Bar is now on top!

Uninstall

To change the Menu bar back to the original position, use this registry script instead:

REGEDIT4

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\WebBrowser\]
"ITBar7Position"=dword:00000000

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Block Third-Party Cookies in IE7

Concerning on PC security is not so easy. Installing Antivirus, firewall, spyware is not enough.
If you are worried about privacy, you'll probably be worried about 3rd party cookies. Those are the cookies placed on your computer by doubleclick and all those nefarious places. Internet Explorer makes it easy to block them.

To get to this setting, go to Tools \ Options \ Privacy and then click on Advanced.

Just check the box for Override automatic cookie handling, and then select Block on the Third-party cookies radio button. All done!

Note: This should also work for IE6. But what on earth are you using iE6 for?

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Safari 3.0 Beta For Windows: The Right Tool for the Job?

Apple claims its new Safari 3.0 Windows Web browser loads pages faster than both IE 7 and Firefox 2.0. Here's a look at the new Windows Safari interface and an overview of its many new features.

The Safari Setup program, about 8MB, features a simple installer.

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