IE 7 Help and Documentation
IE 7 Help and Documentation
Note: IE 7 has many new features and security enhancements; this guide offers help in learning how to use IE 7 to your advantage. Several library databases and possibly other services may work differently in IE 7. Contact the help desk with questions or problems you experience. |
Quickstart instructions: The installation can take 15-20 minutes, depending on the speed of your PC. When prompted to perform the installation, follow the screen instructions and restart when prompted. Recommended settings are below.
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1. How can I prevent early installation of IE 7 on my home or residence hall computer?
2. I know IE 7 is not fully tested but I would still like to install it. How do I install IE 7?
3. Oops. Bad idea. How do I uninstall IE 7?
4. What is the phishing filter?
5. Why can't I see the File menu?
6. What Lehigh-related services do not work in IE 7?
7. Where is the refresh button in IE 7
8. When I click on a link, nothing happens. Why can't I open a new link or page?
9. Does IE have any accessibility features that will help out those of us with visual impairments (or smaller monitors)?
1. How can I prevent early installation of IE 7 on my home or residence hall computer?
Respond "Don't install" to this prompt.
2. I know IE 7 is not fully tested but I would still like to install it. How do I install IE 7?
To download the software, go to http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/downloads/default.mspx
If you have trouble with the uninstall, a good temporary "workaround" is to use Mozilla FireFox.
3. Oops. Bad idea. How do I uninstall IE 7?
To uninstall Internet Explorer 7 and restore Internet Explorer 6 when using Windows XP or Windows Server 2003:
If you cannot find Internet Explorer 7 in Add or Remove Programs , click Start , click Run , type C:\windows\ie7\spuninst\spuninst.exe, and then press ENTER.
Note : If this does not work, you may have your windows files stored somewhere other than the default directory (C:\windows). Substitute %windir% in place of C:\windows in the above command string. To do this, you need to have "view hidden folders" enabled.
4. What is the phishing filter?
Microsoft has a description of this feature at http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2005/09/09/463204.aspx
5. Why can't I see the File menu?
To maximize website viewing, the File menu is hidden by default. Most menu options can be accessed from the toolbar. To view the File menu simply click on the ALT key. To permanently display the File menu, go to the Tools icon on the upper right portion of the browser, click on the pulldown menu, and select Menu Bar.
6. What Lehigh-related services do not work in IE 7?
Presently the PALCI library loan system and the Wilson library products (including the Reader's Guide online) do not work properly in IE 7. If you need to use these services open another browser, such as Mozilla, or use an earlier version of IE.
7. Where is the refresh button in IE 7?
The refresh button is now green and to the right of the address bar at the top of the browser (see below):
8. When I click on a link, nothing happens. Why can't I go to a new link?
In some cases, when you click on a new link the browser opens the new page in a new tab, rather than a new window or displaying the new page in the original window. Look for a new tab to the right of the original window tab.
Yes! To learn about the "zoom feature" in both IE and Mozilla, go to http://www.lehigh.edu/helpdesk/docs/ie7/zoom.html. For a full list of accessibility features go to http://www.microsoft.com/enable/products/ie7/.