Internet Explorer 9

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Does Internet Explorer 9 have any safeguards build-in that prevents plugins (read: Flash) from crashing the entire browser and just makes you reload the tab instead, something similar to Safari 5 and Chrome?

Firefox, IE, Chrome, and Safari all sandbox plugins.

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So does anyone know how to get IE 9 to do the search keyword shortcut like Google Chrome? (i.e. in chrome I can set it up so that I can type "nwn xbox" and have it search neowin for xbox).

I really like that feature in chrome...

There is still a way to do this which is left over functionality from the old TweakUI days. (Someone should get around to building an app to help with this again!)

Here's an example wikipedia.reg file to guide you in adding some:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchUrl\wiki]
@="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=%s"
" "="+"
"+"="%2B"
"%"="%25"
"&"="%26"
"#"="%23"

The key name, "wiki" is the search prefix. the @ (Default) is the web address with %s representing the placement of the search string. Everything else are the default replacements most search engines use such as spaces are +'s, etc. but you can change them if, for example, a search engine you use changes spaces to %20; you can also add any extra special ones you need to the bottom of the list. This results in me being able to type "wiki IE9" (without quotes) in my address bar and it automatically seaching Wikipedia for me. Should be easy for you to adapt this to Neowin and other sites. :)

When you open IE9... 2 (iexplore.exe) processes are opened then if you open 2 more tabs 2 more (iexplore.exe) proccesses are opened. I just tested this on my PC. Bit if you close the 2 tabs the (iexplore.exe) prcocesses are still running I think this has to do with the speed boost that IE9 delivers thanks to gpu handling

Does Internet Explorer 9 have any safeguards build-in that prevents plugins (read: Flash) from crashing the entire browser and just makes you reload the tab instead, something similar to Safari 5 and Chrome?

IE8 had this functionality as well. There are multiple processes, so that when a tab crashes the whole browser doesn't crash, and then the specific tabs can be recovered. The master process is the smallest one usually, with each extra one handling one or two tabs each. Yes, I believe Chrome and Safari (maybe also Firefox?) do something similar. AFAIK all iexplore.exe processes SHOULD close when the main window is closed. This might be a residual bug or something attributable to Flash ;)

Question -- when I open a pinned website, why does IE 9 open with no toolbars? Is this normal, or something I'm doing wrong?

Settings are saved per pinned site, so you can redesign each "app"-like pinned site differently and to your preference once it's created.

I don't know what it is, Internet Explorer 9 feels slow to me. Dunno what it is about it...

Any Add-ons or TPL lists? Try disabling them all.

Cheers! :D

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Kronir

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Nope, it's a clean install. I was previously switching between Chrome and Opera, both of which felt quicker. I also hate not having a "home dial" page, i miss it from opera/chrome.

Back when I started using Opera 9 with old IE7 a couple of years back, I missed having SpeedDial in IE. For a while, I used similar functionality called EasyHomepage from IE7Pro, but it never worked right form e in IE8 or IE9. A few months back, I found a website called Only2Clicks.com that works like SpeedDial does, and even has a couple of extra features such as multiple tabs for different groups of pages. I even have it set as my homepage in Opera, though I still tend to use SpeedDial more since it is faster (especially with my modded button that works like a show/hide SpeedDial toggle).

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Ji@nBing

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Back when I started using Opera 9 with old IE7 a couple of years back, I missed having SpeedDial in IE. For a while, I used similar functionality called EasyHomepage from IE7Pro, but it never worked right form e in IE8 or IE9. A few months back, I found a website called Only2Clicks.com that works like SpeedDial does, and even has a couple of extra features such as multiple tabs for different groups of pages. I even have it set as my homepage in Opera, though I still tend to use SpeedDial more since it is faster (especially with my modded button that works like a show/hide SpeedDial toggle).

You mean the new tab button? :p

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osm0sis

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Nope, it's a clean install. I was previously switching between Chrome and Opera, both of which felt quicker. I also hate not having a "home dial" page, i miss it from opera/chrome.

The new tab page in IE9 has functionality which shows your most frequently visited sites. Isn't that similar to Opera's SpeedDial? I have about:Tabs set as my homepage and I love it.

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Yorak

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Does anybody know how I can point the "new tab page" to a specific URL, instead of the speed dial thing, or the home page, or a blank page? I know those are the only options built-in, but I am wondering if there is a registry hack or addon I can use for this.

Thanks!

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sammy2

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Does anybody know how I can point the "new tab page" to a specific URL, instead of the speed dial thing, or the home page, or a blank page? I know those are the only options built-in, but I am wondering if there is a registry hack or addon I can use for this.

Thanks!

Internet options - Tabs - settings - when a new tab is opened - pick your options.

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Yorak

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Yorak: Not without also setting that page as your homepage. No registry hacks that I've seen.

Okay, thanks. :) Since it is my backup browser, I will survive without having Neowin as my homepage...

Does anybody know how I can point the "new tab page" to a specific URL, instead of the speed dial thing, or the home page, or a blank page? I know those are the only options built-in, but I am wondering if there is a registry hack or addon I can use for this.

Thanks!

Internet options - Tabs - settings - when a new tab is opened - pick your options.

Thanks, but unfortunately this only allows you to: 1) set to a blank page, 2) set to your home page, or 3) open the normal tab speed dial type deal.

But regardless, I will survive this way. :)

Thanks. :)

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BilliShere

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I'm loving IE9 but there are couple of deal breakers that are ruining the experience for me. These may make me sound like I'm being lazy, but browsing should be as efficient a process as it can be:

- inability to pin sites to the new tab page

- when you click a folder on the bookmarks bar, moving your mouse over other folders on the bookmarks bar doesn't open those folders. Instead I have to click each folder to open it. Freaking annoying!

- address bar needs a "paste and go button" option upon right clicking.

- Chrome has spoiled me. I NEED "open in InPrivate session" when I right click a link! It is extremely useful when browsing reddit or something and you wanna check out a NSFW link.

- Certain extensions that I use need to release new versions that are more stable/compatible with IE9. I'm looking at you Lastpass. Thing is causing stupid crashes all the time.

- I wish there was some kind of hide bookmark bar shortcut.

- Adblock TPL lists are a very good feature but they are ineffective in blocking many ads. Firefox's adblock plus is pretty much the best out there, Chrome's version of it would take second place, and Fanboy's list for Opera would take third place, and then IE9's TPL lists: when it comes to the matter of effectiveness for blocking ads.

- I really wish IE9 had greasemonkey/userscript support. I need my caverns link checker!! And no the IE7Pro extension's scripts feature doesn't cut it.

- Would love to see an autopager-like solution for IE9. It is something I absolutely require when browsing.

Other than all that I love the fact that it is a light, fast, attractive, pixel-friendly, modern browser that is well integrated with windows 7 :D

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osm0sis

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I'm loving IE9 but there are couple of deal breakers that are ruining the experience for me. These may make me sound like I'm being lazy, but browsing should be as efficient a process as it can be:

- inability to pin sites to the new tab page

Agreed! I've just been skewing my results by opening the ones I want like 40 times. Maybe in IE10.
- address bar needs a "paste and go button" option upon right clicking.
Ctrl+Shift+L should work as paste and go as soon as you have copied the string, no need to highlight the address bar or click. No UI for it, given, but it's there.
Chrome has spoiled me. I NEED "open in InPrivate session" when I right click a link! It is extremely useful when browsing reddit or something and you wanna check out a NSFW link.
Googled and found this trick: http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/open-in-inprivate-window-right-click-menu-ie8/ might still work in IE9.
- I wish there was some kind of hide bookmark bar shortcut.
Alt+V+T+F? ;)
- Adblock TPL lists are a very good feature but they are ineffective in blocking many ads. Firefox's adblock plus is pretty much the best out there, Chrome's version of it would take second place, and Fanboy's list for Opera would take third place, and then IE9's TPL lists: when it comes to the matter of effectiveness for blocking ads.
Agreed! but it's really only meant to be used as Privacy protection, everything else is just a handy abuse of the filtering :D, for real Adblocking capability IE has Simple Adblock or AdMuncher. Unfortunately both cost something, but they are excellent products with AdMuncher being the best I've seen. Check the IE9 Adblocking thread for more on those.
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Udedenkz

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Any NoScript like addons?

For adblock I am using Fanboys adblock list but it seems to do a mediocre job.

Youtube HTML5 is horrible though,

- Seek bar / Progress Bar - is bugged

- Resolution Option Stays Up

- Re staring Video using seek bar sometimes reloads it.

W.T.F. YouTube W.T.F.

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BilliShere

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Agreed! I've just been skewing my results by opening the ones I want like 40 times. Maybe in IE10.

Ctrl+Shift+L should work as paste and go as soon as you have copied the string, no need to highlight the address bar or click. No UI for it, given, but it's there.

Googled and found this trick: http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/open-in-inprivate-window-right-click-menu-ie8/ might still work in IE9.

Alt+V+T+F? ;)

Agreed! but it's really only meant to be used as Privacy protection, everything else is just a handy abuse of the filtering :D, for real Adblocking capability IE has Simple Adblock or AdMuncher. Unfortunately both cost something, but they are excellent products with AdMuncher being the best I've seen. Check the IE9 Adblocking thread for more on those.

thank you SO MUCH! dude you are awesome!

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Kronir

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You mean the new tab button? :p

No, I meant in the same tab! :lol: I used to use it back when I didn't have Only2Clicks as my homepage, and I always hated how I couldn't set up Speed Dial to work with the Home button, so I just set up a second button that would bring up (or hide, whichever the case may be) SpeedDial in the same tab without actually leaving the webpage I was viewing. Even now, with using Only2Clicks as my hompage in Opera, I kept my SpeedDial button as well because SpeedDial is just faster and has all of the same sites as my primary tab on O2C. :D

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