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Compatibility View List Update For Internet Explorer 8 – KB982632

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A new update KB982632 available for download for systems running Windows operating system.

This new update targets Internet Explorer 8 compatibility view list.Compatibility View List update helps the browser to load the websites designed for older browsers better in the Internet Explorer 8.To use this update effectively, you should select “Include updated website lists from Microsoft” option under Compatibility View Settings in Internet Explorer.

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Download KB982632:

The update KB982632  was released on May 25, 2010 for systems running Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003.

Windows 7 – Windows6.1-KB982632-x86.msu

Windows Vista – IE8-Windows6.0-KB982632-x86.msu

Windows XP – IE8-WindowsXP-KB982632-x86-ENU.exe

Also read about the latest update KB981793

Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer(Critical) – KB980182

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Microsoft has issued emergency patch to address 10 possible holes in Internet explorer that also includes a critical vulnerability that has been exploited in attacks.

This cumulative security update patch covers a publicly disclosed critical vulnerability (released in Security Advisory 981374) in Internet Explorer 6 and Internet Explorer 7 (Note that IE 8 is unaffected by this vulnerability addressed).However, the security bulletin MS10-108 which was released yesterday addresses 9 more additional vulnerabilities some of which also effect Internet Explorer 8 and are not disclosed publicly.

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-018 – Critical : Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (980182) [aka Out of Band Internet Explorer Security Update]

Target platforms: Windows 7, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows Internet Explorer 7 Dynamic Installer, and Windows Internet Explorer 8 Dynamic Installer.

KB980182:

Security issues have been identified that could allow an attacker to compromise a system that is running Microsoft Internet Explorer and gain control over it.You can help protect your system by installing this update from Microsoft.

All Windows users (including Windows 7) download and install the latest Windows update KB980182 to make your software more secure.

For more information, read the MS10-018 bulletin.

How To Disable Multiple Tab Previews of Browsers in Windows 7 Taskbar

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Tab preview feature in Windows 7 is very helpful. But sometimes if your Internet browser has the facility of tab preview for each tab opened, then it may be annoying. It is actually better to have only one preview of the tab which you were active last to avoid all kinds of confusion in selecting the tab previews. An example of multiple previews of each tab in the taskbar is shown below:

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This kind of previews is normally seen in Internet Explorer 8 as it comes with this feature by default.

You can disable multiple tab previews for the popular web browsers like IE8, Mozilla Firefox, Chrome etc. Follow the steps below for each browser.

Internet Explorer 8

To disable tab previews IE 8 go to Tools->Internet Options->Tabs->Settings

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In the Tab Settings Uncheck Show previews for individual tabs in the taskbar. Click OK.

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Now restart the Browser, you will find the multiple previews gone.

Mozilla Firefox:

To disable tab previews in Firefox, open a new tab. Enter in the address bar as:

about:config

This will open the configuration page.Now in Filter Type:

browser.taskbar.previews.enable

Make the value to false by double clicking on it. Now your previews will be only one for the currently active tab.

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Google Chrome:

In Chrome there is no settings to disable multiple tab previews. But you can change the shortcut compatibility settings to disable previews.

Go to any shortcut of Chrome like in the Start menu or desktop. Right click on it and select Properties.

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Go to Compatibility Tab and check Run this program in compatibility mode for: and select Windows Vista (Service Pack 2). Click OK.

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Now you have learnt how to disable multiple tab previews feature in the World’s most popular browsers. If you want to enable them back, follow the reverse process.

R.I.P Internet Explorer 6 !

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Funny :

A Denver based design group is conducting funeral for Internet Explorer 6, the 8 year old browser.

The design group is even conducting mass funeral for IE 6.IE 6 sustained major injuries from its rival browsers and is not in a position to compete with them, according to the design group.IE 6 was born on August 27, 2001 and died on March 1, 2010 🙁

[It’s also noteworthy that YouTube is going to stop IE 6 support from March 13, 2010].

Event organisers has started a new website http://ie6funeral.com/ and a brand new Twitter account http://twitter.com/ie6funeral to promote this mass funeral event.

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The most interesting part of this funeral is the flowers sent by Microsoft ( pic )

So on this historic occasion, let us recall the sweet memories of our grand ma IE6, comment your moments with IE6.

R.I.P IE6

Play HTML5 Videos In Internet Explorer Using This Codec

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You might be aware of the fact that many of the online video streaming sites like YouTube, Vimeo have started supporting HTML5 videos.

You can watch HTML5 videos if you use latest versions of browsers like Firefox 3.6 or Google Chrome 4.

However if you are still using Internet Explorer (let me remind you folks, YouTube gonna stop support for IE6 from March 13), there’s a way you can watch HTML5 videos.That’s by using the plugin developed for Internet Explorer by Cristian Adam.

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The plugin called Xiph.org Ogg Codec gives an option for users to add support for <video>tag in IE that enables the HTML5 video support in Internet Explorer.

Download the Xiph.Org Ogg Codecs plugin here

You can read more about this plugin here.

YouTube Party Over For IE6 From March 13, 2010

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“YouTube in IE6” May Be History From March 13, 2010:

YouTube has started warning the users using old browsers about it’s support for such old version s of the browsers.

As seen on  this YouTube FAQ page, the users using old version browsers will see the following message starting from March 13, 2010:  (And remember Internet Explorer 6 fellows, this one’s for you)

YouTube in IE6 may be history

In mid-2009 we started notifying users that YouTube would stop support for certain older browser versions. If you’d like the best YouTube viewing experience, we recommend that you upgrade to the most recent version of your browser.

Support stops on March 13th. Stopped support essentially means that some future features on YouTube will be rolled out that won’t work in older browsers.

While they may not stop supporting Internet Explorer 6 completely it says that all the upcoming new features to be incorporated in YouTube may not be supported by browsers like IE6, Firefox 2.0, Firefox for Mac OS X 10.3.9 Panther – version 2.0.0.20 etc.

This applies to the following browsers:

  • Any browser older than Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0
  • Any browser older than Mozilla Firefox 3.0
  • Any browser older than Google Chrome 4.0
  • Any browser older than Safari 3.0+

Google Chrome Gains Market Share To Stand @ #3

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According to the published by web metrics company NetApplications.com, Google Chrome managed to gain market share both from Internet Explorer and Firefox.

The superfast browser from Google has a market share of 5.20% as of January, 2010 overtaking Safari (4.51%) and Opera(2.38%).Remember Chrome has a share of just 1.62% in March 2009.

The following table shows the comparison of market shares of different browsers as of March 2009 and January 2010.

Month IE Firefox Chrome Safari Opera Opera Mini Others
March 2009 68.46% 23.30% 1.62% 3.63% 2.12% 0.23% 0.65%
January 2010 62.18% 24.41% 5.20% 4.51% 2.38% 0.59% 0.72%

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The worst affected being the IE, which lost almost 6% of market share since March 2009 to 62.18% in January 2010, whereas Firefox ended up at 24.41% even though Firefox lost its share slightly by 0.2% as compared to 24.61% in December 2009.

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