access properties in XP IE without opening browser

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Michael

Hi,

I used to be able to right click on an IE icon and make changes to the
properties without opening the browser.

Is this a function that went bye bye or is there still a way to do it
?

Many thanks,

Mike
 
Michael said:
Hi,

I used to be able to right click on an IE icon and make changes to the
properties without opening the browser.

Is this a function that went bye bye or is there still a way to do it
?
Click to expand...


If the icon for IE on your desktop is the *object* for it then
right-clicking on it and selecting properties would bring up the
Internet Options applet. If, however, you have a *shortcut* on your
desktop to iexplore.exe then the properties you see are those for any
other shortcut.

You could also use: Start -> Settings -> Internet Options
 
If the icon for IE on your desktop is the *object* for it then
right-clicking on it and selecting properties would bring up the
Internet Options applet. If, however, you have a *shortcut* on your
desktop to iexplore.exe then the properties you see are those for any
other shortcut.

You could also use: Start -> Settings -> Internet Options
Click to expand...

thanks,

it was a shortcut but I had already tried going to the target and
right clicking it and then properties and when that didn't work I
didn't bother to cut and paste the "object" onto the destop.

Incidentally I didn't have Start -> Settings -> Internet Options

not the Internet Options bit anyway :-)


but I went to the control panel and have now cut and pasted the
'object' onto the desktop which does what I wanted.

Never being satisfied of course :-)

Is there a way to make a short cut or through start/run to go directly
to the LAN settings in the properties ?

thanks again,

Mike
 
Start-Settings-Control Panel-Internet Options

or
from Start-Run, use:
control inetcpl.cpl

or
doubleclick inetcpl.cpl

or right-click the special desktop icon (not an ordinary shortcut)

Desktop icon
Win9x:
IE-Tools-Internet Options-Advanced
Check "Show Internet Explorer on the desktop"

For XP:
Control Panel-Display Properties-Desktop tab.
Customize Desktop


....Alan

--
Alan Edwards, MS MVP W95/98 Systems
http://dts-l.org/index.html


In microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6.browser, Michael
 
Michael said:
thanks,

it was a shortcut but I had already tried going to the target and
right clicking it and then properties and when that didn't work I
didn't bother to cut and paste the "object" onto the destop.

Incidentally I didn't have Start -> Settings -> Internet Options

not the Internet Options bit anyway :-)


but I went to the control panel and have now cut and pasted the
'object' onto the desktop which does what I wanted.

Never being satisfied of course :-)

Is there a way to make a short cut or through start/run to go directly
to the LAN settings in the properties ?
Click to expand...


Define a shortcut where the executable filename is inetcpl.cpl.
 
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