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Windows Vista Internet Explorer protected mode off?

Discussion in 'Legacy Windows' started by Marv6, 2008/01/24.

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    In internet explorer it shows that my protected mode is off. when I double click to change security setting it shows that protected mode is checked, but when I apply it and restart IE it stills shows that protected mode is off. why?
     
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    CrunchDude

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    I don't know how this supposed IE7 "protection-mode" is supposed to work. I wish I could downgrade to IE6. You don't want to use Firefox with NoScript, AdBlock? Now that's secure browsing. IE7 "protection mode" also makes so SLOW. I liked IE6, and used it on XP, before I discovered Firefox. I still like it, but on Vista, I'm stuck w/ IE7. Hope this helps. :)
     

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    Crunchdude,

    Thanks for info, I use Firefox 95% of time, but somewhere along the way I must have disabled the protected mode in IE in order to access some site. Now, it won't let me return to protected mode. In help it says that you have to re-set your settings to the original default, but you then lose all of your cookies, passwords, etc. Seems drastic to me. Another reason why I prefer firefox. Also, as you mentioned it is a lot faster than IE7.

    Marvin
     
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    UAC info

    If you have disabled the UAC, IE will show this "confusion ". It does not mean that any of your IE settings are not as desired, rather it shows that the ability to change IE's settings is without any UAC prompting.


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    Toasale,

    Thanks, I checked the UAC and it was turned off. I checked it to turn it back on and went to IE and the protection mode was showing that it is now on. So, now that it is back on, I am somewhat confused about leaving UAC on and also, with leaving protected mode on. In trying to find out about this, I read recommendations to leave protection mode turned off and also, recommendations to turn UAC off. What do you recommend?

    Marvin
     
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    Arie

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    UAC ON.

    See my article Taming Vista's User Account Control
     
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    Arie,

    Thanks for the input and thanks for the article.

    Marvin
     

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