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gwilks98

12-29-2002, 11:24 AM

When I'm in a drop down menu, and I accidentally hit the backspace key, it goes BACK a page. I know it's a little weird, but backspace is second nature and I'd really like to stop IE from doing that. It makes some navigations a pain. (re-login probs)

Tommy Boomfiger

12-29-2002, 11:45 AM

its a keyboard shortcut. IE does that by default

gwilks98

12-29-2002, 12:11 PM

So how do I change this?

Merlin

12-29-2002, 02:01 PM

The "problem" I have with IE is that no matter how many times I delete the "links" folder from Favorites it just keeps coming back. What's up wit dat?

Oh and I put problem in quotes because I'm sure Microsoft has this particular annoyance classified as a feature! All hail Lord Gates.

Tommy Boomfiger

12-29-2002, 03:25 PM

sorry gwilkes, i dont know of any way to disable this
Originally posted by Merlin
The "problem" I have with IE is that no matter how many times I delete the "links" folder from Favorites it just keeps coming back. What's up wit dat?

Oh and I put problem in quotes because I'm sure Microsoft has this particular annoyance classified as a feature! All hail Lord Gates. do you have another browser installed like netscape or opera? if so those browsers might import favorites into thier bookmark lists and then IE might import them back into favorites. if this is the case make sure they are deleted from all browsers

Merlin

12-29-2002, 04:04 PM

Originally posted by Tommy Boomfiger
sorry gwilkes, i dont know of any way to disable thisdo you have another browser installed like netscape or opera? if so those browsers might import favorites into thier bookmark lists and then IE might import them back into favorites. if this is the case make sure they are deleted from all browsers

Nope, no other browsers are installed.

LPMiller

12-29-2002, 04:43 PM

Originally posted by gwilks98
So how do I change this?

some tweak programs will let you disable this, but I'm blanking on the one I used. There is a reg setting to kill off the shortcut - I lost more news due to that damn shortcut. So you can fix it, but I don't currently remember how.

skynet

12-29-2002, 06:10 PM

So long as the focus is on an HTML control, backspace will act as back space. When it is on any other element (body etc) then it will go back. So really this shouldn't be a problem if you make sure you are in a text field or something.

irwin

01-30-2005, 04:27 AM

The "problem" I have with IE is that no matter how many times I delete the "links" folder from Favorites it just keeps coming back. What's up wit dat?

Old thread, but I had this problem too and here was the closest desired solution I could find...

http://support.microsoft.com/?id=179599

kimchicowboy

01-30-2005, 04:55 AM

any way i can get rid of the "click" sound whenever i click a link without turning on mute?

IrishSS

01-30-2005, 10:34 AM

any way i can get rid of the "click" sound whenever i click a link without turning on mute?

Control Panel -> Sounds and Audio Devices-> Sounds Tab -> Windows Explorer -> Start Navigation.

Select "none". First thing I do when I reformat... I hate that friggen sound.

kimchicowboy

01-30-2005, 03:00 PM

thanks dude!

seqiro

01-30-2005, 11:09 PM