ActiveX Controls are small programs, many developed by companies other than Microsoft, help Internet Explorer 7 do things it can’t alone. ActiveX Controls provide websites with added degrees of functionality, interactivity, and multimedia. However, they can also introduce problems, such as rogue software masquerading as valid ActiveX Controls that can do damage to your computer and/or data. If you want to disable the use of ActiveX controls in Internet Explorer 7 when viewing the read more

You may have noticed that Internet Explorer 8 only allows you to download up to two files at any one time with others waiting to start.By default Internet Explorer 8 limits the number of simultaneous downloads to two downloads, plus one queued download.The two simultaneous connections limit is specified in the HTTP standard.Fortunately, this limit can be changed by modifying the registry which will increase your limit to a maximum of 16 connections.If you have a hi-speed broadband connection read more