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| Make Internet Explorer less friendly |
| Like many Microsoft applications, Windows 2000's Internet Explorer includes features that are |
| designed to make it less intimidating and easier to use for casual or novice users. However, these |
| features can be a hindrance if you're trying to troubleshoot server errors for a Web site or if you |
| rely on the Internet Explorer status bar to identify a page's URL. |
| Internet Explorer's Show Friendly HTTP Error Messages setting determines how error information |
| is displayed. When this option is enabled, Internet Explorer shows only the error name and code, |
| but doesn't offer information on the error's potential source or a solution for it. If you're trying to |
| diagnose a server problem and you need this additional information, go to Internet Explorer's |
| Advanced tab and turn off this option. |
| The Show Friendly URLs setting determines how Internet Explorer shows the current page's URL |
| in the status bar. If this option is enabled, Internet Explorer shows, for example, Shortcut To |
| www.internetfixes.com/otherdoc.html rather than www.internetfixes.com/otherdoc.html. When the |
| URL is more complex, stripping out the site has a greater impact on the status bar. For example, the |
| status bar might show Shortcut To otherdoc.html rather than |
| http://www.internetfixes.com/public/documents/show.asp?otherdoc.html. |
| Having the entire URL displayed in the status bar can be helpful if you're trying to identify the |
| target link or if you're troubleshooting links on a page you're developing or testing. |
| To change either the Show Friendly HTTP Error Messages or Show Friendly URLs setting, choose |
| Tools | Internet Options, click Advanced, and look in the Browsing group of options. |
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