Poor man's tab browsing with IE6

[bobster]

I've tried several IE based browsers with tabbed browsing and for various
reasons haven't liked them. I have been using what I call a poor man's
tabbed IE6 browsing by opening multiple windows that I can selectively open
from the bottom of the main page. This works fine except it takes a long
time to set it up after each re-boot.

My question:

Is there a way that I can open a list of several web sites at boot? I know
I can open any number of programs by just adding them to my start menu but I
haven't found a way to open specific web sites at boot time. Am I missing
something simple here or is this not possible with IE6?

Thanks in advance

 

[Gary S. Terhune]

Make a new folder in your Favorites called Startup. Go to each site and make
a Favorite that's deposited in the new folder. Open Windows Explorer. Go to
C:\Windows\Favorites\Startup. *COPY* the files from there to
C:\Windows\Start\Programs\Startup.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
www.grystmill.com

"bobster" <fauxie@bogus.net> wrote in message
news:eAKim8KVIHA.4880@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> I've tried several IE based browsers with tabbed browsing and for various
> reasons haven't liked them. I have been using what I call a poor man's
> tabbed IE6 browsing by opening multiple windows that I can selectively
> open
> from the bottom of the main page. This works fine except it takes a long
> time to set it up after each re-boot.
>
> My question:
>
> Is there a way that I can open a list of several web sites at boot? I
> know
> I can open any number of programs by just adding them to my start menu but
> I
> haven't found a way to open specific web sites at boot time. Am I missing
> something simple here or is this not possible with IE6?
>
> Thanks in advance
>

 

[Gary S. Terhune]

Sorry...
....C:\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup, not
C:\Windows\Start\Programs\Startup

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
www.grystmill.com


"Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
news:%23iv0zfLVIHA.5396@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Make a new folder in your Favorites called Startup. Go to each site and
> make a Favorite that's deposited in the new folder. Open Windows Explorer.
> Go to C:\Windows\Favorites\Startup. *COPY* the files from there to
> C:\Windows\Start\Programs\Startup.
>
> --
> Gary S. Terhune
> MS-MVP Shell/User
> www.grystmill.com
>
> "bobster" <fauxie@bogus.net> wrote in message
> news:eAKim8KVIHA.4880@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> I've tried several IE based browsers with tabbed browsing and for various
>> reasons haven't liked them. I have been using what I call a poor man's
>> tabbed IE6 browsing by opening multiple windows that I can selectively
>> open
>> from the bottom of the main page. This works fine except it takes a long
>> time to set it up after each re-boot.
>>
>> My question:
>>
>> Is there a way that I can open a list of several web sites at boot? I
>> know
>> I can open any number of programs by just adding them to my start menu
>> but I
>> haven't found a way to open specific web sites at boot time. Am I
>> missing
>> something simple here or is this not possible with IE6?
>>
>> Thanks in advance
>>
>

 

[bobster]

Thanks, Gary

I realized after I posted my question that it probably should have been
directed to the IE6 board. Appreciate your answer!


"Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
news:%23mP$kiLVIHA.5448@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
Sorry...
....C:\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup, not
C:\Windows\Start\Programs\Startup

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
www.grystmill.com


"Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
news:%23iv0zfLVIHA.5396@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Make a new folder in your Favorites called Startup. Go to each site and
> make a Favorite that's deposited in the new folder. Open Windows Explorer.
> Go to C:\Windows\Favorites\Startup. *COPY* the files from there to
> C:\Windows\Start\Programs\Startup.
>
> --
> Gary S. Terhune
> MS-MVP Shell/User
> www.grystmill.com
>
> "bobster" <fauxie@bogus.net> wrote in message
> news:eAKim8KVIHA.4880@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> I've tried several IE based browsers with tabbed browsing and for various
>> reasons haven't liked them. I have been using what I call a poor man's
>> tabbed IE6 browsing by opening multiple windows that I can selectively
>> open
>> from the bottom of the main page. This works fine except it takes a long
>> time to set it up after each re-boot.
>>
>> My question:
>>
>> Is there a way that I can open a list of several web sites at boot? I
>> know
>> I can open any number of programs by just adding them to my start menu
>> but I
>> haven't found a way to open specific web sites at boot time. Am I
>> missing
>> something simple here or is this not possible with IE6?
>>
>> Thanks in advance
>>
>

 

[Gary S. Terhune]

YW, bobster.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
www.grystmill.com

"bobster" <fauxie@bogus.net> wrote in message
news:eH1$22LVIHA.5160@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Thanks, Gary
>
> I realized after I posted my question that it probably should have been
> directed to the IE6 board. Appreciate your answer!
>
>
> "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
> news:%23mP$kiLVIHA.5448@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Sorry...
> ...C:\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup, not
> C:\Windows\Start\Programs\Startup
>
> --
> Gary S. Terhune
> MS-MVP Shell/User
> www.grystmill.com
>
>
> "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
> news:%23iv0zfLVIHA.5396@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> Make a new folder in your Favorites called Startup. Go to each site and
>> make a Favorite that's deposited in the new folder. Open Windows
>> Explorer.
>> Go to C:\Windows\Favorites\Startup. *COPY* the files from there to
>> C:\Windows\Start\Programs\Startup.
>>
>> --
>> Gary S. Terhune
>> MS-MVP Shell/User
>> www.grystmill.com
>>
>> "bobster" <fauxie@bogus.net> wrote in message
>> news:eAKim8KVIHA.4880@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>> I've tried several IE based browsers with tabbed browsing and for
>>> various
>>> reasons haven't liked them. I have been using what I call a poor man's
>>> tabbed IE6 browsing by opening multiple windows that I can selectively
>>> open
>>> from the bottom of the main page. This works fine except it takes a
>>> long
>>> time to set it up after each re-boot.
>>>
>>> My question:
>>>
>>> Is there a way that I can open a list of several web sites at boot? I
>>> know
>>> I can open any number of programs by just adding them to my start menu
>>> but I
>>> haven't found a way to open specific web sites at boot time. Am I
>>> missing
>>> something simple here or is this not possible with IE6?
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance
>>>
>>
>

 

[bobster]

Gary,

I just finished making the changes you suggested and it works like a charm.
I now have and old 98se, 300MHz machine with an IE6 tabbed browser! The
only negative is a fairly long boot-up time but that was true of the Maxthon
and Firefox browsers that I tried when opening with 5-6 active tabs.

"Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
news:OdE2CZMVIHA.3908@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
YW, bobster.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
www.grystmill.com

"bobster" <fauxie@bogus.net> wrote in message
news:eH1$22LVIHA.5160@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Thanks, Gary
>
> I realized after I posted my question that it probably should have been
> directed to the IE6 board. Appreciate your answer!
>
>
> "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
> news:%23mP$kiLVIHA.5448@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Sorry...
> ...C:\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup, not
> C:\Windows\Start\Programs\Startup
>
> --
> Gary S. Terhune
> MS-MVP Shell/User
> www.grystmill.com
>
>
> "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
> news:%23iv0zfLVIHA.5396@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> Make a new folder in your Favorites called Startup. Go to each site and
>> make a Favorite that's deposited in the new folder. Open Windows
>> Explorer.
>> Go to C:\Windows\Favorites\Startup. *COPY* the files from there to
>> C:\Windows\Start\Programs\Startup.
>>
>> --
>> Gary S. Terhune
>> MS-MVP Shell/User
>> www.grystmill.com
>>
>> "bobster" <fauxie@bogus.net> wrote in message
>> news:eAKim8KVIHA.4880@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>> I've tried several IE based browsers with tabbed browsing and for
>>> various
>>> reasons haven't liked them. I have been using what I call a poor man's
>>> tabbed IE6 browsing by opening multiple windows that I can selectively
>>> open
>>> from the bottom of the main page. This works fine except it takes a
>>> long
>>> time to set it up after each re-boot.
>>>
>>> My question:
>>>
>>> Is there a way that I can open a list of several web sites at boot? I
>>> know
>>> I can open any number of programs by just adding them to my start menu
>>> but I
>>> haven't found a way to open specific web sites at boot time. Am I
>>> missing
>>> something simple here or is this not possible with IE6?
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance
>>>
>>
>

 

[AlmostBob]

I have been getting reasonble results from the AVANT browser, tabs etc seems
a very lov footprint

--
-- -- -- -- --
Adaware http://www.lavasoft.de
spybot http://www.safer-networking.org
AVG free antivirus http://free.grisoft.com/
Etrust/Vet/CA.online Antivirus scan
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx
Super Antispyware http://www.superantispyware.com/
Panda online AntiVirus scan http://www.activescan.com
Panda online AntiSpyware Scan
http://www.pandasoftware.com/virus_info/spyware/test/
Catalog of removal tools (1)
http://www.pandasoftware.com/download/utilities/
Catalog of removal tools (2)
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/newsinfo/collateral.aspx?CID=40387
Trouble Shooting guide to Windows http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/
Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts file
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm
links provided as a courtesy, read all instructions on the pages before
use
Grateful thanks to the authors/webmasters
_
"bobster" <fauxie@bogus.net> wrote in message
news:ecM9%23$MVIHA.5360@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Gary,
>
> I just finished making the changes you suggested and it works like a
charm.
> I now have and old 98se, 300MHz machine with an IE6 tabbed browser! The
> only negative is a fairly long boot-up time but that was true of the
Maxthon
> and Firefox browsers that I tried when opening with 5-6 active tabs.
>
> "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
> news:OdE2CZMVIHA.3908@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> YW, bobster.
>
> --
> Gary S. Terhune
> MS-MVP Shell/User
> www.grystmill.com
>
> "bobster" <fauxie@bogus.net> wrote in message
> news:eH1$22LVIHA.5160@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> > Thanks, Gary
> >
> > I realized after I posted my question that it probably should have been
> > directed to the IE6 board. Appreciate your answer!
> >
> >
> > "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
> > news:%23mP$kiLVIHA.5448@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> > Sorry...
> > ...C:\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup, not
> > C:\Windows\Start\Programs\Startup
> >
> > --
> > Gary S. Terhune
> > MS-MVP Shell/User
> > www.grystmill.com
> >
> >
> > "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
> > news:%23iv0zfLVIHA.5396@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> >> Make a new folder in your Favorites called Startup. Go to each site and
> >> make a Favorite that's deposited in the new folder. Open Windows
> >> Explorer.
> >> Go to C:\Windows\Favorites\Startup. *COPY* the files from there to
> >> C:\Windows\Start\Programs\Startup.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Gary S. Terhune
> >> MS-MVP Shell/User
> >> www.grystmill.com
> >>
> >> "bobster" <fauxie@bogus.net> wrote in message
> >> news:eAKim8KVIHA.4880@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> >>> I've tried several IE based browsers with tabbed browsing and for
> >>> various
> >>> reasons haven't liked them. I have been using what I call a poor
man's
> >>> tabbed IE6 browsing by opening multiple windows that I can selectively
> >>> open
> >>> from the bottom of the main page. This works fine except it takes a
> >>> long
> >>> time to set it up after each re-boot.
> >>>
> >>> My question:
> >>>
> >>> Is there a way that I can open a list of several web sites at boot? I
> >>> know
> >>> I can open any number of programs by just adding them to my start menu
> >>> but I
> >>> haven't found a way to open specific web sites at boot time. Am I
> >>> missing
> >>> something simple here or is this not possible with IE6?
> >>>
> >>> Thanks in advance
> >>>
> >>
> >
>

 

[bobster]

AB, I tried AVANT and liked it better than Maxthon or Firefox but still
haven't really found any that I like better than IE6 (with tabs). I'm just
so comfortable with it, having progressed through IE4, IE5, and IE5.5 over
some 9-10 years. Also, I've never had a security problem with any version
of IE as I use lots of protection.

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

"AlmostBob" <anonymous1@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:%23C0WxHWVIHA.3940@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
I have been getting reasonble results from the AVANT browser, tabs etc seems
a very lov footprint

--
-- -- -- -- --
Adaware http://www.lavasoft.de
spybot http://www.safer-networking.org
AVG free antivirus http://free.grisoft.com/
Etrust/Vet/CA.online Antivirus scan
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx
Super Antispyware http://www.superantispyware.com/
Panda online AntiVirus scan http://www.activescan.com
Panda online AntiSpyware Scan
http://www.pandasoftware.com/virus_info/spyware/test/
Catalog of removal tools (1)
http://www.pandasoftware.com/download/utilities/
Catalog of removal tools (2)
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/newsinfo/collateral.aspx?CID=40387
Trouble Shooting guide to Windows http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/
Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts file
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm
links provided as a courtesy, read all instructions on the pages before
use
Grateful thanks to the authors/webmasters
_
"bobster" <fauxie@bogus.net> wrote in message
news:ecM9%23$MVIHA.5360@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Gary,
>
> I just finished making the changes you suggested and it works like a
charm.
> I now have and old 98se, 300MHz machine with an IE6 tabbed browser! The
> only negative is a fairly long boot-up time but that was true of the
Maxthon
> and Firefox browsers that I tried when opening with 5-6 active tabs.
>
> "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
> news:OdE2CZMVIHA.3908@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> YW, bobster.
>
> --
> Gary S. Terhune
> MS-MVP Shell/User
> www.grystmill.com
>
> "bobster" <fauxie@bogus.net> wrote in message
> news:eH1$22LVIHA.5160@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> > Thanks, Gary
> >
> > I realized after I posted my question that it probably should have been
> > directed to the IE6 board. Appreciate your answer!
> >
> >
> > "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
> > news:%23mP$kiLVIHA.5448@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> > Sorry...
> > ...C:\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup, not
> > C:\Windows\Start\Programs\Startup
> >
> > --
> > Gary S. Terhune
> > MS-MVP Shell/User
> > www.grystmill.com
> >
> >
> > "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
> > news:%23iv0zfLVIHA.5396@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> >> Make a new folder in your Favorites called Startup. Go to each site and
> >> make a Favorite that's deposited in the new folder. Open Windows
> >> Explorer.
> >> Go to C:\Windows\Favorites\Startup. *COPY* the files from there to
> >> C:\Windows\Start\Programs\Startup.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Gary S. Terhune
> >> MS-MVP Shell/User
> >> www.grystmill.com
> >>
> >> "bobster" <fauxie@bogus.net> wrote in message
> >> news:eAKim8KVIHA.4880@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> >>> I've tried several IE based browsers with tabbed browsing and for
> >>> various
> >>> reasons haven't liked them. I have been using what I call a poor
man's
> >>> tabbed IE6 browsing by opening multiple windows that I can selectively
> >>> open
> >>> from the bottom of the main page. This works fine except it takes a
> >>> long
> >>> time to set it up after each re-boot.
> >>>
> >>> My question:
> >>>
> >>> Is there a way that I can open a list of several web sites at boot? I
> >>> know
> >>> I can open any number of programs by just adding them to my start menu
> >>> but I
> >>> haven't found a way to open specific web sites at boot time. Am I
> >>> missing
> >>> something simple here or is this not possible with IE6?
> >>>
> >>> Thanks in advance
> >>>
> >>
> >
>

 

[PCR]

bobster wrote:
| I've tried several IE based browsers with tabbed browsing and for
| various reasons haven't liked them. I have been using what I call a
| poor man's tabbed IE6 browsing by opening multiple windows that I can
| selectively open from the bottom of the main page. This works fine
| except it takes a long time to set it up after each re-boot.
|
| My question:
|
| Is there a way that I can open a list of several web sites at boot?
| I know I can open any number of programs by just adding them to my
| start menu but I haven't found a way to open specific web sites at
| boot time. Am I missing something simple here or is this not
| possible with IE6?

It looks like you & Terhune solved that. And that may be the best way.
BUT... have you ever tried this alternative...?...

(1) Open IE, & click the Favorites button.
Favorites should open in left pane of IE.
(2) Click the Organize button.
An Organize Favorites requestor will appear. Now, you
can add favorites & create a folder to move them into.
(3) Click the individual sites in the folder.
The requestor will change to show a
"Make available offline" box.
(4) Check the "Make available offline" box for each site you
want to synchronize. A Properties button also will appear.

Now, when you choose Synchronize from the IE Tools menu, you will see
each site get downloaded in turn! Using the Properties button that
appeared at step 4, you can even have the Task Scheduler synchonize them
on a schedule.

| Thanks in advance

You are welcome.


--
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There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
Should things get worse after this,
PCR
pcrrcp@netzero.net

 

[bobster]

PCR

I tried the synchronization approach you suggested. It works as far as
sync-ing the web sites but I'm not sure what that does for me. My goal
(achieved with the help of Gary) was to have selected sites automatically
open on boot-up and your approach doesn't seem do that, at least as far as I
can determine. I'm not even sure what synchronizing a web site actually
accomplishes. Enlighten me.

==========================================
"PCR" <pcrrcp@netzero.net> wrote in message
news:%23T%23tpkYVIHA.3452@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
bobster wrote:
| I've tried several IE based browsers with tabbed browsing and for
| various reasons haven't liked them. I have been using what I call a
| poor man's tabbed IE6 browsing by opening multiple windows that I can
| selectively open from the bottom of the main page. This works fine
| except it takes a long time to set it up after each re-boot.
|
| My question:
|
| Is there a way that I can open a list of several web sites at boot?
| I know I can open any number of programs by just adding them to my
| start menu but I haven't found a way to open specific web sites at
| boot time. Am I missing something simple here or is this not
| possible with IE6?

It looks like you & Terhune solved that. And that may be the best way.
BUT... have you ever tried this alternative...?...

(1) Open IE, & click the Favorites button.
Favorites should open in left pane of IE.
(2) Click the Organize button.
An Organize Favorites requestor will appear. Now, you
can add favorites & create a folder to move them into.
(3) Click the individual sites in the folder.
The requestor will change to show a
"Make available offline" box.
(4) Check the "Make available offline" box for each site you
want to synchronize. A Properties button also will appear.

Now, when you choose Synchronize from the IE Tools menu, you will see
each site get downloaded in turn! Using the Properties button that
appeared at step 4, you can even have the Task Scheduler synchonize them
on a schedule.

| Thanks in advance

You are welcome.


--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
Should things get worse after this,
PCR
pcrrcp@netzero.net

 

[PCR]

bobster wrote:
| PCR
|
| I tried the synchronization approach you suggested. It works as far
| as sync-ing the web sites but I'm not sure what that does for me. My
| goal (achieved with the help of Gary) was to have selected sites
| automatically open on boot-up and your approach doesn't seem do that,
| at least as far as I can determine. I'm not even sure what
| synchronizing a web site actually accomplishes. Enlighten me.

Synchronization is reading the site into TIFs (Temporary Internet Files)
so they can be read offline. (But you can still read them online too.
After they are synchronized, you may need to "IE, File menu, Work
Offline" to ensure you get the full benefit of having put them into
TIFs.) It can go beyond just the 1st page of the site, depending on the
setting chosen at...

(1) Open IE, & click its Favorites button.
Favorites open in the left pane.
(2) Click the Organize button in the Favorites pane.
An Organize Favorites requestor appears.
(3) Select a favorite site in the requestor's window.
A "Make available offline" box appears in the requestor.
(4) Check the "Make available offline" box.
A Properties button appears.

Now, click that Properties button. At the Download tab, you can set how
deeply to read in the site. Here is the blurb there...

"Specifies whether you want Internet Explorer to download more than just
the top-level page of the selected Web site. You can specify that you
want to download the site up to three levels deep. For example, if you
specify two levels deep, the first page and all the pages that it links
to will be downloaded. Specifying three levels downloads all the pages
linked to the second-level pages."

And, at the Schedule tab, apparently you can set the Task Scheduler to
do it automatically after you connect to the NET.

| ==========================================
| "PCR" <pcrrcp@netzero.net> wrote in message
| news:%23T%23tpkYVIHA.3452@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
| bobster wrote:
|| I've tried several IE based browsers with tabbed browsing and for
|| various reasons haven't liked them. I have been using what I call a
|| poor man's tabbed IE6 browsing by opening multiple windows that I can
|| selectively open from the bottom of the main page. This works fine
|| except it takes a long time to set it up after each re-boot.
||
|| My question:
||
|| Is there a way that I can open a list of several web sites at boot?
|| I know I can open any number of programs by just adding them to my
|| start menu but I haven't found a way to open specific web sites at
|| boot time. Am I missing something simple here or is this not
|| possible with IE6?
|
| It looks like you & Terhune solved that. And that may be the best way.
| BUT... have you ever tried this alternative...?...
|
| (1) Open IE, & click the Favorites button.
| Favorites should open in left pane of IE.
| (2) Click the Organize button.
| An Organize Favorites requestor will appear. Now, you
| can add favorites & create a folder to move them into.
| (3) Click the individual sites in the folder.
| The requestor will change to show a
| "Make available offline" box.
| (4) Check the "Make available offline" box for each site you
| want to synchronize. A Properties button also will appear.
|
| Now, when you choose Synchronize from the IE Tools menu, you will see
| each site get downloaded in turn! Using the Properties button that
| appeared at step 4, you can even have the Task Scheduler synchonize
| them
| on a schedule.
|
|| Thanks in advance
|
| You are welcome.
|
|
| --
| Thanks or Good Luck,
| There may be humor in this post, and,
| Naturally, you will not sue,
| Should things get worse after this,
| PCR
| pcrrcp@netzero.net

--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
Should things get worse after this,
PCR
pcrrcp@netzero.net