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How to surf the web even if Internet Explorer is disabled
All you have to do is launch a Windows application like Calculator, and then click the Help button. Under Help, click "Help Topics," which will bring up a help window. Next, all you have to do is right click on the title bar and select "Jump To URL." Now you can type in any web address you like, but make sure to include "http://" at the beginning. Basically what you're looking at is Internet Explorer 6 inside a help window, but this version of the program isn't quite as smart as IE6. It won't automatically add the http:// for you. And of course, there's no bookmarking feature.
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Subscribe to commentsGeminusJan 3rd 2008 8:00PM
Knoppix is a bootable CD that circumvents 99% of restrictions. When you're done, reboot & remove the CD and Linux was never there... its great for clandestine ops.
danJan 3rd 2008 8:04PM
So is Ubuntu....
ArthurJan 3rd 2008 8:04PM
A system administrator with any sense would disable booting from CDs and USB flash drives in the BIOS so your idea wouldn't work.
sureJan 3rd 2008 9:06PM
Sure, if your IT admins were too stupid to disable booting from CD... and didn't lock the BIOS setup.
GeminusJan 3rd 2008 8:20PM
Been in the game of IT for 10 years, most IT admins walk away forgetting to block options in the BIOS... especially when users are problematic. Even the US Govt. allows for CDs to be bootable. They call it imaging. Very few organizations smartly disallow bootable CDs or floppies. If your computer doesn't have a CD or DVD drive, there's always the QNX demo that boots from a floppy and gives you a simple browser. If that doesn't work use telnet or SSH to a shell account like cyberspace.org and type lynx at the prompt. In short, if I can touch it, I can own it... computer security is as much a myth as physical security.
Post On FireJan 3rd 2008 8:40PM
haven't tried it yet, but it sounds so cool.
EddieJan 3rd 2008 9:01PM
Works great thanks.
eddie pasternakJan 3rd 2008 9:49PM
Doesn't work in Windows XP sp 2.
Brad LinderJan 3rd 2008 9:50PM
Works fine on my system running XP SP2
eduardo ramosJan 3rd 2008 10:44PM
can this work on my pc which runs on windows 97?
eshwarJan 4th 2008 9:29AM
That was a good trick...good find...
MusrumJan 4th 2008 9:29AM
On XP I created a shortcut to:
C:\WINNT\hh.exe http://google.com
I now have a new "default" browser...
JesseJan 4th 2008 9:30AM
Another great method I remember is one I used when someone panicked and removed all her links to Internet Explorer.. I simply opened up a folder, and typed a URL into the address bar. All of a sudden she had her internet back. =)
RobJan 4th 2008 9:34AM
All you need to do is press F1 for the help screen in most windows applications, even windows itself. If you are looking at the desktop then press F1.
This will only work if administrators have not locked down the system to connect through IE, if this is so then your system will not connect even through the help trick.
jeffJan 4th 2008 9:34AM
God bless you!
Hm3DeadcatJan 4th 2008 9:57AM
This does not work. I attempted to view google and cnn without sucess.
Sam BraidleyJan 4th 2008 10:45AM
Just a note to that if you want to block IE or any other program then try my freeware at www.zenox.net/software and download AppBlocker XP.
Vijay Teach Me $$Jan 4th 2008 12:36PM
Wow this is a nice trick.... I should be able to remember it and use it... it would be so much fun...
tsoglaniJan 4th 2008 11:19AM
Yeah, I used to bring up windows explorer in my school pc for that. it works too. just type the url in the address bar
CamJan 4th 2008 11:38AM
I'm just tried this at and it didn't work. I'm on a school computer and the only option when I right click is Print.