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Run IE8 with different connection settings (e.g. proxy, favourites)

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gervaz

Flightless Bird
Hi all, I use my laptop both at work and at home. I would like to
personalize IE 8 in a way that at work I have my favourites sites and
my proxy configuration, while at home I have different favourites,
saved pwd and no proxy enabled?

I know in firefox this is possible, wonder if it is the same for IE.

Thanks,
Mattia
 
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PA Bear [MS MVP]

Flightless Bird
Always state your full Windows version (e.g., WinXP SP3; WinXP 64-bit SP2;
Vista SP1; Vista 64-bit SP2; Win7; Win7 64-bit) when posting in a forum or
newsgroup. Please do so in your next reply.

gervaz wrote:
> Hi all, I use my laptop both at work and at home. I would like to
> personalize IE 8 in a way that at work I have my favourites sites and
> my proxy configuration, while at home I have different favourites,
> saved pwd and no proxy enabled?
>
> I know in firefox this is possible, wonder if it is the same for IE.
 
G

gervaz

Flightless Bird
Re: Run IE8 with different connection settings (e.g. proxy,favourites)

On 10 Mag, 02:07, "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABear...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Always state your full Windows version (e.g., WinXP SP3; WinXP 64-bit SP2;
> Vista SP1; Vista 64-bit SP2; Win7; Win7 64-bit) when posting in a forum or
> newsgroup. Please do so in your next reply.
>
>
>
> gervaz wrote:
> > Hi all, I use my laptop both at work and at home. I would like to
> > personalize IE 8 in a way that at work I have my favourites sites and
> > my proxy configuration, while at home I have different favourites,
> > saved pwd and no proxy enabled?
>
> > I know in firefox this is possible, wonder if it is the same for IE.- Nascondi testo citato
>
> - Mostra testo citato -

Ok, sorry: Win7 32bit. Hope this helps.
 
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PA Bear [MS MVP]

Flightless Bird
gervaz wrote:
>>> Hi all, I use my laptop both at work and at home. I would like to
>>> personalize IE 8 in a way that at work I have my favourites sites and
>>> my proxy configuration, while at home I have different favourites,
>>> saved pwd and no proxy enabled?
>>
>>> I know in firefox this is possible, wonder if it is the same for IE.-
>>
>> Always state your full Windows version (e.g., WinXP SP3; WinXP 64-bit
>> SP2;
>> Vista SP1; Vista 64-bit SP2; Win7; Win7 64-bit) when posting in a forum
>> or
>> newsgroup. Please do so in your next reply.
>
> Ok, sorry: Win7 32bit. Hope this helps.

Create separate (password-protected) User Accounts, one for use at work &
one for use at home.

OT: MS is soon dropping this and all other public newsgroups; cf.
http://www.microsoft.com/communities/forums/default.mspx. When that comes
to pass, you'll find support for Win7 in these forums:
http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/windows7
--
~PA Bear
 
G

gervaz

Flightless Bird
Re: Run IE8 with different connection settings (e.g. proxy,favourites)

On 10 Mag, 20:26, "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABear...@gmail.com> wrote:
> gervaz wrote:
> >>> Hi all, I use my laptop both at work and at home. I would like to
> >>> personalize IE 8 in a way that at work I have my favourites sites and
> >>> my proxy configuration, while at home I have different favourites,
> >>> saved pwd and no proxy enabled?
>
> >>> I know in firefox this is possible, wonder if it is the same for IE.-
>
> >> Always state your full Windows version (e.g., WinXP SP3; WinXP 64-bit
> >> SP2;
> >> Vista SP1; Vista 64-bit SP2; Win7; Win7 64-bit) when posting in a forum
> >> or
> >> newsgroup. Please do so in your next reply.
>
> > Ok, sorry: Win7 32bit. Hope this helps.
>
> Create separate (password-protected) User Accounts, one for use at work &
> one for use at home.
>
> OT: MS is soon dropping this and all other public newsgroups; cf.http://www.microsoft.com/communities/forums/default.mspx.  When that comes
> to pass, you'll find support for Win7 in these forums:http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/windows7
> --
> ~PA Bear

Although drastic, it can be the best solution to isolate the work/home
activities, but doesn't resolve the original issue.

Thanks,
Mattia
 
G

gervaz

Flightless Bird
Re: Run IE8 with different connection settings (e.g. proxy,favourites)

On 11 Mag, 12:38, gervaz <ger...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 10 Mag, 20:26, "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABear...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > gervaz wrote:
> > >>> Hi all, I use my laptop both at work and at home. I would like to
> > >>> personalize IE 8 in a way that at work I have my favourites sites and
> > >>> my proxy configuration, while at home I have different favourites,
> > >>> saved pwd and no proxy enabled?
>
> > >>> I know in firefox this is possible, wonder if it is the same for IE..-
>
> > >> Always state your full Windows version (e.g., WinXP SP3; WinXP 64-bit
> > >> SP2;
> > >> Vista SP1; Vista 64-bit SP2; Win7; Win7 64-bit) when posting in a forum
> > >> or
> > >> newsgroup. Please do so in your next reply.
>
> > > Ok, sorry: Win7 32bit. Hope this helps.
>
> > Create separate (password-protected) User Accounts, one for use at work&
> > one for use at home.
>
> > OT: MS is soon dropping this and all other public newsgroups; cf.http://www.microsoft.com/communities/forums/default.mspx.  When that comes
> > to pass, you'll find support for Win7 in these forums:http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/windows7
> > --
> > ~PA Bear
>
> Although drastic, it can be the best solution to isolate the work/home
> activities, but doesn't resolve the original issue.
>
> Thanks,
> Mattia- Nascondi testo citato
>
> - Mostra testo citato -

For a best understanding of my original qustion, here is what I was
thinking:
http://lifehacker.com/5481213/master-multiple-firefox-profiles-for-more-productive-browsing
 
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Laura

Flightless Bird
Re: Run IE8 with different connection settings (e.g. proxy, favourites)

gervaz wrote:
> On 11 Mag, 12:38, gervaz <ger...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On 10 Mag, 20:26, "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABear...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> gervaz wrote:
>>>>>> Hi all, I use my laptop both at work and at home. I would like to
>>>>>> personalize IE 8 in a way that at work I have my favourites sites and
>>>>>> my proxy configuration, while at home I have different favourites,
>>>>>> saved pwd and no proxy enabled?
>>>>>> I know in firefox this is possible, wonder if it is the same for IE.-
>>>>> Always state your full Windows version (e.g., WinXP SP3; WinXP 64-bit
>>>>> SP2;
>>>>> Vista SP1; Vista 64-bit SP2; Win7; Win7 64-bit) when posting in a forum
>>>>> or
>>>>> newsgroup. Please do so in your next reply.
>>>> Ok, sorry: Win7 32bit. Hope this helps.
>>> Create separate (password-protected) User Accounts, one for use at work &
>>> one for use at home.
>>> OT: MS is soon dropping this and all other public newsgroups; cf.http://www.microsoft.com/communities/forums/default.mspx. When that comes
>>> to pass, you'll find support for Win7 in these forums:http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/windows7
>>> --
>>> ~PA Bear
>> Although drastic, it can be the best solution to isolate the work/home
>> activities, but doesn't resolve the original issue.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Mattia- Nascondi testo citato
>>
>> - Mostra testo citato -
>
> For a best understanding of my original qustion, here is what I was
> thinking:
> http://lifehacker.com/5481213/master-multiple-firefox-profiles-for-more-productive-browsing

Internet explorer does not support user profiles like FF does. The only
way to accomplish this is to create separate windows user accounts as
suggested by PA Bear.

An alternative would be to use Profile option with Firefox or use
different browser for work and home purposes.
 
P

PA Bear [MS MVP]

Flightless Bird
gervaz wrote:
>>>>> Hi all, I use my laptop both at work and at home. I would like to
>>>>> personalize IE 8 in a way that at work I have my favourites sites and
>>>>> my proxy configuration, while at home I have different favourites,
>>>>> saved pwd and no proxy enabled?
>>
>>>>> I know in firefox this is possible, wonder if it is the same for IE.-
>>
>>>> Always state your full Windows version (e.g., WinXP SP3; WinXP 64-bit
>>>> SP2;
>>>> Vista SP1; Vista 64-bit SP2; Win7; Win7 64-bit) when posting in a forum
>>>> or
>>>> newsgroup. Please do so in your next reply.
>>
>>> Ok, sorry: Win7 32bit. Hope this helps.
>>
>> Create separate (password-protected) User Accounts, one for use at work &
>> one for use at home.
<snip>
>
> Although drastic, it can be the best solution to isolate the work/home
> activities, but doesn't resolve the original issue.

WYSIWYG. See Laura's reply.
 
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Dan

Flightless Bird
"gervaz" <gervaz@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:a2a78d12-d27f-43d6-bc57-d849203fedf0@e35g2000yqm.googlegroups.com...
> Hi all, I use my laptop both at work and at home. I would like to
> personalize IE 8 in a way that at work I have my favourites sites and
> my proxy configuration, while at home I have different favourites,
> saved pwd and no proxy enabled?
>
> I know in firefox this is possible, wonder if it is the same for IE.
>
> Thanks,
> Mattia

You could use a 3rd party tool such as IEProxy which allows the settings to
be switched when you change location. See http://ieproxy.codeplex.com/ for
more details.

--
Dan
 
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