Diplay Full URL?

G

Guest

How can I get IE to display the full URL addresses of pages I visit? I just
get the page title, like "Internet Explorer Newsgroup Home" on the top blue
bar. I've tried clicking on "Addresses" on the tool bar ut nothing happens.

Thanks.
 
T

Ted Zieglar

No problemo. Go to Tools > Internet Options > Advanced tab > remove the
checkmark from 'Show friendly URLs'.
 
G

Guest

Thanks for your response Ted.

Actually, 'Show friendly URLs' is already not checked. I've tried it both
ways, pressing "apply" and closing & restarting the program, and it doesn't
seem to have any effect.

Eric
 
G

Guest

No. this is just a home laptop. It's my wife's computer & she says that
originally she saw the full URLs, but doesn't know what happened. Maybe I
should reset everything....
 
V

Vanguard

Erok said:
How can I get IE to display the full URL addresses of pages I visit? I
just
get the page title, like "Internet Explorer Newsgroup Home" on the top
blue
bar. I've tried clicking on "Addresses" on the tool bar ut nothing
happens.
Click to expand...


The title in the titlebar of IE is dictated by the site, not by you. For
example, when visiting Intel's web site, "Intel" will appear in the
titlebar. Why? Because the HTML code for the page has:

<head>
<title>Intel</title>
....
</head>

So the site is dictating what string gets put in for the title of their
site. If you want to see the full URL, look in the Address bar.

Read http://support.microsoft.com/kb/176497/en-us. It describes what you
can change in the titlebar of IE. You get to change the *product* title.
The *page* title is still dictated by the web page's HTML code.
 
J

Jan Il

Hi Erok :)

You don't mention the version of Windows you are using, which really is a
must when asking for help in the newsgroups, but, try the following as it
may apply
to your OS and see if it helps:

Try the following and see if it helps:

To restore Internet Explorer or Windows Explorer Toolbar & Address Bar
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Line 3 - Left Side

also..

Reset IE Toolbars
http://toolbar.google.com/fixmenu

IE Fix
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/IEFIX.htm

If still no joy...

How to reinstall or repair Internet Explorer and Outlook Express in Windows
XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;318378

You will need to uninstall WinXP SP2 from Control Panel -> Add/Remove
Programs and then reinstall Service Pack 2. Follow the information here:

How to remove Windows XP Service Pack 2 from your computer
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/875350

Jan :)
MS MVP - Windows IE/OE [DTS/AumHa]
Smiles are meant to be shared,
that's why they're so contagious.

Replies are posted only to the newsgroup for the benefit or other readers.
How to make a good newsgroup post:
http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
 
V

Vanguard

Erok said:
Thanks. But I have no address bar. That is what I am hoping to make
reappear.
Click to expand...


If the Address bar is selected under the View -> Toolbars menu, it could be
that it is squashed to one side of the window or the other (i.e., it is at
the right-side edge so it cannot display anything of that toolbar or it on
the leftside and another toolbar is squashed against it). Look for the grab
handle to drag it into view.

It is also possible the toolbars get out of sync. Perhaps you added some
other toolbar and that corrupted the indexing used to reference the
toolbars. See http://www.popupcop.com/help/faq-toolbar.html#1.
 

Ask a Question

Want to reply to this thread or ask your own question?

You'll need to choose a username for the site, which only take a couple of moments. After that, you can post your question and our members will help you out.

Ask a Question

Similar Threads

Info Bar warning after visiting microsoft.com sites 2
IE 7. Strange icon preceding some web addresses in top toolbar 1
IE Window Title | Visual Studio .NET 2003 (Visual C++ only) not running 1
E6 not displaying graphics on some pages 2
Please help! Websites do not load! 4
Tool/Address Bar 2
IE 7 Home Page 1
Help with Url 1

Top