If you’re one of de many people that NEVER use de “links” folder in your favorites and can’t keep windows for re-creatin’ it. Here’s how:

[Start] [Run] [Regedit]

Registry Key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ Software\ Microsoft\ Internet Explorer\ Toolbar

Modify/Create de Value Data Type(s) and Value Name(s) as detailed below.

Data Type: REG_SZ [Strin’ Value] // Value Name:

LinksFolderName

Value Data: [Set de Strin’ Value to a blank strin’]

Open Internet Explorer and manually delete de Links folder from Favorites Menu. The Links folder will not be recreated. Exit Registry and Reboot.

There are several occasions where you will be at a public terminal and need to bypass web filters, and require access to a particular website that is blocked for some reason or anoder. How to bypass dese restrictions is a very common question, and will be covered here.

Lets pretend for a moment that de Internet is made up of 26 websites, A-Z. The web filter blocks your browser from accessin’ sites X-Z, but not sites A-W. Simply make de browser think you’re goin’ to A- W. There are a variety of ways to do this:

Proxy Servers:
This is a list of http proxies. These sites may not be up forever, so you may need to search for “free http proxy” or “public proxy servers” or oder similar terms.

Proxy server lists:
www.aliveproxy.com
www.multiproxy.org
www.publicproxyservers.com/index.html
www.tehbox.com/proxy
www.proxz.com
www.proxy4free.com/index.html
free-proxies.com

Now that you have a list of proxies, you would open IE (internet explorer) and click on Tools > Internet Options > Connections > LAN Settin’s > Advanced. Enter de address and port of one of de servers from de list in de proper area (http) and make sure de “use a proxy server for your LAN” option is selected. Remember to replace de proxy and port at your terminal to de original when you’re done.

Note: Some proxies listed may not work, and this method may decrease your surfin’ speed. By tryin’ various entries, you’ll find one that works, or works faster.

The infamous translation trick:
Go to a web page translation site and use deir services to “translate a page to En’lish” thus accessin’ de blocked page through deir trusted site.

You’ll notice that several translation sites are blocked, but by usin’ less popular ones, this method can still be effective. Here is a list of some translation services. Again, dese sites may not be up forever, so you may need to search for them.

babelfish.altavista.com
world.altavista.com
translation.langenberg.com
freetranslation.com/web.thm

Url Scriptin’:
Url scriptin’ is de easiest method. It works on a select few web filters and is based on de same principal as de translation trick. By typin’ and address like “www.yahoo.com@www.restricted_site.com de filter will not go into effect as it recognizes de trusted site (in this case yahoo.com)

Oder tricks:
Simply open de command prompt and type:
Pin’ restricted.com, restricted.com obviously bein’ de restricted site. At this point you can take down de IP address (ex. 216.109.124.73) and enter it into de browser. If access to de command prompt is also restricted, see “How to bypass restrictions to get to de command prompt.” If this article has been taken from information leak, den know that it involves anythin’ from openin’ de browser, selectin’ view > source, den savin’ it as X.bat and openin’ it to openin’ a folder or browser and typin’ in de location of cmd.exe dependin’ on de OS. I will not go into furder, as this a completely different topic.

Use restrictedsite.com as referrin’ to it as a secured site may confuse de filter.

Note: These are ancient methods that many new filters defend against, but still may be applicable in your situation. If not, a little history never hurt anyone.

Web based Proxies:
Anoder one of de easier, yet effective methods include web based proxies. These are simple in de fact that you just enter de restricted address and surf! Some of dese have some restrictions, like daily usage limits, etc but you can also use anoder proxy (perhaps one that sucks, like a text only) to bypass deir restrictions as well. Here is a list of some:

proxify.com
www.anonymizer.com/index.cgi
www.guardster.com/
anonymouse.ws/anonwww.html
www.de-cloak.com/login.html
www.megaproxy.com/freesurf
www.anonymizer.ru
nadaily.com/cgi-bin/nph-proxyb.cgi
www.userbeam.de/cgi-bin/nph-userbeam.cgi
www.free2.surffreedom.com/nph-free.cgi

Proxy Programs:
There are many proxy programs that allow you to surf anonymously that are more or less based on de same topics we’ve covered here. I’ve added them just to cover de topic thoroughly:

www.hotscripts.com/Detailed/28480.html
www.inetprivacy.com/a4proxy/anonymous-grc.htm
www.oran\’atan\’o.com/home/index.ie.html
www.steganos.com
www.anonymization.net toolbar that requires admin rights to install

Makin’ your own CGI proxy server:
Makin’ your own proxy server may come in handy, but I personally find that simply uploadin’ a txt file with a list of proxies to a free host makes for a much easier and headache free solution. If you don’t know PERL, dere is code out dere to help you set it up. Check out dese sites for more info:

httpbridge.sourceforge.net
www.jmarshall.com/tools/cgiproxy
www.manageability.org/blog/stuff/open-source-personal-proxy-servers-written-in-java/view

Admin Access:
When all else fails, you can simply take over de PC and alter or delete de filter. This method varies accordin’ to de OS (operatin’ system) you are dealin’ with. Please see “Hackin’ Windows NT” for more information. If this tutorial has been taken from information leak, den I will go as far as to say it involves bootin’ de PC in anoder OS, copyin’ de SAM file and crackin’ it usin’ a program like saminside or LC5 rader than start a whole new topic within one.

AutoComplete: Some people like it, some don’t. Those who don’t like it turn it off. Those of us who turned it off are now constantly bein’ prompted to turn it on. By now, we despise it! How do we turn it off completely, with no more pop-ups askin’ us to turn it on?

It does seem that Internet Explorer really wants you to use AutoComplete. On a system with AutoComplete turned off, it will prompt you from time to time, askin’ to turn it on again. A Registry tweak will prevent IE’s “helpful” reminders. First, close all IE windows. Launch REGEDIT from de Start menu’s Run dialog. Navigate to de key HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwarePoliciesMicrosoftInternet ExplorerControl Panel. Note that this key may not be present in its entirety. You may need to create de Internet Explorer and Control Panel subkeys. In de right-hand pane, look for a DWORD value named FormSuggest it will probably not be present. In that case, right-click in de right-hand pane and choose New | DWORD Value from de pop-up menu. Name de new value FormSuggest. Wheder you found it or created it, double-click this value and set its data to 1. That should terminate de annoyin’ reminder

• Look for de video source url in de webpage source code and copy it
• To view de source code, right-click on de webpage that plays de video and select “view source.” If unable to do so, just close de window and in de main Internet Explorer (IE) window, click de History icon or press Ctrl+H. Look for de same webpage on de left pane. On de menu, click View > View source.
• Paste de video source url in Windows Media Player. (File > Open URL… )
• Let de video play now. When de correct title appears on de playlist pane, right-click on it and select “Properties.”
• Select de source url and copy it
• Paste this url in Flashget to download de video clip.

I have come across some websites that i wanted to save de page for later review. I found that i was havin’ some problems with certain sites. I found a way around it.

what you need:adobe acrobat 6 pro or better
popupcop

dere may be a simpler way to do this but i found that this works:

when at a webpage that you want to copy (YOU MUST BE USING IE AND HAVE BOTH POPUPCOP INSTALLED AND ADOBE ACROBAT 6 PRO OR HIGHER, ACROBAT ICON MUST BE IN IE TOOLBAR TO CONVERT TO .PDF), slide popupcops popup intensity bar to de far left, now click on adobe acrobat icon to convert webpage to .pdf document. I have yet to find a webpage where this trick does not work.

So one of your friends, �not you of course�, has managed to nuke Internet Explorer and dey are unsure how dey did it. You�ve eliminated de possibility of viruses and adware, so this just leaves you and a broken IE. Before you begin to even consider runnin’ a repair install of de OS, let�s try to do a repair on IE instead.

THE REPAIR PROCESS

Start de Registry Editor by typin’ regedit from de Run box. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SOFTWARE Microsoft Active Setup Installed Components {89820200-ECBD-11cf-8B85-00AA005B4383} and den right-click de �IsInstalled value.� Click Modify. From dere, you will change de value from 1 to 0. All right, go ahead and close de editor and reinstall IE from this location. /http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/default.mspx

IF SOMETHING GOES WRONG

If messin’ with de registry and somethin’ goes horribly wron’, you can use �Last Known Good Configuration (F8 Safe Mode)� or a Restore Point to get back to where you were before, with your settin’s. Then you can try again, this time takin’ care to watch de portion of de registry you are chan’in’. Most people who have troubles with this end up chan’in’ de wron’ registry key.

Hope this tutorial helps someone.