1. Open Internet **Explorer **
2. Click on the “Tools” menu.
3. Click Internet Options
4. Click “Security” tab at the top
5. Click on “Custom Level,” then click on the “Enable Active Scripting” option.
6. Click “OK”

Getting a period after each word in Microsoft Office? That is due to formatting marks, being enabled. To disable them follow the instructions below:

1. Open Word
2. Click Tools
3. Click Options
4. View and untick the SPACES box
5. Click ok

Internet Explorer limits the amount of concurrent downloads. This is how you increase it

1.  Click Start
2. Click Run
3. Type in “notepad” and press enter
4. Copy the following and paste the HKey Local machine code underneath these instructions.
5. Save the document as “IEDownloads.reg“
6. Go to where you saved the document and double click it to merge it into the registry. If a confirmation prompt appears then accept it.
7. Restart the computer and you should be able to download more then 8 files at a time.

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftInternet ExplorerMAINFeatureControlFEATURE_MAXCONNECTIONSPERSERVER]

“iexplore.exe”=dword:0000000a

1. Click Start
2. In the Search box type regedit.exe
3. Press Enter
4. In the registry editor locate to: HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionPoliciesExplorer
5. Create a 32-bit DWORD value called NoWinKeys and set the value to 1.
6. You’ll need to log on and back off for the changes to take effect.

1. Click Start
2. Click Programs
3. Click Accessories
4. Click Command Prompt
5. Type in: net accounts /maxpwage:unlimited
6. Press enter