Missing Internet Explorer 6 in Windows Vista?

Some people hate change and I've had more than one person write about how they don't like the new layout of Internet Explorer 7. So here are some quick tips how you can make it work more like the crappy old IE 6…

1) From the IE7 main menu at the top left under the search box, click "Tools" and then "Internet Options"

2) On the "General" tab, click the "Settings" button under "Tabs". Deselect "Enable Tabbed Browsing" and press "OK"

3) Close IE and start it up again.

4) Right click on the toolbar (where the icons are at the top of the window) and check "Menu Bar"

5) If you have other toolbars like, the Google toolbar and want to move them around, you'll need to unlock the Toolbars by right-clicking on them and deselecting "Lock the Toolbars". Then you can drag the toolbars and resize them as you wish.


* While you can customize the search box to make it use other providers, you cannot remove it.
* You'd probably prefer the menu bar on the top of the page, but it cannot be moved above the address bar.
* You can customize the icons and tools in the IE toolbar, but you cannot remove it entirely or add new commands that are not listed. Right-click and choose "Customize Command Bar" to see what options you have available.

So, that gets you closer to IE6 cosmetically, but I really feel that IE7 is a big move forward from IE6 and it is worth getting used to. Of course, if you hate change you won't be looking to move to FireFox, but I do recommend giving it a look!