Follow the appropriate steps for your browser version, IE 6, 7 or 8.
Follow these steps to optimize and reset the default settings for Windows Internet Explorer 6 or 7:
1. In Internet Explorer, click the Tools menu, and then click Internet Options.
2. Follow the steps for your browser:
a) If you have Internet Explorer 6, do the following:
i. On the General tab, click Delete Cookies, and then click OK.
ii. Click Delete Files, select the Delete all offline content check box, and then click OK. It may take several minutes for the files to be deleted.
iii. Click the Advanced tab, and then click Restore Defaults.
b) If you have Internet Explorer 7, do the following:
i. Under Browsing history, click Delete.
ii. In the Delete Browsing History window, click Delete all, and then click Yes. It may take several minutes for the files to be deleted.
iii. Click the Advanced tab, and then click Restore advanced settings.
3. Click the Security tab, click the Internet icon, click Default Level, and then click Apply. Repeat this step for the Restricted and the Trusted zones.
4. Click Trusted Sites, click Sites, and then clear the Require server verification (https:) for all sites in this zone check box.
5. Under Add this Web site to the zone, type *.hotmail.com, and then click Add. Do the same for *.passport.com, *.live.com, and *.msn.com, and then click OK in Internet Explorer 6, or click Close in Internet Explorer 7.
6. Click the Privacy tab, and then click Sites.
7. Under Address of Web site, type *.hotmail.com, and then click Allow. Do the same for *.passport.com, *.live.com, and *.msn.com, and then click OK.
8. Click OK.
To optimize your IE8 browser, follow these steps:
A. Clear cache and delete cookies.
1. Open Internet Explorer.
2. On the Tools menu, click "Internet Options."
3. Under Browsing history, click "Delete...".
4. Put a check mark beside the "Temporary Internet files" and "Cookies" dialog boxes. (Note: You may prefer to put a check mark on the other dialog boxes as well.)
5. Click the "Delete" button.
6. Click "OK."
B. Enable the "Every Visit to the Page" option.
1. Open a new Internet Explorer window.
2. On the Tools menu, click "Internet Options."
3. On the General tab, click "Settings" under the Browsing history.
4. Under Temporary Internet Files, click the "Every time I visit to webpage" option.
5. Click the up arrow on the Disk space to use option for the maximum setting. (Note: Recommended setting: 50-250MB)
6. Click the "OK" button.
7. Click on "OK" again to close the Internet Options window.
C. Verify that Active Scripting, ActiveX, and Java applets are not blocked.
1. Click "Tools" and then click "Internet Options."
2. Click on the "Security" tab.
3. Verify if the slider is set to "Medium-high." If not, click on the "Default Level" button.
4. Click on "Apply" and then "OK."
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