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Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I create a shortcut that opens Internet Explorer with the address bar hidden?-- WA Hey, WA. You know, any time a science fiction writer starts to run low on ideas he or she writes a story in which someone goes to bed and then wakes up in the morning to find that the world has completely changed overnight. Why? Because s...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I clear the list of URLs that appear in the Internet Explorer address bar?-- GA Hey, GA. You know, if you’ve ever pondered the question, “What is it that makes the Scripting Guys different from other Microsoft employees?” well, we can save you some time and trouble by just giving you the answer: the Scripting Guys are...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I write output to the screen that overwrites whatever is currently on the screen?-- KM Hey, KM. If you specifically need to write your output to the command window, well, then we don’t have an answer for you: although we played around with a few things, we never found an easy, straightforward way to overwrite informat...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I re-launch Internet Explorer if no other instances are running?-- MT Hey, MT. Thanks for the question. You know, nowadays everyone picks on poor little Internet Explorer (even though the vast majority of Windows users still use Internet Explorer). But now we have a question from someone who wants to make sure that In...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I configure the Days to keep pages in history setting in Internet Explorer?-- AK Hey, AK. To tell you the truth, at first we were a little hesitant about answering this question. Why? Well, we’ve all seen enough TV to know that you aren’t supposed to mess around with history. Remember that episode of Futurama where Fr...