Tip

Launch Internet Explorer in a separate process

This tip originally appeared on SearchWindowsServer.com, a sister site of SearchSMB.com.

This setting creates a new process for each instance of Internet Explorer. It prevents one instance of Internet Explorer from affecting other instances

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if it stops responding.

Download SMS Installer Script:
8865BrowseProcess.ipf

User Key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\BrowseNewProcess

Value Name: BrowseNewProcess (REG_SZ)

Data Values: Yes or No

=====Begin Script
item: Edit Registry
Total Keys=1
Key=Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\BrowseNewProcess
New Value=Yes
Value Name=BrowseNewProcess
Root=1
end
=====End Script

Rod Trent, manager of myITforum.com and a Microsoft MVP, is a leading expert on Microsoft Systems Management Server. He has more than 18 years of IT experience -- eight of which have been dedicated to SMS. He is the author of such books as Microsoft SMS Installer, Admin911:SMS and Windows 2000 IIS 5.0: A Beginner's Guide, and has written thousands of articles on technology topics.

This article first appeared in myITforum.com, the premier online destination for IT professionals responsible for managing their corporations' Microsoft Windows systems. The centerpiece of myITforum.com is a collection of member forums where IT professionals actively exchange technical tips, share their expertise and download utilities that help them better manage their Windows environments -- specifically Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS). Let us know what you think about the story; email: editor@searchcio-midmarket.com.


This was first published in May 2005

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