Browse the web without browsing

If you ever had to sit in front of a PC that was blocked by Internet Explorer (for example, in a library), users would find utilities like the Windows Calculator calculation software useful.

The first solution is that they can carry a USB drive containing a mobile version of the open-source browser Firefox. However, a simpler and faster way is to access the hidden browser in the Microsoft HTML Help program.

1. Open the Calculator utility: can be done by pressing the Windows + R key combination (or click Start , select Run ), type calc and click OK .

2. In Microsoft Calculator , select Help -> Help Topics .

3. Right-click on the top left of the title bar, select ' Jump To URL . '.

4. Type the website address, including http:///

The browser the user is seeing is the version of Internet Explorer 6 embedded in the Help window. Adobe Flash does not work in this hidden browser.

( The above test was done on Windows XP SP2 with Internet Explorer 7 )

Hai Nguyen