# Internet Explorer question (and favicon icons)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-explorer-question-and-favicon-icons/303529>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 12, 2005, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-explorer-question-and-favicon-icons/303529 "2005-05-12T06:51:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2005, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-explorer-question-and-favicon-icons/303529/1 "2005-05-12T06:51:06Z")

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I just know that the answer will be obvious once I hear it, but I’ve searched and can’t find what I’m looking for. When I click, say, Favorites, it only shows a few. To show the rest I have to mouse down to a little arrow and click that too. It’s not just my IE, it does that on my Paint Shop Pro too.

I used to know how to make it show everything, but I just can’t seem to figure out how I did it.

Please?

Also, are there any problems associated with favicon icons? (those little pictures that show up in Favorites instead of the IE “e/piece of paper”) I didn’t know what they were until recently, and now I’m having fun making them. Are they hated like Comic Sans (which I used until recently, when I found out that people were snickering at me behind my back) or do people like them or not care one way or the other?

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**Author:** ![AHarris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bcef8e/32.png) [@AHarris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHarris)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2005, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-explorer-question-and-favicon-icons/303529/2 "2005-05-12T07:10:50Z")

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Tools —\> Internet Options

Click on the ‘Advanced’ Tab

Uncheck ‘Enable Personalized Favorites Menu’ (under ‘Browsing’)

I am not familiar with Paint Shop Pro, but there should be a similar box in an options panel.

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**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2005, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-explorer-question-and-favicon-icons/303529/3 "2005-05-17T23:33:22Z")

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> [@AHarris](#):
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> Tools —\> Internet Options
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> Click on the ‘Advanced’ Tab
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> Uncheck ‘Enable Personalized Favorites Menu’ (under ‘Browsing’)
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> I am not familiar with Paint Shop Pro, but there should be a similar box in an options panel.

I just answered a post about favicon icons and suddenly realized I never got back here to thank you. Your suggestion worked and I appreciate you taking the time to respond. I do apologise for not thanking you in a timely manner.

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**Author:** ![Excalibre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@Excalibre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Excalibre)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2005, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-explorer-question-and-favicon-icons/303529/4 "2005-05-18T04:18:22Z")

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I love favicons. I use Firefox, and it’s nice to be able to tell at a glance where my tabs are. Bugs me that the SDMB doesn’t have them.