Re: Static Class Variables and IE8 Loosely Couple Internet Explorer (LCIE)

In case any other JAVA people get bitten by IE8's LCIE "We have to do tabs
in separate processes 'cos we keep crashing all the time" below is a work
around I just found on the net. (If anyone could possibly influence
Microsoft to make it a User-Configurable preference and not just a registry
entry then that'd be great too): -

To the LCIE functionality of Internet Explorer 8, do the following:

Click Start, then Run
Type the following in the run prompt:
regedit

Click OK
Navigate to the following location:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main

Right-click on Main, select New, and click on DWORD Value
Type the following for the name:
TabProcGrowth

NOTE: Creating this key as a DWORD Value automatically sets the value to 0.
This is the value we want set so no further action is needed.

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Personally, I set the value to 1 after reading the following links: -

http://blogs.msdn.com/askie/archive/2009/03/09/opening-a-new-tab-may-launch-a-new-process-with-internet-explorer-8-0.aspx?CommentPosted=true#commentmessage

http://www.mydigitallife.info/2009/09/19/hack-to-launch-only-one-or-limited-processes-of-ie8-regardless-of-number-of-tabs/