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Is there a way for Internet Explorer to automatically refresh itself. We use a GPS tracking system on our vehicles and we have a large LCD monitor to view the locations of the fleet, but it does not update the screen unless we manually click the refresh button on IE.
Thanks.
 
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Have a look at some of the "Refresh" ideas floating around in this thread.

Windows XP Home Bootup
thread779-1127942


310353 - How to Perform a Clean Boot in Windows XP

316434 - HOW TO: Perform Advanced Clean-Boot Troubleshooting in Windows XP

310560 - How to Troubleshoot By Using the Msconfig Utility in Windows XP

If nothing there is of use you may need to contact the program's support.
 
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If you can use a browser other than IE or use an IE code based browser:

Firefox offers the feature through an "Add-on" applet that can be found here:
Avant Browser: (uses Internet Explorer for displaying pages). Right click on a tab where the page is opened and set the interval in seconds or minutes you wish the page to be refreshed.


Opera can auto refresh with a timer. Just Right click the page and use the Popup Stopper function to enable this feature.


Avant Browser is based on IE. Right click on a tab where the page is opened and set the interval in seconds or minutes you wish the page to be refreshed.


If you control the page being viewed, you can add a script to the page to refresh at an interval you set using javascript:

<script>
setTimeout('location.reload()',5000);
</script>

(5000 = 5 seconds)

Finally, You could create a launcher page in HTML, and use it to launch your desired site. The launcher would set the refresh interval. e.g.:

<html>
<head>
<META HTTP-EQUIV="REFRESH" Content="10;URL=framesetpage.htm">
</head>
<frameset rows="*,0">
<frame name="1" src="pagetoberefreshed.asp">
<frame name="2" src="">
</frameset><noframes></noframes>
<body>

</body>
</html>

Store your page "framesetpage.htm" locally on your hard drive.
"pagetoberefreshed.asp" replace with your URL










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Doesn't the software provider itself supply an option for the page to be refreshed at set intervals? Often this is set for every 5 or 15 minute intervals (according to my wife who is the trucking expert in this household)?
 
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No, the manufacturer said it did not have any kind of refresh option on this system.
I am really dissapointed!
I might try one of the other web browsers mentioned on this post.
Thanks everyone!
 
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