How to use ad blocking in IE 8
I just came across this on Paul Thurrott’s blog. You can easily block ads using the new InPrivate feature in Internet Explorer 8. All you need is a XML file which contains the addresses of the URLs to block and you’re done. Someone has compiled an xml for InPrivate filtering from the Firefox addon, adblock plus. Here’s a step by step guide to help you set up ad blocking.
- Download the XML here.
- Open up IE 8 and navigate to Tools> Manage Addons
3. Navigate to InPrivate Filtering in the Manage Add-ons window and click import.
4. Navigate to the location of the XML file you just downloaded. You might have to extract the ZIP file to get the XML.
5. And you’re done!
You’ll see a long list of URLs for the InPrivate Filtering tab in Manage add-ons now. If you want to allow ads for a certain blocked URL, just select it and click allow in the Rule information. 
If ad blocking doesn’t work, don’t worry. You might have to enable InPrivate filtering by clicking on the small icon on the bottom right on Internet Explorer 8 so that it turns green.
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April 4, 2009 - 12:19 am
How to use ad blocking in IE 8 http://tinyurl.com/cfmy2t
April 4, 2009 - 1:44 am
Another option would be to use IE7 Pro. This works fine.
April 11, 2009 - 11:19 pm
I have created a new rules.xml file with the latest definitions from Adblock for Firefox (April 11th)
You can download it here: http://rapidshare.com/files/220159958/rules.xml
August 11, 2009 - 1:24 pm
I wonder why Microsoft includes adblocking into their browser, does it have anything to-do with Google getting to big in the advertising market?
Though it works okay with Microsoft’s “in private browsing” I still find the adblocking features a bit limited, as to the manual update required of the filterlists.
There is a very easy to use adblocker for Internet Explorer, that I am currently using. It can be downloaded from http://simple-adblock.com
September 24, 2009 - 4:04 am
Aunque no lo uso muy seguido, siempre me gusta tener todas mis aplicaciones a tono, así que: AdBlock en IE8 – http://bit.ly/U4ytD – Genial!