Guest pennerp Posted August 21, 2008 Posted August 21, 2008 Hello I just recently installed IE7 on my WinXP Home laptop. Everytime I launch IE ever since it was installed it loads: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=74005 But then i get a error page cannot be found webpage. I am connected to the internet and i have changed my homepage. Any other website i type in works. I would just like to get rid of the default startup page and use my homepage. Any Ideas? Thank you Peter
Guest HeyBub Posted August 21, 2008 Posted August 21, 2008 Re: IE7 Startup problem pennerp wrote: > Hello I just recently installed IE7 on my WinXP Home laptop. > Everytime I launch IE ever since it was installed it loads: > http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=74005 But then i get a error > page cannot be found webpage. I am connected to the internet and i > have changed my homepage. Any other website i type in works. I would > just like to get rid of the default startup page and use my homepage. > Any Ideas? > That link works for me. Did you do [Alt] Tools/Internet Options/Home page/ and put a single line in the box reading "about:blank" (no quotes)
Guest pennerp Posted August 21, 2008 Posted August 21, 2008 Re: IE7 Startup problem No I set my homepage to http://www.google.ca but everytime i open IE it goes to: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=74005 which redirects me to: http://www.msn.com/404.aspx?aspxerrorpath=/runonce2.aspx I know that its trying to get to the "first run" webpage that you get after installing IE7 introducing you to the program. but i just want to bypass that. Maybe reinstalling or repairing IE7 will fix it? "HeyBub" wrote: > pennerp wrote: > > Hello I just recently installed IE7 on my WinXP Home laptop. > > Everytime I launch IE ever since it was installed it loads: > > http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=74005 But then i get a error > > page cannot be found webpage. I am connected to the internet and i > > have changed my homepage. Any other website i type in works. I would > > just like to get rid of the default startup page and use my homepage. > > Any Ideas? > > > > That link works for me. > > Did you do [Alt] Tools/Internet Options/Home page/ > > and put a single line in the box reading "about:blank" (no quotes) > > >
Guest PA Bear [MS MVP] Posted August 21, 2008 Posted August 21, 2008 Re: IE7 Startup problem [X-post to IE General] A blank Web page is displayed when you start Internet Explorer 7 [ignore the title] http://support.microsoft.com/kb/945385 Those with IE7-specific questions or comments are asked to post to and seek support in this newsgroup: microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general On the web: http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.aspx?dg=microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general In your newsreader: http://news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general -- ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002 AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net DTS-L http://dts-l.net/ pennerp wrote: > Hello I just recently installed IE7 on my WinXP Home laptop. Everytime I > launch IE ever since it was installed it loads: > http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=74005 But then i get a error page > cannot be found webpage. I am connected to the internet and i have changed > my homepage. Any other website i type in works. I would just like to get > rid of the default startup page and use my homepage. Any Ideas? > > Thank you > > Peter
Guest pennerp Posted August 21, 2008 Posted August 21, 2008 Re: IE7 Startup problem It worked! Thank you very much. Peter "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote: > [X-post to IE General] > > A blank Web page is displayed when you start Internet Explorer 7 > [ignore the title] > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/945385 > > Those with IE7-specific questions or comments are asked to post to and seek > support in this newsgroup: microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general > > On the web: > http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.aspx?dg=microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general > > In your newsreader: > http://news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general > -- > ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) > MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002 > AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net > DTS-L http://dts-l.net/ > > pennerp wrote: > > Hello I just recently installed IE7 on my WinXP Home laptop. Everytime I > > launch IE ever since it was installed it loads: > > http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=74005 But then i get a error page > > cannot be found webpage. I am connected to the internet and i have changed > > my homepage. Any other website i type in works. I would just like to get > > rid of the default startup page and use my homepage. Any Ideas? > > > > Thank you > > > > Peter > >
Guest PA Bear [MS MVP] Posted August 21, 2008 Posted August 21, 2008 Re: IE7 Startup problem YW & thanks for your feedback. pennerp wrote: > It worked! Thank you very much. > > Peter > > "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote: > >> [X-post to IE General] >> >> A blank Web page is displayed when you start Internet Explorer 7 >> [ignore the title] >> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/945385 >> >> Those with IE7-specific questions or comments are asked to post to and >> seek >> support in this newsgroup: microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general >> >> On the web: >> http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.aspx?dg=microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general >> >> In your newsreader: >> http://news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general >> -- >> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) >> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002 >> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net >> DTS-L http://dts-l.net/ >> >> pennerp wrote: >>> Hello I just recently installed IE7 on my WinXP Home laptop. Everytime I >>> launch IE ever since it was installed it loads: >>> http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=74005 But then i get a error page >>> cannot be found webpage. I am connected to the internet and i have >>> changed >>> my homepage. Any other website i type in works. I would just like to get >>> rid of the default startup page and use my homepage. Any Ideas? >>> >>> Thank you >>> >>> Peter
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