IE7 Startup problem

[Guest pennerp]

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]

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]

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]]

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]

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]]

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