PA
Fri Mar 28 16:51:56 PDT 2008
You may have a horked (dirty; bad; flawed) install of IE7. I suggest that
you...
1. Uninstall IE7 (which automatically returns you to IE6) EXACTLY per
http://www.ie-vista.com/kbase2.html
2a. Uninstall all toolbars and third-party Windows Themes (including Window
Blinds).
2b. Disable all Norton Add-ons, if applicable.
3. Reinstall IE7 EXACTLY per
http://www.ie-vista.com/known_issues.html#pre-install, and using
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/downloads/default.mspx as the installation
source, not Automatic/Windows Update.
Tip: Save the installer to your desktop, do not Run it.
4. IMMEDIATELY go to
http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com and install any
critical updates offered. If a "Root Certificates" update is listed in the
Optional category, you might install it, too, to take full advantage of
IE7's additional security.
Also see:
IEBlog : IE7 (Un)Installation and Anti-Malware Applications
http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2006/10/11/IE7-Installation-and-Anti_2D00_Malware-Applications.aspx
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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
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http://aumha.net
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jhrBanker wrote:
> WinXP Professional, SP2
> Internet Explorer7
> Version: 7.0.5730.00
>
> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
>> Windows version? IE version?
>>
>> jhrBanker wrote:
>>> Everytime I open IE, the following page opens:
>>>
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/downloads/ie/getitnow.mspx
>>> This is not my "homepage", and it is extremely annoying!
>>> Why is it doing this and, more importantly,
>>> how can I stop IE from opening to this page?