I decided to give my nephew limited access to my computer.
I turned on the guest account and it consistently receives a blank script
error effectively freezing the account.
I can't lock in a homepage either...keeps returning to
runonce.msn.com/runonce2.aspx
I googled this odd behavior and found exact matches of this odd behavior and
it to be somewhat common but I see no replies with the answer.
Thank you for any input....tearing my hair out on this one.

Re: Script errors only on guest account by Frank

Frank
Fri May 09 04:52:51 PDT 2008

"Spineskier" <ttorgerson3@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:71AEA2D3-0167-451F-A4ED-0D6EBA9A3D68@microsoft.com...
>I decided to give my nephew limited access to my computer.
> I turned on the guest account and it consistently receives a blank script
> error effectively freezing the account.
> I can't lock in a homepage either...keeps returning to
> runonce.msn.com/runonce2.aspx
> I googled this odd behavior and found exact matches of this odd behavior
> and it to be somewhat common but I see no replies with the answer.
> Thank you for any input....tearing my hair out on this one.

Tools | Internet Options | Security
Make sure scripting is not disabled.

If that doesn't fix it, save the part between the lines below and paste into
Notepad. Save as Runonce.reg

---------------------Runonce.reg--------------------
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main]
"RunOnceHasShown"=dword:00000001
"RunOnceComplete"=dword:00000001

-----------------------------------------------------

Right click Runonce.reg and choose Merge.

To change all Windows users at once use

---------------------Runonce2.reg--------------------
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main]
"RunOnceHasShown"=dword:00000001
"RunOnceComplete"=dword:00000001

-----------------------------------------------------

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
Reply in Newsgroup, not by email.




Re: Script errors only on guest account by Gordon

Gordon
Fri May 09 06:35:33 PDT 2008

"Spineskier" <ttorgerson3@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:71AEA2D3-0167-451F-A4ED-0D6EBA9A3D68@microsoft.com...
>I decided to give my nephew limited access to my computer.
> I turned on the guest account

Well that's a mistake for a start. The "Guest" account is NOT designed for
casual users and cannot be locked down as much as a Limited User account.
Create a Limited User account and call it "Visitor" or something similar.


Re: Script errors only on guest account by Spineskier

Spineskier
Fri May 09 13:43:27 PDT 2008

I tried creating another account "Visitor" but I had the same errors and
functionality.



"Gordon" <gbplinux@gmail.com.invalid> wrote in message
news:g01jv3$697$1@news.mixmin.net...
> "Spineskier" <ttorgerson3@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:71AEA2D3-0167-451F-A4ED-0D6EBA9A3D68@microsoft.com...
>>I decided to give my nephew limited access to my computer.
>> I turned on the guest account
>
> Well that's a mistake for a start. The "Guest" account is NOT designed for
> casual users and cannot be locked down as much as a Limited User account.
> Create a Limited User account and call it "Visitor" or something similar.


Re: Script errors only on guest account by Spineskier

Spineskier
Fri May 09 18:56:31 PDT 2008

Not of the computer generation....this marginally went over my head.

I don't see any place for scripting in Security?

Registry editor?? Is that just a fix for the homepage?



"Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM" <franksaunders@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:ux131scsIHA.576@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> "Spineskier" <ttorgerson3@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:71AEA2D3-0167-451F-A4ED-0D6EBA9A3D68@microsoft.com...
>>I decided to give my nephew limited access to my computer.
>> I turned on the guest account and it consistently receives a blank script
>> error effectively freezing the account.
>> I can't lock in a homepage either...keeps returning to
>> runonce.msn.com/runonce2.aspx
>> I googled this odd behavior and found exact matches of this odd behavior
>> and it to be somewhat common but I see no replies with the answer.
>> Thank you for any input....tearing my hair out on this one.
>
> Tools | Internet Options | Security
> Make sure scripting is not disabled.
>
> If that doesn't fix it, save the part between the lines below and paste
> into Notepad. Save as Runonce.reg
>
> ---------------------Runonce.reg--------------------
> Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
>
> [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main]
> "RunOnceHasShown"=dword:00000001
> "RunOnceComplete"=dword:00000001
>
> -----------------------------------------------------
>
> Right click Runonce.reg and choose Merge.
>
> To change all Windows users at once use
>
> ---------------------Runonce2.reg--------------------
> Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
>
> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main]
> "RunOnceHasShown"=dword:00000001
> "RunOnceComplete"=dword:00000001
>
> -----------------------------------------------------
>
> --
> Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
> Reply in Newsgroup, not by email.
>
>
>


Re: Script errors only on guest account by Frank

Frank
Fri May 09 19:55:03 PDT 2008

"Spineskier" <ttorgerson3@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:BF0BCD9D-1F8C-4C1D-BC80-023A13FD6DAB@microsoft.com...
> Not of the computer generation....this marginally went over my head.
>
> I don't see any place for scripting in Security?

Click Custom.

> Registry editor?? Is that just a fix for the homepage?

Yes. You have to change the Registry and these files do it if you follow
the instructions.

> "Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM" <franksaunders@mvps.org> wrote in message
> news:ux131scsIHA.576@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> "Spineskier" <ttorgerson3@comcast.net> wrote in message
>> news:71AEA2D3-0167-451F-A4ED-0D6EBA9A3D68@microsoft.com...
>>>I decided to give my nephew limited access to my computer.
>>> I turned on the guest account and it consistently receives a blank
>>> script error effectively freezing the account.
>>> I can't lock in a homepage either...keeps returning to
>>> runonce.msn.com/runonce2.aspx
>>> I googled this odd behavior and found exact matches of this odd behavior
>>> and it to be somewhat common but I see no replies with the answer.
>>> Thank you for any input....tearing my hair out on this one.
>>
>> Tools | Internet Options | Security
>> Make sure scripting is not disabled.
>>
>> If that doesn't fix it, save the part between the lines below and paste
>> into Notepad. Save as Runonce.reg
>>
>> ---------------------Runonce.reg--------------------
>> Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
>>
>> [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main]
>> "RunOnceHasShown"=dword:00000001
>> "RunOnceComplete"=dword:00000001
>>
>> -----------------------------------------------------
>>
>> Right click Runonce.reg and choose Merge.
>>
>> To change all Windows users at once use
>>
>> ---------------------Runonce2.reg--------------------
>> Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
>>
>> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main]
>> "RunOnceHasShown"=dword:00000001
>> "RunOnceComplete"=dword:00000001
>>
>> -----------------------------------------------------