open IE to most recently used tabs

I'm using IE 7 on Win XP Home SP2.

Several years ago, I used to have IE set so that each time I opened the
browser, it opened to whatever pages I had open when I last closed IE. It
helped considerably when IE quit unexpectedly and I didn't want to lose track
of the several pages I was working on. It was certainly an earlier version of
IE, and may have been on the Mac. I want to set my preferences so I can open
that way again because I'm getting so many sorry-IE-has-to-close messages
(You don't have to respond to that problem; I've found it on another thread
and am working my way through proposed solutions). I've searched, but cannot
find, how to set my preferences so that when I launch IE, it will open to the
tabs that I had open when I last closed down. Can I do that in IE 7?
TIA,
Anita

PA
Wed May 07 00:24:35 PDT 2008

Asked/Answered in IE Security newsgroup already: See the 6th item in IE7
Help | Tabbed browsing: frequently asked questions.

If you must make identical posts to multiple newsgroups, please cross-post
one (1) message to all of them. Thank you.

Multiposting vs Crossposting:
http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
--
~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/


Anita Stuever wrote:
> I'm using IE 7 on Win XP Home SP2.
>
> Several years ago, I used to have IE set so that each time I opened the
> browser, it opened to whatever pages I had open when I last closed IE. It
> helped considerably when IE quit unexpectedly and I didn't want to lose
> track of the several pages I was working on. It was certainly an earlier
> version of IE, and may have been on the Mac. I want to set my preferences
> so I can open that way again because I'm getting so many
> sorry-IE-has-to-close messages (You don't have to respond to that problem;
> I've found it on another thread and am working my way through proposed
> solutions). I've searched, but cannot find, how to set my preferences so
> that when I launch IE, it will open to the tabs that I had open when I
> last
> closed down. Can I do that in IE 7?
> TIA,
> Anita

AnitaStuever
Wed May 07 09:22:15 PDT 2008

PA Bear, I appreciated your response yesterday. The problem is that IE is
shutting down against my will, not giving me the opportunity to shut down (as
I mentioned yesterday, I found the "closing unexpectedly" issue in the
archives and am working through the proposed solutions). I do use the tip
mentioned below,
> 6th item in IE7 Help | Tabbed browsing: frequently asked questions.
but I get the opportunity to check "Open these the next time I use Internet
Explorer" only when I close IE voluntarily. I appreciated that lead; I
learned some good info from the other FAQs, but it does not address the
problem. My question is how to get IE to open to the tabs that were open when
it closes unexpectedly.

Thank you for this explanation:
> Multiposting vs Crossposting:
> http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
I posted to this list after following the leads suggested on the other list
yesterday, when that did not solve the problem. Only then did I post to this
list that one of you kindly pointed out.

Thanks,
Anita

Matthew
Wed May 07 10:32:14 PDT 2008

Hello. I think I'll jump on to this post. This is something microsoft should
deal with. Mozilla Firefox allready have this kind of solution. I also
experience sudden crashes with ie7, and when i have eight to nine tabs open,
wich is very important that I have, it is just so frustrating and
unnecessarily to look them up the next time.
Tell Bill to get around this one, its a timesaver.

Frank
Wed May 07 14:06:13 PDT 2008

"Anita Stuever" <AnitaStuever@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:B7BFA082-9B25-4768-A05C-1DCB20899561@microsoft.com...
> PA Bear, I appreciated your response yesterday. The problem is that IE is
> shutting down against my will, not giving me the opportunity to shut down
> (as
> I mentioned yesterday, I found the "closing unexpectedly" issue in the
> archives and am working through the proposed solutions). I do use the tip
> mentioned below,
>> 6th item in IE7 Help | Tabbed browsing: frequently asked questions.
> but I get the opportunity to check "Open these the next time I use
> Internet
> Explorer" only when I close IE voluntarily. I appreciated that lead; I
> learned some good info from the other FAQs, but it does not address the
> problem. My question is how to get IE to open to the tabs that were open
> when
> it closes unexpectedly.
>
> Thank you for this explanation:
>> Multiposting vs Crossposting:
>> http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
> I posted to this list after following the leads suggested on the other
> list
> yesterday, when that did not solve the problem. Only then did I post to
> this
> list that one of you kindly pointed out.


I know of three causes for the vast majority of such problems:
1. You might have incompatible add-ons:
Go to Start | All Programs | Accessories | System Tools
and click Internet Explorer (No Add-ons).

2. Tools | Internet Options | Advanced
Scroll to the bottom and click Reset Internet Explorer Settings. Read this
article first:
How to use Reset Internet Explorer Settings (RIES):
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923737
Note that the Reset IE Settings button will delete AutoComplete data (such
as passwords.) Do you have those backed up?

3. Malware already installed on the computer: Help with malware
All MS-MVP Sites.
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/darnit.html
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm

Unexplained computer behavior may be caused by deceptive software.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/827315

So How Did I Get Infected Anyway?
For quite a few people it's by installing programs like Messenger Plus,
whose ads for
malware don't identify the malware as such and try to convince you that you
owe it to the author. See also:
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=27971
Don't ever do a "default" install of anything. Always choose Custom and see
what else is being carried along. Don't install any extras you're not sure
of.

You might also try the steps here:
"Internet Explorer stops responding, stops working, or restarts"
http://support.microsoft.com/gp/pc_ie_intro

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

PA
Wed May 07 15:57:36 PDT 2008

What Frank said.

Anita Stuever wrote:
> PA Bear, I appreciated your response yesterday. The problem is that IE is
> shutting down against my will, not giving me the opportunity to shut down
> (as I mentioned yesterday, I found the "closing unexpectedly" issue in the
> archives and am working through the proposed solutions). I do use the tip
> mentioned below,
>> 6th item in IE7 Help | Tabbed browsing: frequently asked questions.
> but I get the opportunity to check "Open these the next time I use
> Internet
> Explorer" only when I close IE voluntarily. I appreciated that lead; I
> learned some good info from the other FAQs, but it does not address the
> problem. My question is how to get IE to open to the tabs that were open
> when it closes unexpectedly.
>
> Thank you for this explanation:
>> Multiposting vs Crossposting:
>> http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
> I posted to this list after following the leads suggested on the other
> list
> yesterday, when that did not solve the problem. Only then did I post to
> this
> list that one of you kindly pointed out.
>
> Thanks,
> Anita