'Thanks for Choosing IE7" Doesn't Work

Running XP SP3, IE7.0.5730

While attempting to install SP3 MS tech support reset all settings in IE7 to
default. Now when I open IE I get a screen that says Thanks for Choosing
IE7. I have to scroll through 4 selections and then hit the save button but
nothing happens when I do so the same screen appears every time I open IE7.
The URL is: runonce.msn.com/runonce2.aspx

Can someone please help me get this resolved. Thanks.





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Vincenzo
Sat May 10 01:40:45 PDT 2008

KIR wrote:

> Running XP SP3, IE7.0.5730
>
> While attempting to install SP3 MS tech support reset all settings in IE7
> to default. Now when I open IE I get a screen that says Thanks for
> Choosing IE7. I have to scroll through 4 selections and then hit the save
> button but nothing happens when I do so the same screen appears every
> time I open IE7. The URL is: runonce.msn.com/runonce2.aspx
>
> Can someone please help me get this resolved. Thanks.

See:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/945385
"A blank Web page is displayed when you start Internet Explorer 7".
Also see:
"Problem: IE always goes to http://runonce.msn.com/runonce2.aspx instead of
your homepage": http://www.enhanceie.com/ie/troubleshoot.asp

IE7 newsgroup (microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general):
- Via NNTP server (your newsreader):
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general
- Via Web:
http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.aspx?dg=microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general

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Vincenzo Di Russo
Microsoft® MVP - Most Valuable Professional since 2003
Windows Internet Explorer, Windows Desktop Experience & Security
My home: http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
My Blog: http://blogs.dotnethell.it/vincent/

Frank
Sat May 10 01:59:15 PDT 2008

"KIR" <kenir40-online@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:OeXwLgnsIHA.1872@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Running XP SP3, IE7.0.5730
>
> While attempting to install SP3 MS tech support reset all settings in IE7
> to default. Now when I open IE I get a screen that says Thanks for
> Choosing IE7. I have to scroll through 4 selections and then hit the save
> button but nothing happens when I do so the same screen appears every time
> I open IE7.
> The URL is: runonce.msn.com/runonce2.aspx


It might be a security program blocking the Registry change it needs to
make. A few, but not all, of the programs now doing this are:
Ad-aware's Ad-Watch
IBM Access Connections
Kaspersky
McAfee VirusScan and/or Antispyware
Norton AV
Spyware Blaster
Spybot> Tools> IE Tweaks
Spybot- Teatimer
Spysweeper
Spyware Doctor
Windows Defender
Zone Alarm (free) 6.5 Reported to be fixed in later versions.

In the case of Zone Alarm 6.5 or Norton 2007 it actually has to be
uninstalled. Make sure the Windows Firewall is turned on until you
reinstall Zone Alarm.

Boot into Safe Mode with Networking and try the change.

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PA
Sat May 10 09:04:34 PDT 2008

See Vincenzo's reply.

> While attempting to install SP3 MS tech support reset all settings in IE7
> to
> default...

You had to contact MS tech support to be able to get SP3 installed?
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~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/


KIR wrote:
> Running XP SP3, IE7.0.5730
>
> While attempting to install SP3 MS tech support reset all settings in IE7
> to
> default. Now when I open IE I get a screen that says Thanks for Choosing
> IE7. I have to scroll through 4 selections and then hit the save button
> but
> nothing happens when I do so the same screen appears every time I open
> IE7.
> The URL is: runonce.msn.com/runonce2.aspx
>
> Can someone please help me get this resolved. Thanks.

KIR
Sat May 10 12:06:44 PDT 2008

Yes, twice. It took 3 tries to install SP3. I had registry problems.

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> See Vincenzo's reply.
>
>> While attempting to install SP3 MS tech support reset all settings in IE7
>> to
>> default...
>
> You had to contact MS tech support to be able to get SP3 installed?
> --
> ~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/
>
>
> KIR wrote:
>> Running XP SP3, IE7.0.5730
>>
>> While attempting to install SP3 MS tech support reset all settings in IE7
>> to
>> default. Now when I open IE I get a screen that says Thanks for Choosing
>> IE7. I have to scroll through 4 selections and then hit the save button
>> but
>> nothing happens when I do so the same screen appears every time I open
>> IE7.
>> The URL is: runonce.msn.com/runonce2.aspx
>>
>> Can someone please help me get this resolved. Thanks.
>

KIR
Sat May 10 12:32:55 PDT 2008

Thanks. Got it resolved.


"Vincenzo Di Russo [MVP]" <enzodirusso@xoom.it> wrote in message
news:udgZgmnsIHA.524@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> KIR wrote:
>
>> Running XP SP3, IE7.0.5730
>>
>> While attempting to install SP3 MS tech support reset all settings in IE7
>> to default. Now when I open IE I get a screen that says Thanks for
>> Choosing IE7. I have to scroll through 4 selections and then hit the save
>> button but nothing happens when I do so the same screen appears every
>> time I open IE7. The URL is: runonce.msn.com/runonce2.aspx
>>
>> Can someone please help me get this resolved. Thanks.
>
> See:
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/945385
> "A blank Web page is displayed when you start Internet Explorer 7".
> Also see:
> "Problem: IE always goes to http://runonce.msn.com/runonce2.aspx instead
> of
> your homepage": http://www.enhanceie.com/ie/troubleshoot.asp
>
> IE7 newsgroup (microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general):
> - Via NNTP server (your newsreader):
> news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general
> - Via Web:
> http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.aspx?dg=microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general
>
> --
> Vincenzo Di Russo
> Microsoft® MVP - Most Valuable Professional since 2003
> Windows Internet Explorer, Windows Desktop Experience & Security
> My home: http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> My Blog: http://blogs.dotnethell.it/vincent/
>
>

PA
Sat May 10 14:43:55 PDT 2008

Care to tell us how?

KIR wrote:
> Thanks. Got it resolved.
>
>
> "Vincenzo Di Russo [MVP]" <enzodirusso@xoom.it> wrote in message
> news:udgZgmnsIHA.524@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> KIR wrote:
>>
>>> Running XP SP3, IE7.0.5730
>>>
>>> While attempting to install SP3 MS tech support reset all settings in
>>> IE7
>>> to default. Now when I open IE I get a screen that says Thanks for
>>> Choosing IE7. I have to scroll through 4 selections and then hit the
>>> save
>>> button but nothing happens when I do so the same screen appears every
>>> time I open IE7. The URL is: runonce.msn.com/runonce2.aspx
>>>
>>> Can someone please help me get this resolved. Thanks.
>>
>> See:
>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/945385
>> "A blank Web page is displayed when you start Internet Explorer 7".
>> Also see:
>> "Problem: IE always goes to http://runonce.msn.com/runonce2.aspx instead
>> of
>> your homepage": http://www.enhanceie.com/ie/troubleshoot.asp
>>
>> IE7 newsgroup (microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general):
>> - Via NNTP server (your newsreader):
>> news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general
>> - Via Web:
>> http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.aspx?dg=microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general
>>
>> --
>> Vincenzo Di Russo
>> Microsoft® MVP - Most Valuable Professional since 2003
>> Windows Internet Explorer, Windows Desktop Experience & Security
>> My home: http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>> My Blog: http://blogs.dotnethell.it/vincent/