When I reset Internet Explorer 7 in XP/Home SP2 it resets the home page to
the runonce to custumise it, I have no problem on first install just on
reset, the page displays in the status bar error on page usually blue page no
text or else, I can navigate to the add search provider page but it does not
function when click a provider link also error on page, it always goes to the
runonce on IE start even if home page is set different, I have restored
function before but it required me to rollback to previous install of IE and
then update to have 7 again and then the runonce works fine and I'm just
plain tired of rollbacks. Thanks. Can anyone help and I will be sending
feedback to MS aswell.

"waynearto" <waynearto@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:FB3DA098-9741-477E-88CF-BEFA6919CC90@microsoft.com...
> When I reset Internet Explorer 7 in XP/Home SP2 it resets the home page to
> the runonce to custumise it, I have no problem on first install just on
> reset, the page displays in the status bar error on page usually blue page
> no
> text or else, I can navigate to the add search provider page but it does
> not
> function when click a provider link also error on page, it always goes to
> the
> runonce on IE start even if home page is set different, I have restored
> function before but it required me to rollback to previous install of IE
> and
> then update to have 7 again and then the runonce works fine and I'm just
> plain tired of rollbacks. Thanks. Can anyone help and I will be sending
> feedback to MS aswell.
>

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

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

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
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.

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
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