re: Effective Repair of Internet Explorer?
Friday, October 8, 2004 at 9:01 am
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Oeksen37
(74 messages posted)
Otter... you have been that much cooperative, friendly and helpful that I'll let
you know how I think I'll handle the problem in a situation where it's seems difficult
to solve it in a more radical way (the Icon-activation on the Desktop!):
By means of a URL-link, received in an e-mail from anybody, I click on the link,
and the IE-browser opens its interface on the respective webpage - the same interface
which cannot be opened by means of the IE-icon on the Desktop. On the appropriate
browser-line I choose a webpage which I prefer having as my standard webpage, copy
this page and paste it into the Win XP's "Run-line", then click on "OK" and use this
action as my way of activating the IE browser, from where I can then choose my web-searching
as I like. Of course I keep the line of my above standard page in the "Run" context
for use every time I want to open the browser. Please note, that the URL mentioned
cannot, for reasons that I don't understand, be pasted directly on the Desktop (why?).
Its definitely n o t the way I have preferred to open the IE-browser, but its better
than nothing.
Your attention is also drawn on the fact that when on a certain webpage in IE I go
choose "Internet Positions", I realize that always "http://www.msn.com" is set as
the start-page - so it has always been through the whole of the problem. I can change
it in favor of a "Blank page" or any other page of my choice, b u t when I come back
to this position again during my browsing, the MS-page is back "in command"! Still
I believe that my HD is by now clean for pests, bots etc., but I cannot rule out
that there is still some browser-hijack-tendences from the respective MS-page....allthough
I have had a lot of various software scanning my computer during the last couple
of weeks.
You might have already guessed it, Yes, I have shifted to use "Firefox" for my browsing
- what a change to the better! however, for consultation og f.inst. bank accounts
and that like, I'll have to use the IE, since these institutions are all "married"
with the IE-solution.
Should you or others have any comments/new suggestions they are always most welcome,
thanks, Oeksen37+
On Thursday, October 7, 2004 at 1:53 pm, Otter wrote:
>I can't remember--Has someone recommended going to Control Panel->Internet Options->Advanced
>tab->Uncheck "Enable third-party browser extentions"
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