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IE7RunonceError

You've Upgraded to IE7, and Runonce Page keeps Appearing

If you think it's something you can fix within IE7 itself, forget it. The common name for this problem is IE7 Runonce, and it loads blank blue page after your initial upgrade of IE 6. No amount of rebooting seems to fix the problem, and no changes within IE7 allow you to stop this page from loading.

The source of the problem is not malicious or to cause any problems, it is simply a configuration of IE7 settings. Microsoft wants you to select your default search provider, enable the built in Phishing filter and, and use ClearType font smoothing. These are great options, however you will never see them because the page will not load.

To bypass this page, you can perform the following steps:

1. Set your favorite home page in Internet Explorer, under Tools\Internet Options
2. Click Start\Run and type gpedit.msc, then press OK
3. Under Local Computer Policy; select Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Internet Explorer
4. Select prevent performance of First Run Customized Settings
5. Enable this setting, and then select Option 1 to go to your default home page, or Option 2 to get the default Internet Explorer welcome page.

Essentially, this edits a Group Policy on the local computer to prevent any changes to the first run settings. By enabling this setting, you can effectively bypass the runonce page from loading. [1]

Another Solution

Option 1

Copy and paste the lines into a .reg file and import to your Registry

 Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main]
 "RunOnceHasShown"=dword:00000001
 "SearchMigrated"=dword:00000001
 "RunOnceComplete"=dword:00000001
 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main] [2] 

Option 2

Start > Run > Type in RegEdit

• browse to:
  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
• Create a new dword called DisableFirstRunCustomize and give it the value 00000001 [3]

References

1. ^ Helium - Retreived online 9 Oct 2007
2. ^ Spyware Sucks - Retreived online 9 Oct 2007
3. ^ Microsoft TechNet - Retreived online 9 Oct 2007

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