Explorer start page reset

Bruce

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Jan 28, 2000, 3:00:00 AM1/28/00

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I origionally posted this problem on the proper Microsoft Explorer newsgroup
but got no response. I suspect it's either not possible or no one was
qualified to answer.
My problem is this. I have one account that is with an isp who provides
free access to the internet. This provider requires that you must use thier
software which places avertising on your desktop. This ISP uses Explorer to
log on to it's start page and then Explorer puts this http in the startup
file which I have to keep changing when I use my other ISP's. I might add
that I only use this "free" ISP when my other 2 fail. My question is this.
Can I set Explorer to reset the startup http to reset to my origional
startup page, not the free ISP's startup page without having to go in thru
the perfs every time?

Bruce H.
Thanks in advance
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Jan 28, 2000, 3:00:00 AM1/28/00

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Well, here's a workaround. Simply open a second Explorer window by clicking
on the IE icon while the connecting dialogue box is loading and click the
home button, and then close the initial Explorer window being opened by your
free ISP software. This method has been successful with the FreeWorld
Excite and the Netzero free Internet services.

Hope this helps.

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James Liles

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Jan 29, 2000, 3:00:00 AM1/29/00

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On Fri, 28 Jan 2000 21:32:38 -0500, "Bruce" <and...@thecia.net> wrote:

:->I origionally posted this problem on the proper Microsoft Explorer newsgroup
:->but got no response. I suspect it's either not possible or no one was
:->qualified to answer.
:-> My problem is this. I have one account that is with an isp who provides
:->free access to the internet. This provider requires that you must use thier
:->software which places avertising on your desktop. This ISP uses Explorer to
:->log on to it's start page and then Explorer puts this http in the startup
:->file which I have to keep changing when I use my other ISP's. I might add
:->that I only use this "free" ISP when my other 2 fail. My question is this.
:->Can I set Explorer to reset the startup http to reset to my origional
:->startup page, not the free ISP's startup page without having to go in thru
:->the perfs every time?

What I do is launch Internet Explorer from a shortcut in which I added
my home page as a parameter.
I happen to have a page created on my hard drive that I use, but this
would work for a url as well.
Create a shortcut with the command line
"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE"
"http://yourhome.com"
where C is the partition that you installed windows on and
http://yourhome.com is the url of your preferred home page.

After upgrading Internet Explorer I have had it override this, but
that normally only lasts one or two starts, after which it settles
back into going to my normal home page.

There should be a single space between .EXE" and the "url".
You should use the quotes, although they are only required if there is
a blank in either the pathname to Internet Explorer or in the url.

I hope that this helps. 8-).

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