OK, I found a cute little utility that kills the "runonce"... http://www.download.com/IE7-Runonce-Remover/3000-8022_4-10683012.html
It downloads, adds the value "RunOnceHasShown", sets it to "1", all in less than 5 seconds. (It adds that to HKCU\Software\...\IE\Main .) -------------------------------------- Richard McClary, Systems Administrator ASPCA Knowledge Management 1717 S Philo Rd, Ste 36, Urbana, IL 61802 217-337-9761 http://www.aspca.org [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 08/22/2008 08:56:12 AM: > Yeah, I know for many this is a redundancy, but there are a few apps I > encounter which do need it (they won't run in IE Tab, etc plug-ins). > > I'd been running IE6 for some time (IE7 would hang any time a link would > try to open a pop-up or new tab). Then IE6 just quietly quit working. It > would begin to start, the POOF! > > I've just installed IE7. There is this mandatory "run once" I can't seem > to get around. > > Then I'm greeted with the very amuzing screen: > > Thanks for Choosing Internet Explorer 7 > Settings were not able to be saved successfully. > Internet Explorer is better than ever... > > (Yes, I do get a box saying the scripts failed, and would I like to > continue trying to run the page.) > > So, until the next complete failure of IE, how do I make the "runconce" go > away? > > Thanks! > -------------------------------------- > Richard McClary, Systems Administrator > ASPCA Knowledge Management > 1717 S Philo Rd, Ste 36, Urbana, IL 61802 > 217-337-9761 > http://www.aspca.org > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
