Make sure you have the following registry entries in there and this will never happen again.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main] "RunOnceHasShown"=dword:00000001 "RunOnceComplete"=dword:00000001 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, August 22, 2008 9:59 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: IE annoyances No, at least a local "power user" can run it. -------------------------------------- Richard McClary, Systems Administrator ASPCA Knowledge Management 1717 S Philo Rd, Ste 36, Urbana, IL 61802 217-337-9761 http://www.aspca.org "David Mazzaccaro" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 08/22/2008 09:18:26 AM: > Do you need local admin rights to run this little beauty? > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, August 22, 2008 10:09 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: IE annoyances > > 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/> ~ > > ~ 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/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
