How to Stop Runonce Page Loads
A widely reported problem with Microsoft's Internet Explorer 7 involves the repeated automatic loading of a "runonce" page on MSN.com which prompts the user to set one-time customization settings. If you choose your settings and find that Internet Explorer continues to prompt you for the information on subsequent launches of the program, follow these steps to correct the issue.
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Instructions
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Launch Notepad by clicking the "Start" button, navigating into the "Programs" folder, navigating into the "Accessories" folder and finally clicking the Notepad icon.
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Launch your default Web browser and navigate to the link in the Resources section of this article. Move your mouse cursor into the text box located under the heading "Method 1" on this page. Click the "copy" icon that pops up in the right corner of this text box.
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Right-click within the Notepad window to make the cursor appear, then simultaneously press the "Ctrl" and "V" keys. This will copy the text from the text box into the Notepad window.
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Click the "File" menu in Notepad and select "Save As." In the "Save As" window, designate your desktop as the save location and name the file "RunOnceDone.reg" (excluding the quotation marks). Click the "Save" button.
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Locate the new file on your computer's desktop and double-click it. This will automatically import the file into your computer's registry and correct the ongoing runonce issue.
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Tips & Warnings
If you would rather not go through this process, you can download the file referenced in "Method 5" of the page linked to in the Resources section. Just double-click this file once it is downloaded to automatically apply the changes in the Windows registry.
