Auto start of Internet Explorer

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My IE starts at start up of the computer, but never finds a connection to the ineternet. Is this an old version? How do I remove it?
 
Hi Theo :-)
My IE starts at start up of the computer, but never finds a
connection to the ineternet. Is this an old version? How do I remove
it?
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Try the following and see if it helps.

Computer won't connect
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/answers_5.htm#connect

Also try cleaning you cache and

How to Empty IE Cache

Description of the Internet Explorer Cache
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/answers3.htm#Cache

Emptying TIFs, Cookies and History.

1) Open Internet Explorer and click on Tools
2) Click on Internet Options
3) On the General Tab, in the middle of the screen, click on Delete Files
4) Click on OK and wait for the hourglass icon to stop after it deletes the
temporary internet files
{This cleans >> C:\Documents and Settings\YourNameHere\Local
Settings\Temporary Internet Files}
5) On the General Tab, in the middle of the screen, click on Delete Files
{Yes, one more time!!!}
6) Check the box Delete all offline content
{This cleans >> C:\Documents and Settings\YourNameHere\Local
Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5}
7) Click on OK and wait for the hourglass icon to stop after it deletes the
temporary internet files

If you want to keep your cookies disregard 8.
8) You can now click on Delete Cookies and click OK to delete cookies that
websites have placed on your hard drive.

To clear the Internet History in IE:
1) Open Internet Explorer and click on Tools
2) Click on Internet Options
3) On the General Tab, in the middle of the screen, click on Clear History
4) Click OK

You can get....
C:\Documents and Settings\YourNameHere\Local Settings\Temporary Internet
Files
to delete automatically by...
Open IE | Tools | Internet Options | Advanced tab |
CHECK:
 Empty Temporary Internet Files folder when browser is closed
[[Specifies whether to clear the Temporary Internet Files folder when you
close the browser.]]
Apply | OK

But that will not clean
C:\Documents and Settings\YourNameHere\Local Settings\Temporary Internet
Files\Content.IE5

And Disk Cleanup won't clean Content.IE5 either.
You have to use Delete all offline content, a 3rd party tool or...
A couple a different ways to do this.
The proper way is: Delete all offline content

or........................

To empty your Temporary Internet Files cache
1. In Internet Explorer, click Tools, and then click Internet Options.
2. On the General tab, click Delete Files.

To turn off graphic compression in the AOL client
1. Go to Preferences in AOL.
2. Click Internet properties (or WWW in some versions).
3. Click Web Graphics.
4. Clear Never compress graphics (or Use compressed graphics in some
versions).

or .........................................

Clear the IE cache. I.E./Tools/Options/General/Delete files (and delete
offline content.) It's often recommended that the Temporary Internet Files
(folder) be kept at
40-50 MB. Bigger isn't necessarily better.
If still no joy then have a look at this page for other issues.
http://www.generation.net/~hleboeuf/ieimage.htm

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Hope this helps.

Jan :)

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