IE6 problems

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On a Windows XP system (SP1, all critical fixes applied) with IE6 SP1, all
of the following bizarre things happen:

(1) When IE is launched, it *doesn't* begin with the configured STart page.
When I unplug the cable and launch, there appears to be an endless attempt
by something to type and launch its's own web site

(2) So, when I tried to access the Internet settings via either
Tools>Internet Options inside IE or from Control Panel, the General tab and
a few other tabs are missing.

After lots of research, I discovered registry keys that, if set, can disable
selected tabs from the options panel. These keys are in
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Policy\Internet Explorer. When I use regedit to
look for these keys, they aren't there.

WHile looking at the IE keys in the registry, I found that, for the user in
question, both the StartPage and SearchPage keys have StartPage_bak and
SearchPage_bak, and it's the web site listed here that IE is attempting to
launch.

And clues? Where can I find a list of IE related registry keys?

Thanks

JRS
 
JRS said:
On a Windows XP system (SP1, all critical fixes applied) with IE6 SP1, all
of the following bizarre things happen:

(1) When IE is launched, it *doesn't* begin with the configured STart page.
When I unplug the cable and launch, there appears to be an endless attempt
by something to type and launch its's own web site

(2) So, when I tried to access the Internet settings via either
Tools>Internet Options inside IE or from Control Panel, the General tab and
a few other tabs are missing.

After lots of research, I discovered registry keys that, if set, can disable
selected tabs from the options panel. These keys are in
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Policy\Internet Explorer. When I use regedit to
look for these keys, they aren't there.

WHile looking at the IE keys in the registry, I found that, for the user in
question, both the StartPage and SearchPage keys have StartPage_bak and
SearchPage_bak, and it's the web site listed here that IE is attempting to
launch.

And clues? Where can I find a list of IE related registry keys?
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Why don't you edit the registry where you mention StartPage and SearchPage
that have StartPage_bak and SearchPage_bak? Change the start page to
http://yourdesiredstartpage.htm and the search page to http://google.com or
whatever you like to use. If that doesn't work you could probably delete
those bak keys without consequence.
 
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