starting ie

closterman · 07-17-2008, 08:11 AM

ok, i have this problem, my dad messed with the links to get to ie and now, when i hit the short cut, it loads up the internet option program, instead of an internet page, i still have acess to the internet tough, thru programs that do open internet pages, and this is how i get here, however, i would love to be able to go back otthe old way of opening internet thru a like , i checked in the program file of internet explorer and i cannot figure out wich program to make a shortcut to in order to open a new internet page, if any1 has any sugestions, i'm completly open, i will lcheck back here evey now and then to see what people suggest

thank you in advance

wmorri · 07-17-2008, 08:40 AM

Welcome to TSF!!

I would like you to go to your desktop and delete the shortcut that is on there for IE. Then try going to IE in the programs menu. Right click on it and choose create shortcut from the list. If you don't have that option then just drag and drop the IE icon from the programs menu to the desktop. That should create a shortcut for you. Then see if you are able to open it up to your homepage.

Cheers!

closterman · 07-17-2008, 08:47 AM

thanks but when i went in the start menu, and created a shortcurt from there, it still sent me to the internet option screen, as if all the shortcuts that were there had been changed to go to that screen ...
thanks again though

closterman · 07-17-2008, 08:52 AM

i checked under my brother's seccion and there, internet short cut works fine but i have notice that his internet shortcut in the start menu has the options "browse internet" and "internet option" when the one in the part i'm working in only have the "internet option" part
i don't really know what my dad could have to done to chage that though

wmorri · 07-17-2008, 10:40 AM

You can always open IE and check the Internet Options and see if you can change the settings from there so that it will open to the homepage. If that works you can always reset it back to the defaults. Just go to the advanced tab and choose reset.

Cheers!

closterman · 07-17-2008, 11:00 AM

ok i'll try that and get back to you

closterman · 07-17-2008, 11:05 AM

nope still doesn't work... i think that it is the shortcut that isn't bring the right program in but i can't figure out what program t should bring in..

closterman · 07-17-2008, 12:49 PM

ok i managed to make it work but i works oddly...
i made it work by going in to
: "C:\WINDOWS\ie7"
and creating a shortcut to the internet explorer lofo, there and it works but it uses internet 6, and when i have an internet 7 page open and i try to go on a web site from the other internet, it opens a tab in the explorer 7 to go to said page, which is rather weird but at least it works :D
thanks to wmorry for the tips

07-17-2008, 08:11 AM	#1 (permalink)
closterman Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 6 OS: XP	starting ie ok, i have this problem, my dad messed with the links to get to ie and now, when i hit the short cut, it loads up the internet option program, instead of an internet page, i still have acess to the internet tough, thru programs that do open internet pages, and this is how i get here, however, i would love to be able to go back otthe old way of opening internet thru a like , i checked in the program file of internet explorer and i cannot figure out wich program to make a shortcut to in order to open a new internet page, if any1 has any sugestions, i'm completly open, i will lcheck back here evey now and then to see what people suggest thank you in advance

07-17-2008, 08:40 AM	#2 (permalink)
wmorri Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Location: NORTHERN New York Posts: 385 OS: Windows XP SP2/Ubuntu 8.04	Re: starting ie Welcome to TSF!! I would like you to go to your desktop and delete the shortcut that is on there for IE. Then try going to IE in the programs menu. Right click on it and choose create shortcut from the list. If you don't have that option then just drag and drop the IE icon from the programs menu to the desktop. That should create a shortcut for you. Then see if you are able to open it up to your homepage. Cheers! __________________ Linux Forever! Learning is doing, not being able to follow steps put forth by others.

07-17-2008, 08:47 AM	#3 (permalink)
closterman Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 6 OS: XP	Re: starting ie thanks but when i went in the start menu, and created a shortcurt from there, it still sent me to the internet option screen, as if all the shortcuts that were there had been changed to go to that screen ... thanks again though

07-17-2008, 08:52 AM	#4 (permalink)
closterman Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 6 OS: XP	Re: starting ie i checked under my brother's seccion and there, internet short cut works fine but i have notice that his internet shortcut in the start menu has the options "browse internet" and "internet option" when the one in the part i'm working in only have the "internet option" part i don't really know what my dad could have to done to chage that though

07-17-2008, 10:40 AM	#5 (permalink)
wmorri Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Location: NORTHERN New York Posts: 385 OS: Windows XP SP2/Ubuntu 8.04	Re: starting ie You can always open IE and check the Internet Options and see if you can change the settings from there so that it will open to the homepage. If that works you can always reset it back to the defaults. Just go to the advanced tab and choose reset. Cheers! __________________ Linux Forever! Learning is doing, not being able to follow steps put forth by others.

07-17-2008, 11:00 AM	#6 (permalink)
closterman Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 6 OS: XP	Re: starting ie ok i'll try that and get back to you

07-17-2008, 11:05 AM	#7 (permalink)
closterman Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 6 OS: XP	Re: starting ie nope still doesn't work... i think that it is the shortcut that isn't bring the right program in but i can't figure out what program t should bring in..

07-17-2008, 12:49 PM	#8 (permalink)
closterman Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 6 OS: XP	Re: starting ie ok i managed to make it work but i works oddly... i made it work by going in to : "C:\WINDOWS\ie7" and creating a shortcut to the internet explorer lofo, there and it works but it uses internet 6, and when i have an internet 7 page open and i try to go on a web site from the other internet, it opens a tab in the explorer 7 to go to said page, which is rather weird but at least it works :D thanks to wmorry for the tips