IE 8 start-up problem upon boot

[PSRumbagh]

I put a shortcut to IE 8 in my startup folder. When I boot up IE 8 always

produces error message that "navigation to web site was cancelled". Hitting

the IE 8 "refresh" button causes it to go to the correct home web site

(www.charter.net). Why? Is IE 8 being loaded at the wrong time? What can I

do about it? If IE 8 is not in Startup folder and started manually after

boot-up is complete no problems.

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

[crosspost to IE General]



Are you running WinXP SP2 or SP3?



Does the behavior persist if you Reset IE Advanced settings (RIES)?

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923737



What anti-virus application or security suite is installed and is your

subscription current? What anti-spyware applications (other than Defender)?

What third-party firewall (if any)? Were any of these applications running

in the background when you installed IE8?



Has a(nother) Norton or McAfee application ever been installed on this

machine (e.g., a free-trial version that came preinstalled when you bought

it)?

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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)

MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002





PSRumbagh wrote:

> I put a shortcut to IE 8 in my startup folder. When I boot up IE 8 always

> produces error message that "navigation to web site was cancelled".

> Hitting

> the IE 8 "refresh" button causes it to go to the correct home web site

> (www.charter.net). Why? Is IE 8 being loaded at the wrong time? What

> can

> I do about it? If IE 8 is not in Startup folder and started manually

> after

> boot-up is complete no problems.