[RESOLVED] Windows IE8 on WinXP SP3 - Useless Tabs
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  1. February 25th, 2012, 01:02 AM #1
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    Resolved [RESOLVED] Windows IE8 on WinXP SP3 - Useless Tabs

    Hi All,

    On my computer using WinXP SP3, and IE 8.0.6001.18702 Update Version 0, I have the default search engine set to Bing and as my homepage.

    Every time I open IE8, the Bing search tab comes on (as expected) as my homepage.

    BUT - there are 2 additional tabs :-
    1- Yahoo! Toolbar
    2- Special Offers on Skype

    Please help me by telling me how to get rid of these two annoying tabs.

    Thank you all in advance.
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  2. February 25th, 2012, 02:39 AM #2
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    What happens if you CLOSE ALL TABS and then close the browser and re-open it??
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  3. February 25th, 2012, 05:10 AM #3
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    IETools->Options->Home Page section. Remove the two unwanted URLs.
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  4. March 19th, 2012, 06:35 PM #4
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    Thank you, Mr. Jones.
    Your suggested solution works.
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