How to Cause the Internet Explorer Welcome Screen to Appear

• Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 4.0, 4.01 for Windows 95
• Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 4.0, 4.01 for Windows NT 4.0

IMPORTANT: This article contains information about editing the registry. Before you edit the registry, you should first make a backup copy of the registry files (System.dat and User.dat). Both are hidden files in the Windows folder.

SUMMARY

This article describes how to cause the "Welcome - Microsoft Internet Explorer" screen to appear after you have cleared the "Show this next time you log in" check box in the Welcome screen.

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To cause the "Welcome - Microsoft Internet Explorer" screen to appear, follow these steps in Internet Explorer:

1. On the View menu, click Internet Options.

2. On the Advanced tab, click the "Show welcome message each time I log on" check box to select it, and then click OK.

3. Quit Internet Explorer, and then restart your computer.

1. Click Start, and then click Run.

2. In the Open box, type the following line, and then click OK:

         res://ie4tour.dll/welcome.htm
   

3. To cause the "Welcome - Microsoft Internet Explorer" screen to appear when you start your computer, click the "Show this next time you log in" check box to select it on the Welcome screen.

WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

For information about how to edit the registry, view the "Changing Keys And Values" Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe) or the "Add and Delete Information in the Registry" and "Edit Registry Data" Help topics in Regedt32.exe. Note that you should back up the registry before you edit it.

Verify that the following values exists under the KEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer \AdvancedOptions\Browse\Welcome registry key:

   CheckedValue     0x00000001
   DefaultValue     0x00000001
   HelpID           iexplore.hlp#00000
   HKeyRoot         0x80000001
   RegPath          Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer
                       \Tips
   Text             Show welcome message each time I log on"
   Type             Checkbox
   UncheckedValue   0x00000000
   ValueName        ShowIE4