"Setting Up Personalized Settings" Message at Every Boot (236436)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 for Windows NT 4.0
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 for Windows NT 4.0 SP 1
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 for Windows NT 4.0 SP 2
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 for Windows NT 4.0
This article was previously published under Q236436 IMPORTANT: This article contains information about modifying the registry. Before you
modify the registry, make sure to back it up and make sure that you understand how to restore
the registry if a problem occurs. For information about how to back up, restore, and edit the
registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry
SYMPTOMS
You may receive the following message each time you start your computer:
Setting up Personalized settings
CAUSE
This behavior can occur if you have Internet Explorer installed and the network is set up to use mandatory user profiles that are not configured with Internet Explorer personalized settings.
RESOLUTIONWARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may
require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve
problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own
risk.
To work around this behavior, create a new mandatory user profile that includes Internet Explorer personalized settings, or change the BrowserWebCheck data value to a null value.
For information about creating mandatory profiles, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
168476 How to Create Mandatory Profiles with Windows NT 4.0
To change the setting in the registry, delete the Loadwc.exe value data from the BrowserWebCheck value in the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
For additional information about Loadwc.exe, see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
176960 Description of the Loadwc.exe File in Internet Explorer
MORE INFORMATION
Each time Internet Explorer starts, it checks to see if Internet Explorer personalized settings are installed. When the settings are not present, it attempts to create these settings. However, mandatory user profiles do not allow you to save user profile settings, so this process is repeated every time your computer restarts.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 12/6/2003 |
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| Keywords: | kbenv kbprb KB236436 |
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