> I assume everyone on this list has probably experienced this
> at least once.
> You open Internet Explorer.
> In my case, I have my default home page set to blank, so in
> the Address bar, about:blank appears
> But then, every once in awhile, a Microsoft URL (usually
> something relating
> to upgrading my version of IE) is automatically substituted.
> Today, this is the URL that appeared:
> http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/downloads/default.asp

Go to Tools, Internet Options, then go to the Advanced tab and uncheck
"Automatically check for Internet Explorer updates". That was bugging
me for a while too until I spotted that.

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