How To 'Always' Save Tab Session In Internet Explorer 7?

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Internet Explorer 7 (IE7) is a little too late coming back into the internet browser game after their infamous win defeating the Netscape Communicator into oblivion in the late 90s with almost all Windows flavors come installed with IE. Since that win, Internet Explorer has seen few upgrades, I mean "few".

With feature-rich browsers like Firefox, Maxthon, Opera and Safari that emerged after that and has been growing non-stop, Microsoft really did have a heavy task at hand. Apart from the popup blocker and phishing filter in the latest IE7, I don't see anything new that could entice me to convert from Firefox back to IE.

Unfortunately, many still use Internet Explorer, most of the time not for its features but for its compatibility with most websites and also the important thing is, it comes along with almost all flavours of Windows including Windows Vista. So, many (the un-enlightened ones ) don't see the need to install an alternative browser on their PC.

I've been using IE7 on and off for sometime now because some of my company websites just don't run on Firefox. I used to use Maxthon (which uses IE as the engine) but due to some unforseen circumstances, I've since fully converted to Firefox. I'm glad to say that I'm a very happy user except for the memory consumption part (as is the problem with tabs browser). I currently have 32 tabs on my Firefox and Windows is consuming some 240MB of memory and 227MB of virtual memory with 15% CPU Usage.

One gripe I have with the IE7 is that I can't choose to "always" save the tab session when I close IE7. All the time, I have to check the "Open these the next time I use Internet Explorer" option before I close IE7. The next time I close IE7, I've to check the option again. IE7 does not remember my preference and the option always remained uncheck, EVERYTIME!

But I've finally found a way, read on and find out how (if you still don't know yet)!