The desktop icon and probably apps is a shortcut to the Orange site.

Simply re add using the + next to phone and widgets>program>internet

 

once the internet browser is open, click the menu button and find the option to set the homepage, then enter the address for the site you want.

 

Open the internet browser
Press the menu key
Press moore
Settings
Now is the 1st option.

I hope i can help you with this.

 

If you open subsequent browser windows they do open on the specified home page, however you are correct in what you say. Each time the Internet icon is pressed the browser does not open on the home page but on the last page visited instead.

The only solution I can think of is to create a Bookmark out of your desired home page and then create a Shortcut to that Bookmark on your home screen. So each time you want to go online click the Shortcut instead of the Internet icon.

 

open browser
menu
more
settings
set home page ( type address you want)
exit and reboot the phone

Hope this helps

 

He has already said that setting the homepage in this way doesnt work for starting the app, so i think his internet icon is a shortcut to orange site. Dont have my desire yet so cant helpo rectify it sorry

 

Yes the orange browser icon is simply a shortcut. Remove it and use the HTC "internet" from the add widgets