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Two Things.
First: If you only want some blocks to show-up on your starting page... Then set your Start Page to None and click GO. Then make sure you add any blocks to your blocks admin from the Add Blocks pull down menu. After the blocks are added to the Blocks Admin set the ones you want to visible and select/highlight where you want them visible, ie; Top Page.
Second:
I think there is a confusion as to Blocks and Module.
I don't use the Articles module right now but from what you tell me here is how it is.
The Articles module on a fresh install has one page. Archive. (Later on it may have more as you use it and develop it), but for now it has ONE page.
Now. You have to add the Blocks to your blocks admin (which came with the Articles Module). To do this Select the Block or Blocks from the Add Blocks Pull Down menu in the Blocks Admin and click ADD. (You may have to do it for each one of the blocks you want to add to your Blocks Admin).
Okay, now you have the blocks added to your blocks admin. But they can be viewed anywhere yet, they are just there available for when you and where you tell them to show up.
So now you have to select them to be visible and the highlight where you want them to be visible and click Submit. Do this for all you want and where. Or one at a time. Clicking SUBMIT. Then they should show up. Some blocks won't show though until you actually have a topic/article. For example Recent Articles may not show until there is a Recent Article or Latest Article Published.
Either way you must add the blocks to your blocks admin. Then select where you want them to display.
Also, Do You Have the Update Template/Html in your General Preferences set to YES????