browser goes to windows update everytime it's opened

[Guest]

Everytime I open ie6, it goes to windows update. The home page is setup to go to yahoo. I ran Ad Aware & Spy bot with no results. I also ran hijack this. I didn't see anything that didn't belong. The only time that the problem doesn't show up is when I boot the computer in safe mode. Any ideas what's wrong?

 

[H Leboeuf]

Run MSCONFIG from the start/run applet.
Under System.ini is there any entry referencing IEXPLORE.EXE?

Or under the startup tab. Anythere also?

Everytime I open ie6, it goes to windows update. The home page is setup to

go to yahoo. I ran Ad Aware & Spy bot with no results. I also ran hijack
this. I didn't see anything that didn't belong. The only time that the
problem doesn't show up is when I boot the computer in safe mode. Any ideas
what's wrong?

 

[Inflyte]

Thanks, but I believe I fixed the underlying problem. I
had to change the permissions in the registry. I don't
know how they were changed. Everything works fine now,
including being able to change the home page.

 

[PA Bear]

Everytime I open ie6, it goes to windows update. The home page is setup
to go to yahoo. I ran Ad Aware & Spy bot with no results. I also ran
hijack this. I didn't see anything that didn't belong. The only time that
the problem doesn't show up is when I boot the computer in safe mode. Any
ideas what's wrong?

IE Tools>Internet Options>Advanced>Browsing>Automatically check for IE
updates (uncheck)
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~Robear Dyer (aka PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE), AH-VSOP

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