Can't change Home Page

[Guest]

Hello
I am unable to change my homepage under Tools/Internet Options. Everytime I
try it reverts back. Where in Registry can I change it?
Thanks
Phil

 

[Emrys Davies]

Hello
I am unable to change my homepage under Tools/Internet Options. Everytime I
try it reverts back. Where in Registry can I change it?
Thanks
Phil

Reverts back to what? It may have been hijacked.

Regards,
Emrys Davies.

 

[Guest]

I'm sure you have tried to change it exactly this way but thought I'd mention
it anyway just in case you missed a step. Bring up the page you want to be
your home page. In internet options home page click "use current" then click
"apply".

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE]

Hello
I am unable to change my homepage under Tools/Internet Options.
Everytime I try it reverts back. Where in Registry can I change it?
Thanks
Phil

First eliminate any spyware.
What You Should Know About Spyware
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/devioussoftware.mspx

CAUTION!!!!! Removing some spyware can damage the Winsock stack and you may
not be able to connect to the Internet. Before you try to remove spyware,
download a copy of LSP-Fix - a free program to repair damaged Winsock 2
stacks AFTER you remove the software (all Windows versions)
http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm
Winsockfix for W95, W98, ME, NT, 2000, XP
http://www.tacktech.com/pub/winsockfix/WinsockFix.zip
Directions here: http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=257
WinXP:
Get WinSockxpFix
http://www.spychecker.com/program/winsockxpfix.html
How to Reset Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/299357
In WinXP SP2: You can fix Winsock by going to Start | Run and typing
CMD
In the command window type
netsh winsock reset

See
Dealing with Unwanted Spyware and Parasites
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
Help with Hijackware
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=5878
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/data/prevention.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/data/tshoot.htm
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm
http://defendingyourmachine.blogspot.com

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Protect your PC
http://www.microsoft.com./athome/security/protect/default.aspx
http://defendingyourmachine.blogspot.com/

 

[Guest]

Frank & g
I did try the conventional method of changing the homepage under Tools but
it stays on the page I don't want anymore.
I will try to remove my ad-aware software to see if that works
Thanks
PHIL.

 

[Guest]

Frank
I removed Ad-Aware & it allowed me to change the homepage setting. Thank
My concern is why did it happen & what should I do? I reinstalled Ad-aware,
it seems to work OK.
Thanks
PHIL

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE]

Frank
I removed Ad-Aware & it allowed me to change the homepage setting. Thank
My concern is why did it happen & what should I do? I reinstalled
Ad-aware,
it seems to work OK.
Thanks
PHIL

You may have a versdion of Ad-Aware with a "protection" feature. Turning
that off should enable making such changes.

 

[Robert Aldwinckle]

Frank
I removed Ad-Aware & it allowed me to change the homepage setting. Thank
My concern is why did it happen & what should I do?

You still haven't answered the question in the first reply you got.

One possibility is that the URL you were seeing was one which
if you had gone to it would have reverted to your preferred Home Page.
Microsoft sites make use of this technique, in which case I find it
simpler just to go where they want to take you instead of fight it.
They make use of a different registry value which apparently
gets precedence. I suppose malware could exploit such a feature
but I'm not aware of any that does.

Unfortunately I can't remember the name of the value and don't have
time to do a search for you now.


HTH

Robert Aldwinckle
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