Default Search Engine vs. Hotbar.com

[Vicki]

I recently tried Hotbar's skins (advertised in a pop-up)
and ultimately decided that while I liked the skins idea,
I didn't care for the extra toolbar and decided to unstall
it. Unbeknownst to me, it also changed my default search
engine (which I had set at MSN Search, AltaVista and
Lycos) to Results Master, which is part of Hotbar. The
only way I seem to be able to change it is to select only
one search engine in the customize settings. Whenever I
try to change it to multiple engines, Results Master keeps
coming up, overriding my customize settings. Apparently
the folks at Hotbar do not know how to correct this. Their
suggestion is to use just one search engine. Any help from
Microsoft would be greatly appreaciated. Thanks!

 

[Raven X]

Try the following, no guarantees but it might work

Goto Tools, Internet Options, Advanced.

Hit Restore Defaults,

Also, hit the programs tab, and click Reset Web Settings.

Restart IE.


Good Luck,

Any queries, email me

 

[siljaline]

I recently tried Hotbar's skins (advertised in a pop-up)
and ultimately decided that while I liked the skins idea,
I didn't care for the extra toolbar and decided to unstall
it. Unbeknownst to me, it also changed my default search
engine (which I had set at MSN Search, AltaVista and
Lycos) to Results Master, which is part of Hotbar. The
only way I seem to be able to change it is to select only
one search engine in the customize settings. Whenever I
try to change it to multiple engines, Results Master keeps
coming up, overriding my customize settings. Apparently
the folks at Hotbar do not know how to correct this. Their
suggestion is to use just one search engine. Any help from
Microsoft would be greatly appreaciated. Thanks!

More Spyware! Hotbar is Spyware!
http://www.doxdesk.com/parasite/HotBar.html
http://security.kolla.de/index.php?lang=en&page=knowledgebase/threats/spybots-hotbar
http://www.spywareguide.com/product_show.php?id=481

Removal Tool, your choice, novice users, Lavasoft's Ad-aware,
http://ftp.pcworld.com/pub/new/privacy___security/aaw6181.exe
Lavasoft/Ad-aware home: http://www.lavasoftusa.com
Mirror site: http://www.lavasoft.de/

Advanced users, SpyBot Search & Destroy,
http://studserver.uni-dortmund.de/~su1669/spybotsd12.exe

SpyBot home: http://security.kolla.de/
SpyBot How-To: http://www.tomcoyote.org/SPYBOT/

Install either but both are not necessary, reboot, read FAQ and overview, use
online update feature to obtain the latest reference files, scan for Spyware
much like you would with your pre-installed anti-virus scanner.
Rid your machine of unwanted Spyware pests.


HTH


--
siljaline

"Arguing with anonymous strangers on the Internet is a sucker's game
because they almost always turn out to be -- or to be indistinguishable from
-- self-righteous sixteen-year-olds possessing infinite amounts of free time."
- Neil Stephenson, _Cryptonomicon_