IE 6 - Default page no longer working

[John Galt]

Hi All,

I'm running XP (SP2) with IE 6 (SP2) and for years have an MSN Money page as
my default. However, for some reason it just stopped working and gives me a
HTTP 500 error message. When I disable friendly message, it just says the
same thing? I've figured out that when I go to the same URL with the ASPX
extension it loads, but when I try the old ASP extension I get the error. My
old page was http://moneycentral.msn.com/investor/home.asp. The odd thing is
I have 2 computers and the old site above works just fine on that one. So
what's changed on my main computer to cause this problem? I'm having
withdrawls!

Any words of wisdom? Thanks in advance!

 

[Kaja]

Hello, I would like to try to to help. Use these 3 steps and see if they
resolve your issue. First we need to clean the cache of Internet Explorer.
Go to tools, internet options, and under browsing history click delete. Then
click delete all and check the box that says delete files from add ons. Next
with your antivirus software run a complete virus scan to make sure you do
not have a virus. Next we need to check for spyware and malware as that
slows computer performance and can change your homepage which sounds similar
to your situation and in general should be done on a regular basis. Go to
www.superantispyware.com and download the free verion of this program. Check
for updates and perform a full scan. Do these things and get back to me,
perhaps I can do more, no guarantees.
Best Regards,
Kaja

 

[John Galt]

Thank you, i used your antispyware (even though I just bought Norton 360
before reading your reply), and did the other things you suggested. I think
my problem is fixed, however I have no idea what particular act solved it.
no matter.
Thanks again.