A change of homepage

[inez]

Using WindowsXP, SP2, I.E. and O.E. Recently reformatted my computer
because I could not get rid of IST.exe. Now I have a dozen other problems.
I use www.google.com for my homepage and almost everytime I connect to the
Internet, http://hp.netscape.com/hp.adp tries to become my homepage. Could
someone tell me what is causing this? Also, in I.E.-Tools-Internet
Options-I have Google set as my Homepage but when I click on the I.E. icon
in the QuickLaunch tray and I.E. opens, at the bottom of the page it will
say, "make Google your home page", like Google is not my homepage. Could
someone tell me why that is happening?
Inez

 

[Jon Kennedy]

First, in IE go to Tools...Internet Options...Programs tab, click the "Reset
Web Settings" box, and make sure the box at the bottom is checked. Close
all IE windows and then reopen IE and answer "yes" to any pop-up box asking
if you want IE as your default browser if it appears.

If no joy...

This has been a FAQ on this newsgroup. See this site for possible help and
more information:
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/answers.htm#home_page

You may also want to check out StartPage Guard -
http://pjwalczak.com/spguard/index.php
StartPage Guard protects your PC from cyberscam, by monitoring status of
your internet browser StartPage and preventing it from any unauthorized
changes.

And to keep from having to manually edit the registry to unlock your
homepage settings, try this little script by Doug Knox, MS MVP:
http://www.dougknox.com/security/scripts_desc/nosethomepage.htm

More information here: http://www.cexx.org/hphijack.htm