Here's how to get rid of the about:blank problem

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Ace of Spades

O.K. If you have searched all over and haven't been able
to get the right answer to delete the pesky .dll file
that keeps changing your homepage to about:blank, try
this:

1. Download reglite here:
http://www.resplendence.com/reglite

2. Install "Reglite" and run it.
Enter HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\Windows\\AppInit_DLLs into the address
bar.

3. Double click on AppInit_DLLs to open a "Data Editor"
properties window, if the bottom textfield named "Value"
contains a .dll file, then this is the hidden file you
need to get rid off.

4. You should not be able to delete this file if you try
to clear the value field. IMPORTANT: take note of the
path and name of the .dll file. Write it down so you do
not forget it.

5. Rename the Folder "Windows" (This is a
purple "highlighted" folder in the left hand window) to
NOTWINDOWS. Simply click on the folder, click on "Edit"
in the menu bar and select "Rename".

6. Click AppInit_DLLs again and clear the value
containing the .dll and ok it. This should have removed
the .dll

7. Rename the windows folder back to its original
name "Windows".

8. Run SpyBot, Ad-Aware and CWShredder
Next step will be to remove this dll file so make sure
you have it noted down.

9. Go to the folder where the .dll file is located;
usually in the C:\windows\system32 folder and rename the
file from "name-of-dll.dll" to "name-of-dll.999"
Obviously, the name of the file is dependent on what it
is named on your system. I just used "name-of-dll.dll"
as an example. The file was named "nlh.dll" on my
system.

NOTE: You may have to enter 'Safe Mode' to do this if you
cannot see the file located where it says it is located
in the C:\windows\system32 folder.

10. Now, create a temporary folder in your root directory
for ease of locating it and name it something you will
remember like: Quarantined Files.

11. Move the file your renamed to this new directory.

12. Now, you should be able to delete the file. If not,
try re-starting your computer and deleting the file
again. Again, you will probably have to be in 'Safe
Mode' to delete the file.

13. Restart computer in safe mode, again, and run the 3
ad-removal programs again, just to make sure all traces
are gone.

14. Boot up pc as normal and you should be trouble free.

Hopefully everthing will be back to normal and your
computer will run faster. I was amazed at how it slowed
my computer down. I wasn't aware of how much it did slow
down my computer and am amazed at the performance now.
Hope this helps you out!
 
What is the problem for which you have supplied the solution?
I use about:blank as my homepage. Am I missing something here?

Mart
 
No, you would have a problem is you were redirected to an aboutblank page
when trying to go to a site that you know is working.
 
Some people have a .dll file changing their homepage to
about:blank when they don't want it to be. It gets
annoying after awhile and is a problem in the long run.
Just take a look around this forum and you will see many
people with this problem. I have seen alot who use the
site as their homepage but most don't like it changed on
them to about:blank without their permission. Did you
chose that as your webpage? Maybe you have the same
little file doing it to you! Ha ha ha ha.....Just
kidding! :-)
 

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