Home Page Incorrect

[Tammi]

One of my favorite places is coming up as my Home Page. The Home Page is
correct in IPs. I re-entered the address and hit Apply again. It doesn't
change. I've deleted the page from Favorites. I've tried recycling as well.
Any suggestions?

 

[DrJoel]

One of my favorite places is coming up as my Home Page. The Home Page is
correct in IPs. I re-entered the address and hit Apply again. It doesn't
change. I've deleted the page from Favorites. I've tried recycling as well.
Any suggestions?

You might have been Hijacked. Did you run a spywear program to check?
Does it always go to a certain web page, if yes it is a good chance you
were hijacked.

 

[Guest]

One of my favorite places is coming up as my Home Page. The Home Page is
correct in IPs. I re-entered the address and hit Apply again. It doesn't
change. I've deleted the page from Favorites. I've tried recycling as well.
Any suggestions?

Sound like spyware or adware has hijacked the home page. I suggest
you start with Spybot Search & Destroy (with updated signatures) and
Ad-Aware (with updated signatures). If those don't fix it, then you
need to find a "Hijack This!" forum and post the logs for furher
assistance.

 

[Tammi]

I have run Spybot and Adaware as well as Microsoft Spyware. I will try
Hijackthis. Thanks!

 

[Gerry Cornell]

Tammi

You might try changing your Home Page to Blank Page. Reboot and then change
it to the Home Page of your choice.

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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FCA
Stourport, England

Enquire, plan and execute
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[PA20Pilot]

Hi Tammi,

Open your Task Manager and see if there's something named smssu.exe
running. You're looking for the one with a U on the end, not smss.exe.



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Jim Self
AVIATION ANIMATION, the internet's largest depository.
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Your only internet source for spiral staircase plans.
http://jself.com/stair/Stair.htm

Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA)
Technical Counselor

 

[Tammi]

Thanks!

 

[PA20Pilot]

Hi again,

Did you find something? If it was smssu.exe, it's not good!


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Jim Self
AVIATION ANIMATION, the internet's largest depository.
http://avanimation.avsupport.com

Your only internet source for spiral staircase plans.
http://jself.com/stair/Stair.htm

Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA)
Technical Counselor

 

[Guest]

I have a similar prooblem, but don't believe that I've been hijacked. Years
ago, I set my home page to "blank" but now want to change it to the Google
Website. I'm unable to enter a new address through Internet Options, as the
Home Page area is greyed out and I cannot change it. Probably something
simpple, but I've long since forgotten what.

 

[Gerry Cornell]

In Internet Explorer Tools, Internet Options, General. Enter address for
Google, click on Apply and OK. Close Internet Explorer and Restart your
computer.

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England

Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 

[Guest]

Hi,I' m Helios. I have the same problem, and I did what you said, to not
avail. Keeps on redirecting to another page. (a commercial one). Bye.