IE6 home page MSN hijack quick fix

[jmarsh1000]

I'm running XP Home with SP2. Internet Explorer kept opening up on the
MSN front page, despite me selecting 'use blank' in Internet Options.
I solved it by deleting the contents of the address box, then typing in
'about:blank' and selecting 'use current';-> Apply.

 

[Guest]

Good message! Just don't use Beta 7. You won't be able to use IE any more and
the windows explorer search function won't work until you reinstall some .dll
files that the beta release erases. Not only that, but Microsoft won't help
you until you give them all kinds of information that is not pertinent to the
problem. Opera and Firefox are better anyway and now they are both free!

Thanks!

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM]

I'm running XP Home with SP2. Internet Explorer kept opening up on the
MSN front page, despite me selecting 'use blank' in Internet Options.
I solved it by deleting the contents of the address box, then typing in
'about:blank' and selecting 'use current';-> Apply.

Many anti-virus and anti-spam programs protect the Home Page from being
changed. Check their options.

 

[jmarsh1000]

Rick:- Thanks for the compliment & advice re. IE7 Beta. I'll steer
clear!

Frank:- Thanks for the advice. I'll check through the protection I
have.

John Marsh.