>>>>> My home page was set to Yahoo until today. I ran a spyware program and now
>>>>> it is set to Google. I have gone into tools - internet options and set the
>>>>> home page to yahoo but it does not work. I also went went to reset web
>>>>> settings and Google is still my home page.
>>>>>
>>>>> Can anyone help?
>>>
>>> Hi Victoria,
>>> Try to start your Computer in Safe Mode and do your changes there, to start
>>> in Safe Mode Reboot your Machine and then Press F8 Key many times untill you
>>> get the Boot Options Menu; Safe Mode, Last Good config.etc... when you there
>>> do your changes to the home page.
>>> What is the Spyware Program you did run? most spywares Programs has an
>>> option to configure the Home page and lock it to certain Website address.
>>> HTH.
>>> Please let us know your progress.
>>> Regards,
>>> nass
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>>>
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> Hi Victoria,
> First of all do you run these softwares on your computer:
> = Zone Alarm = Spybot S&D in Tea Timer Mode = Spy Shierf = WeatherBug
> = AdAware.... etc.
> If yes, then proceed, Open the RUN command and type : msconfig click oK
> On the Window click on the Start Up Programs Tab and uncheck the
> pre-mentioned programs from starting up.
> Then Reboot and see if you could change your Homepage.
> If no joy then do the following:
>
> Change the Home page in the following KEYS:
> Click on *Main*
> [+]HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main.
>
> and look in Right Pane/Window and Locate *Start Page* Right
> Click on it and select Modify and enter the Data say for ex;
>
http://www.microsoft.com as your Home page and then Locate also this *Local
> Page* and Right Click on it and select Modify and put the following;
> C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\blank.htm
>
> The same with this KEY:
> [+] HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
> On the *Start Page* change it into
http://www.microsoft.com
>
> Leave the *Local Page* as it is if it have this stringe of Data:
>
http://www.microsoft.com/isapi/redir.dll?prd={SUB_PRD}...... etc
>
> Close the Registry and Open the IE Properties by Right Click on the Icon on
> your Desktop and select Properties from the drop down list.
> On the IE window click on Programs Tab and click on Manage Add-Ons, in the
> Add-Ons window Disable Add-Ons for Non-MS IE Add-Ons (ZA, Safer network..etc)
> and click OK.
> On the same window click *Reset web Settings* and click Apply/OK and Reboot
> your computer and see if the new home page is set.
>
> If you still can't change the homepage then you need to uninstall the
> Culprit software which blocking you from changing the Address like (ZA, S&D,
> AD-Aware...etc), and remove their left behind traces on the System by using
> the Local Search engine on the start button and also in the Registry, but be
> carefull in the registry not to delete a system file if you in doubt leave it.
> After finishing Restart your Machine and see if the issue cured, if all Okay
> reinstall your software and configure them to protect your Machine and let
> you have control on your computer.
> HTH
> Please let us know
> Regards
> nass
> P.S Do you have Google Toolbar installed on your system.
>
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