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| 250730 | 2004-07-08 10:04:00 | I've seen several threads about ppl getting about:blank displacing their home page. But I like about:blank, and use it mostly. That way when I connect, it is blank, and then I go to sites I wish. But, recently frequently the msm.com page displays instead of about:blank. As fast as I goto IE tools/options & change back to about:blank, next time msm.com comes back ! Can anyone advise how I can avoid the msm.com home page? |
Bazza (407) | ||
| 250731 | 2004-07-08 10:12:00 | Try these tips If your IE homepage has been hijacked (changed without your permission), you might want to lock it against being changed again. Here are two ways. A) For those of you familiar with the registry: Make sure to back up your system first! If you've fiddled around with the registry before, you probably don't need me to tell you this. Still, I feel better reminding you. Open the Registry Editor (click the Start button, go to Run, type "regedit" [without quotes] and press Enter). Go to the following key: HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-1078081533-1060284298-839522115-1013\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Control Panel You should find a DWORD value called Homepage. Change its value data from 0 to 1. If the DWORD value doesn't exist, create it. B) Using Spybot- Search & Destroy If your homepage is hijacked, it might be due to spyware/adware, so perform a scan. Hijacking is used so that a Web site can get many people to visit it and as the number of hits increases, its webmasters can demand more money for ads. As recommended by many Gnomies, Spybot - Search & Destroy is one of the best free defenses against such intrusions into your personal computing space. Here's an easy way to use Spybot to protect your homepage: Go to "Immunize." At the bottom (you might need to scroll), you'll find an option that says: "Lock IE start page setting against user changes." Check it, and you're done. Fixing homepage hijacking www.mvps.org |
johnboy (217) | ||
| 250732 | 2004-07-08 10:57:00 | Also related to this is Ad-Aware removing about:blank, as though it was a hijack. This has started ocurring fairly recently. So this has to be added to the ignore list to prevent the msn.com coming back again. | Terry Porritt (14) | ||
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