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| 124527 | 2003-02-27 09:36:00 | Help guys, a program off the net somehow changed my homepage added a crapload of favorites adn tehn added a toolbar. Its kool that i can turn it off easily enough, but i would rather just get rid of the damn thing altogether. can someone hellp me out. Cheers. |
Sirekat (3260) | ||
| 124528 | 2003-02-27 20:00:00 | Try the suggestions listed in the forum's FAQ #8b. Link to FAQs top right of this page. Let us know how you get on. |
Susan B (19) | ||
| 124529 | 2003-02-27 20:24:00 | Whats the name of the new home page as some do come with uninstallers. Bearing in mind that you have downlaoded something off the net and it has loaded it self I would also look at the following. Go Start > Run > type in msconfig > press enter > go to the Startup Tab > view all the programs that are ticked to load and run in the background > untick everything that is not needed including items you could access from a short cut > Apply/OK and restart the computer. To see which programs are needed and what they do check either of the two following links. www.answersthatwork.com www.pacs-portal.co.uk On the first link change the _m to which ever letter you want to look up. |
Gordon. (2217) | ||
| 124530 | 2003-02-27 20:43:00 | > Go Start > Run > type in msconfig > press enter > > go to the Startup Tab > view all the programs that > are ticked to load and run in the background > untick > everything that is not needed including items you > could access from a short cut > Apply/OK and restart > the computer. If he runs Ad-Aware there shouldn't be any need to play around with the registry. Anything that has hijacked the home page and installed a toolbar (i.e. Hotbar) will get removed completely from the system (including any registry entries) when AA is run (provided it is detected). |
honeylaser (814) | ||
| 124531 | 2003-02-27 20:43:00 | Had the same problem on one of my PCs took an hour to get rid of it LOP.com never ever go there , used spybot and HiJackthis adaware 6 etc to get rid of it p[lus some delwetion of some temp files , www.spywareinfo.com good forum site on spyware |
kiwibeat (304) | ||
| 124532 | 2003-02-27 20:47:00 | At this hour of morning I am usually not my fastest...............yes, spybot and or adaware would also be useful. It is interesting to note though all the same what does crop up in the msconfig. |
Gordon. (2217) | ||
| 124533 | 2003-02-27 20:56:00 | With most toolbars you can simply hit View, Toolbars, and un-tick the toolbar name. However, some are persistant and insist on coming back to haunt you :( |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 124534 | 2003-02-27 21:16:00 | > It is interesting to note though all the same what > does crop up in the msconfig. Yeah, it can be interesting, but registry editing is probably not the best thing to suggest to someone when you are not sure of their computer experience. If they know what they are doing, sure - but otherwise, trust AdAware to do all the hard work! B-) |
honeylaser (814) | ||
| 124535 | 2003-02-27 21:24:00 | Thanks guys, will try to find some ad aware software. Damn thng seems to have done it to my netscapre as well. Opera seems unaffected tho. Ill leave msconfig for the pros :) I have System Mechanic anyway and that does a good job. Thanks again and yes this is very annoying as it does continue to come back , now with another bar at the bottom hjat takes up half the damn screen :( |
Sirekat (3260) | ||
| 124536 | 2003-02-27 21:25:00 | What application is it, out of interest? Or what was the homepage changed to? | honeylaser (814) | ||
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