Homepage won't change.

Sparks · 09-03-2004, 17:44

When I change my homepage in IE it always reverts back to the original the next time i switch my PC on. I seem to remember there was a way to do it in the NTL setup but I can't find it, any help appreciated.

iadom · 09-03-2004, 17:46

What is it changing back to, some websites can hijack your browser.

Sparks · 09-03-2004, 17:56

It's changing back to PC Advisor

Ramrod · 09-03-2004, 18:01

One of these will probably help

paulyoung666 · 09-03-2004, 18:10

try running adaware or summat similar

Sparks · 09-03-2004, 18:17

Thanks for your input lads, I feel a bit embarrassed I forgot I had StartPage Guard installed. All sorted now. :o

Ramrod · 09-03-2004, 18:19

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Originally Posted by Sparks

Thanks for your input lads, I feel a bit embarrsed I forgot I had StartPage Guard installed.

iadom · 09-03-2004, 18:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sparks

Thanks for your input lads, I feel a bit embarrassed I forgot I had StartPage Guard installed. All sorted now. :o

DOH,

The good thing is that you fessed up, and let us know,

paulyoung666 · 09-03-2004, 19:08

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Originally Posted by Sparks

Thanks for your input lads, I feel a bit embarrassed I forgot I had StartPage Guard installed. All sorted now. :o

Theodoric · 09-03-2004, 21:11

Now that the problem's been solved, can I add a little something that might be of interest.

When I installed ntl broadband it changed my home page to ntlworld. At the same time it greyed out the field in the part of IE that lets you change the homepage, so I seemed to be stuck with it. The ntl Help Desk washed their hands of the problem, so I did a bit of googling. The solution I found was to go to

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Inte rnet Explorer

in the Registry. Both the NoBrowserOptions key in Restrictions and the Homepage key in Control Panel were set to 0x00000001. I changed both values to 0 and this allowed my homepage to be changed.

Ramrod · 09-03-2004, 21:13

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Originally Posted by Theodoric

Now that the problem's been solved, can I add a little something that might be of interest.

When I installed ntl broadband it changed my home page to ntlworld. At the same time it greyed out the field in the part of IE that lets you change the homepage, so I seemed to be stuck with it. The ntl Help Desk washed their hands of the problem, so I did a bit of googling. The solution I found was to go to

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Inte rnet Explorer

in the Registry. Both the NoBrowserOptions key in Restrictions and the Homepage key in Control Panel were set to 0x00000001. I changed both values to 0 and this allowed my homepage to be changed.

Complete b*stards

jitterbug3577 · 23-03-2004, 16:00

Help... my homepage changed and I can't change it back. My buttons , current, default and nopage are grayed out.
I went to the regedit section in my windows explorer , as I was reading in the forum as to what to do.. and when I clicked on the "regedit" to open it... it was blocked,,, said it was blocked by my ISP... called my Isp and they said they didnt' do it... Help..... how do I get in there to change it?

Stuartbe · 23-03-2004, 16:13

Hi jitterbug3577 and

to the site m8

First question - Is your computer on a domain (company network). If not can you detail any software you have recently installed.

Steve H · 23-03-2004, 17:15

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Originally Posted by jitterbug3577

Help... my homepage changed and I can't change it back. My buttons , current, default and nopage are grayed out.
I went to the regedit section in my windows explorer , as I was reading in the forum as to what to do.. and when I clicked on the "regedit" to open it... it was blocked,,, said it was blocked by my ISP... called my Isp and they said they didnt' do it... Help..... how do I get in there to change it?

Try Start>Run>

Type 'regedit', press ok, or enter.. what comes up?

paulyoung666 · 23-03-2004, 17:45

possibly some form of spyware , have you run adaware or something similar