Pls assist me! Homepage on IE can't change!

[tzechuan]

Anyone out there can help?? :dunno:

My homepage on IE has been "locked" by a particular website. No longer able to change the homepage anymore

How to "unlock" the cell huh??

Thanks in advance!

 

[espn]

Try downloading adaware and do a system scan, might have been 'infiltrated' by unknown spywares.

 

[coolman]

wat website is your homepage now?

 

[justarius]

It sounds as if you have spyware in your comp. Go download Spybot from http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html

Install it then use it to scan your system, and fix the problems it turns out.

 

[Drudkh]

Don't use IE. Firefox is FREE! :nono:

 

[Witness]

i got this prob when i surf a few pages and then suddenly this cannot find page thing comes on...

downloaded firefox...works but then i try to download plugins cannot haiz...

prob la comp ahah..

 

[yellow_kiwi]

will need to edit ur registry. try playing with the entries in HKEY_CURRENT_USER => SOFTWARE => MICROSOFT => INTERNET EXPLORER => MAIN

note that u might need to change more than juz the entry for START PAGE. look ard for the PREFIX entry used for all pages as u might have to change that too.

if u cant run "regedit", get a 3rd party registry editor.

scan for spyware or watever ware u might hav on ur comp.

Hope this helps!

 

[Witness]

thanks...

this only happened after i downloaded the SP2...haiz..

 

[tzechuan]

Hi All

Have rectified the problem with all your help. I downloaded Ad-aware, did a scan and solved the problem! (homepage cell "unlocked"! :thumbsup: )

Also downloaded Firefox brower to try! :bsmilie:

Thanks Tech-kies!

 

[Bullpit]

download ad-aware. Scan your computer. You may have gotten a spyware. Check also your bookmark for illegal entries.

 

[tzechuan]

Must say that CSers always respond in surprising fast time whenever help is needed! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

 

[yellow_kiwi]

cool, that was fast!

 

[zaxh81]

Becareful,it's addictive.

 

[MoriMori]

Sometimes if adaware doesn't work you can try searching the windows registry for that particular url & deleting it.

 

[espn]

Firefox!! Firefox!! Firefox!!

:cheers: