re: Default home page (can't delete)
Monday, September 9, 2002 at 9:59 pm
Windows 98 Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Ms. Eagle
(32555 messages posted)
Follow these instructions first then download and run Ad-Aware spyware removal program.
Compliments of Reghakr:
Do a search in the registry for a key named restrictions under the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet
Explorer key and delete it. Then reboot your machine and add the key back and lock
your homepage as described below.
Or search for the word policies and check the values for the number 1. The number
1 USUALLY indicates a restriction is in effect.
To prevent further problems...Correct your home page to the one you prefer, then
immediately do the following:
******
LOCK HOMEPAGE:
Backup the registry and/or export the following keys:
go to Start>Run, type regedit. Navigate to:
HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\
Right-click on the Internet Explorer key, choose new>Key, name it Control Panel.
Right-click on the Control Panel, chose new>DWORD value, name it Homepage. Right-click
on Homepage, choose modify and type in the number 1.
This should lock your home page, so no other web site can change it.
Then navigate here and verify the homepage is correct:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
look for the Start Page entry.
********
For all users of the computer, make the change to this key:
HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Control Panel
If you see a SearchBar entry under [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet
Explorer\Main], delete it.
More info.
http://www.spywareinfo.com/hijacked.html
|
All messages in this thread [show all]
 |  | re: Default home page (can't delete) (Carol: Mon, Sep 9, 2002, 9:59 pm) |
| |
| |
Return to the Windows 98 Discussion Forum
|
|
