IE6 HomePage choice Grey OUT!

[bejay]

Folks,

Not sure when and how this happened but when I want to set a Webpage
to one of my choice, this option is Greyed OUT within IE6 under Tools?

Any remedies guys??

rgds Beej

[Ramesh]

Home Page Setting Changes Unexpectedly, or You Cannot Change your Home Page
Setting
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=320159

Remove IE Restrictions & Restore Missing tabs. Download a fix from:
http://www.angelfire.com/dragon/sramesh2k/reg/IE_reset_restrictions.reg

The problem may be due to:

1. A spyware. Download Ad-Aware from www.lavasoftusa.com, scan the system
and eliminate the malware products. Re-apply the above fix if necessary.
** Remember to update the pattern file using WebUpdate in Ad-Aware **

( Caused by a malware called CoolWebSearch. Also, Download:
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/files/cwshredder.zip )

2. You have enabled SpyBot immunize (protection) feature or any other
similar software.

More Information:
Internet Explorer Control Panel Restrictions:
http://www.winguides.com/registry/display.php/797/

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Ramesh
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"bejay" > wrote in message
...
Folks,

Not sure when and how this happened but when I want to set a Webpage
to one of my choice, this option is Greyed OUT within IE6 under Tools?

Any remedies guys??

rgds Beej

[Sharon F]

On Sun, 21 Sep 2003 12:07:58 +0100, bejay wrote:

> Folks,
>
> Not sure when and how this happened but when I want to set a Webpage
> to one of my choice, this option is Greyed OUT within IE6 under Tools?
>
> Any remedies guys??
>
> rgds Beej

Be sure to open Internet Explorer to the site that you want for your home
page. Then use Internet Options> General> Use Current.

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Sharon F
MS-MVP - Windows XP Shell/User

[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

Sharon,

The problem is that the user can't change it, no matter if they've browsed
to a page or not.

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"Sharon F" > wrote in message
...
> On Sun, 21 Sep 2003 12:07:58 +0100, bejay wrote:
>
> > Folks,
> >
> > Not sure when and how this happened but when I want to set a Webpage
> > to one of my choice, this option is Greyed OUT within IE6 under Tools?
> >
> > Any remedies guys??
> >
> > rgds Beej
>
> Be sure to open Internet Explorer to the site that you want for your home
> page. Then use Internet Options> General> Use Current.
>
> --
> Sharon F
> MS-MVP - Windows XP Shell/User

[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

See www.dougknox.com, Win XP Utilities, Internet Options Restrictions
Control Panel.

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Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
http://www.dougknox.com
--------------------------------
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ExpertZone - http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
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"bejay" > wrote in message
...
> Folks,
>
> Not sure when and how this happened but when I want to set a Webpage
> to one of my choice, this option is Greyed OUT within IE6 under Tools?
>
> Any remedies guys??
>
> rgds Beej
>
>
>

[Jim Macklin]

Some programs can lock the user out of the homepage, some
are desirable and some are not.

SpyBot Search and Destroy can be set to prevent unauthorized
homepage changes to prevent homepage hijacking. This can be
desirable but inconvernient if you turn this on
unintentionally.

Some programs hijack your homepage and then lock you out,
but unlike SpyBot (NOT spybot, the virus) you can't easily
change the setting.

Get SpyBot from www.security.kolla.de and it will remove
dialers, hijackers, etc and return control to the user.


"Sharon F" > wrote in message
...
| On Sun, 21 Sep 2003 12:07:58 +0100, bejay wrote:
|
| > Folks,
| >
| > Not sure when and how this happened but when I want to
set a Webpage
| > to one of my choice, this option is Greyed OUT within
IE6 under Tools?
| >
| > Any remedies guys??
| >
| > rgds Beej
|
| Be sure to open Internet Explorer to the site that you
want for your home
| page. Then use Internet Options> General> Use Current.
|
| --
| Sharon F
| MS-MVP - Windows XP Shell/User

[Sharon F]

On Sun, 21 Sep 2003 13:10:49 -0400, Doug Knox MS-MVP wrote:

> Sharon,
>
> The problem is that the user can't change it, no matter if they've browsed
> to a page or not.

I realize that can happen Doug but since they did not mention how they were
trying to set their home page, decided to repeat the obvious. A lot of
beginners miss that "nuance" of the Home page settings - the button will be
grayed out until a page is displayed in the browser.

Ramesh had the other angles covered - when the button is always unavailable
no matter what - so I skipped those :)

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Sharon F
MS-MVP - Windows XP Shell/User