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What is changing my IE browser starting page?
"Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM" wrote in message
... "Jack" replyto@it wrote in message ... Hello, For the second time in a week my IE (ver.7) starting page has changed to: "Sign up for Windows Live Hotmail" page. The address displayed: http://bl102w.blu102.mail.live.com/m...75%26gs%3dtrue I had my browser starting page set to some other address. Now, it looks like this: http://www.microsoft.com/isapi/redir...r=6&ar=msnhome I did not authorize that change, neither installed any new software which could do that. Any thoughts? Jack It might be a security program blocking the Registry change it needs to make. A few, but not all, of the programs now doing this a Ad-aware's Ad-Watch IBM Access Connections Kaspersky McAfee VirusScan and/or Antispyware Norton AV Spyware Blaster Spybot Tools IE Tweaks Spybot- Teatimer Spysweeper Spyware Doctor Windows Defender Zone Alarm (free) 6.5 Reported to be fixed in later versions. In the case of Zone Alarm 6.5 or Norton 2007 it actually has to be uninstalled. Make sure the Windows Firewall is turned on until you reinstall Zone Alarm. Boot into Safe Mode with Networking and try the change. -- Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM www.fjsmjs.com Do not reply with email What change? |
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What is changing my IE browser starting page?
"Jack" replyto@it wrote in message
... "Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM" wrote in message ... "Jack" replyto@it wrote in message ... Hello, For the second time in a week my IE (ver.7) starting page has changed to: "Sign up for Windows Live Hotmail" page. The address displayed: http://bl102w.blu102.mail.live.com/m...75%26gs%3dtrue I had my browser starting page set to some other address. Now, it looks like this: http://www.microsoft.com/isapi/redir...r=6&ar=msnhome I did not authorize that change, neither installed any new software which could do that. Any thoughts? Jack It might be a security program blocking the Registry change it needs to make. A few, but not all, of the programs now doing this a Ad-aware's Ad-Watch IBM Access Connections Kaspersky McAfee VirusScan and/or Antispyware Norton AV Spyware Blaster Spybot Tools IE Tweaks Spybot- Teatimer Spysweeper Spyware Doctor Windows Defender Zone Alarm (free) 6.5 Reported to be fixed in later versions. In the case of Zone Alarm 6.5 or Norton 2007 it actually has to be uninstalled. Make sure the Windows Firewall is turned on until you reinstall Zone Alarm. Boot into Safe Mode with Networking and try the change. -- Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM www.fjsmjs.com Do not reply with email What change? HomePage -- Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM http://www.fjsmjs.com Reply in Newsgroup, not by email. |
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