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More info?)
Alternatively, you could place it in the GPO.
That way, no one (spyware/malware/user) could change this accidentally... or
purposely... Anyway... Here are the steps...
Start -> Run. Type in "GPedit.msc" Enter.
Expand User Configuration, Windows Settings, Internet Explorer Maintenance,
URLs.
Double click Important URLs.
Select "Customize Home page URL" and enter the URL you want to open
everytime you launch IE.
CLick Ok and close everything.
GO to Run Prompt and type in "gpupdate /foce". Open IE and the new URL is
now your home page.
Either run gpupdate /force, or simple reboot your machine...
Cheers,
Dennis Chung
"Richard Urban [MVP]" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:u2%23iwzYjFHA.1444@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Some of the anti spyware programs allow you to lock the home page from
> changes while using Internet Explorer. SpyBot Search and Destroy is but
> one of these. This helps prevent home page hijacking.
>
> I.E. must be closed down. Then you can go to Control Panel | Internet
> Connections | Internet Options and type in the home page address that you
> want to use. Or, while you are using I.E. highlight and copy the
> information in the address bar. Then past this information in the
> appropriate area in Control Panel | Internet Connections | Internet
> Options.
>
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Richard Urban
> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
>
> Quote from: George Ankner
> "If you knew as much as you thought you know,
> You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!"
>
> "RPM" <RPM@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:B8C68DF2-ECDC-4F1B-B11A-3E8432BF4027@microsoft.com...
>>A friend has windows xp professional and is having problems setting up a
>>home
>> page. He has tried going to control panel and it seems that it just will
>> not
>> take it. Any ideas on why this would happen?
>
>