Cannot set home page

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Rosemary wrote:

> Hi all. My "home page" has been hijacked by
> some stupid ad ware and now I can't change
> it back.
> Tools->Internet Options->Home page has been
> made so I can't change it. I found an EASY
> solution a while ago in the knowledge base
> but can't seem to find it again. There is one
> where I have to edit the register.I didn't want
> to do that.
> Please help! I don't want to give them the
> satifaction at looking at their ugly page everytime
> I log on.
Hi

See http://www.dougknox.com/, Win XP Fixes, Fix Internet Options Restrictions

Your IE is most likely hijacked...

Dealing with Unwanted Spyware and Parasites
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm

The Parasite Fight Quick Fix Protocol
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm


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