Hijacked Home Page

[Hal]

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When I click on the IE icon on my desktop, I no longer go to my selected home
page, MSNBC. Instead I am redirected/go to the MS Update/Download page where
the site starts the scan for needed updates.

Have tried a multitude of spyware scans, etc. including MS', but to no
avail. I can't get to MSNBC like used to be the case.

Sure would appreciate some help

 

[Joseph]

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Hi Hal

Tools -> Options -> Geneal tab and change 'which page to use for your Home page' to
http://www.msnbc.com then click on Apply.

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Hope that helps

Joseph

philippeoget at hotmail dot com
http://www.geocities.com/philippeoget/a2z/
"Hal" <Hal@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:E759FCB3-4734-4B9F-AE9C-3E143C991EEB@microsoft.com...
> When I click on the IE icon on my desktop, I no longer go to my selected home
> page, MSNBC. Instead I am redirected/go to the MS Update/Download page where
> the site starts the scan for needed updates.
>
> Have tried a multitude of spyware scans, etc. including MS', but to no
> avail. I can't get to MSNBC like used to be the case.
>
> Sure would appreciate some help

 

[Hal]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support (More info?)

No matter. I am still direccted to:

http://v5.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/v5consumer/default.aspx?ln=en-us

I have set and reset my home page several times but to no avail. I am still
directed to the above site; as I said, believe my homepage has been hijacked.

Thanks for responding.

Regards,

Hal Schwartz

"Joseph" wrote:

> Hi Hal
>
> Tools -> Options -> Geneal tab and change 'which page to use for your Home page' to
> http://www.msnbc.com then click on Apply.
>
> --
> Hope that helps
>
> Joseph
>
> philippeoget at hotmail dot com
> http://www.geocities.com/philippeoget/a2z/
> "Hal" <Hal@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:E759FCB3-4734-4B9F-AE9C-3E143C991EEB@microsoft.com...
> > When I click on the IE icon on my desktop, I no longer go to my selected home
> > page, MSNBC. Instead I am redirected/go to the MS Update/Download page where
> > the site starts the scan for needed updates.
> >
> > Have tried a multitude of spyware scans, etc. including MS', but to no
> > avail. I can't get to MSNBC like used to be the case.
> >
> > Sure would appreciate some help
>
>
>