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Change internet default home page

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#1 ·
I want to change the default home page that currently appears in the "Use Default" field in the tools menu of my MS Internet Explorer 6.0. I am unable to delete or change what is in there and the help menu instructions do not work. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
 
#2 ·
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Try this

Go to Start, Run, type in regedit and hit Enter

Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main in the left pane and in the right pane, you will see Default_Page_URL

Double-click it and insert the home page you want to default to.

Click Ok, and quit Registry Editor.

open up IE and go to Tools, Internet Options, and click the Use Default in Home Page section.

It should work for you.
 
#3 ·
Thanks for getting back to me so quickly.

I followed the navigation in regedit, but the page that shows in Default_Page_URL is not the same as what shows in the "Use Default" field in the Tools menu. I changed it to another page anyway but it did not work. Is there something else I can try?
 
#4 ·
Hmm, it works for me.

What OS are you using?

What is the Default address being used now?
 
#5 ·
The address that shows in the tools menu seems to be adult in nature judging by the name. I was navigating through a sports site a while back when I was suddenly inundated by pop ups. I could not close them all and had to shut down my computer with the windows still open. It seems like it was around that time when things changed. Some of those pop ups were adult as well. Could this event have caused the change in default?

You'll have to forgive my computer illiteracy, but what is OS?
 
#6 ·
My Bad :rolleyes:

you get used to shortening somethings

OS= Operating System

When you open regedit, hit F3 and search for the offending site. change every reference you find to the one you want.

As to some more advanced help, take a look at [Resolved] porn problem for instructions on Hijack This and Spybot.

And this is 11 threads about hijack and porn. They might help.

The subject of this thread is a little misleading, as you have a hijack problem, as opposed to wanting to change the way IE normally works.

In future, try to provide as much relevant info as possible.

Don't take my comments personally, just some advice in how to get the best help as quickly as possible.;):D
 
#9 ·
jk-I don't know if this was mentioned in the good advice Randy gave you so here goes;

If you want to lock your homepage use the following our go to the jpg here and lock it in Spybot-Search and Destroy. This manual lock works in W98, don't know if it works in the newer ones.

Courtsey of Reghakr

Correct your home page to the one you prefer, then immediately do the following:

Backup the registry and/or export the following keys:
go to Start>Run, type regedit. Navigate to:
HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\
Right-click on the Internet Explorer key, choose new>Key, name it Control Panel.
Right-click on the Control Panel, chose new>DWORD value, name it Homepage. Right-click
on Homepage, choose modify and type in the number 1.

This should lock your home page, so no other web site can change it.


Then navigate here and verify the homepage is correct:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
look for the Start Page entry.
 

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Deke said:
jk-I don't know if this was mentioned in the good advice Randy gave you so here goes;

If you want to lock your homepage use the following our go to the jpg here and lock it in Spybot-Search and Destroy. This manual lock works in W98, don't know if it works in the newer ones.

Courtsey of Reghakr

Correct your home page to the one you prefer, then immediately do the following:

Backup the registry and/or export the following keys:
go to Start>Run, type regedit. Navigate to:
HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\
Right-click on the Internet Explorer key, choose new>Key, name it Control Panel.
Right-click on the Control Panel, chose new>DWORD value, name it Homepage. Right-click
on Homepage, choose modify and type in the number 1.

This should lock your home page, so no other web site can change it.

Then navigate here and verify the homepage is correct:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
look for the Start Page entry.
Hi i tried to do this but my computer doesn't show "internet explorer" in the "HKEY_USERS".....i have win XP....thanks :p
 
#12 ·
maribela21 said:
Hi i tried to do this but my computer doesn't show "internet explorer" in the "HKEY_USERS".....i have win XP....thanks :p
Maribela-I later found out that only locks out the "current user"(as stated on the Spybot image) not a hijacker off the web. I actually had a hijacker take over my homepage which proved out it doesn't work.

Go to the Security forum and check out all the programs for stopping this.

Some of the best (free) Spybot S&D, Spywareblaster, HijackThis and Adaware.
Keep them all updated and you should have not problems,
 
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