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Yeti
05-03-2007, 08:42 AM
I am trying to change my homepage and it appears to be locked. I go to internet options and type in the new homepage click apply and OK......but it will not change.
Any suggestions?
Parkey
05-03-2007, 08:43 AM
Smash it up.
Yeti
05-03-2007, 08:50 AM
I have tried both.
My current homepage is my internet provider but I switched my e-mail from their slow webmail and connected it to my outlook express. Now I have no need for their shitty site to be my homepage. I want to switch but it will not accept a new page. Very strange. I have never had trouble changing a homepage in the past. Something has it locked in.

Anyone? Parkey--I have been thinking of smashing it but it is only a fleeting thought.
Yeti
05-03-2007, 08:54 AM
I am runnng windows xp. Internet Explorer.

CNN has an option to make their page my homepage and I clicked it but no go.
Yeti
05-03-2007, 08:56 AM
Internet Explorer
Yeti
05-03-2007, 09:03 AM
I might change to firefox but now I am intent on changing my homepage through Internet Explorer.

I am searching the web but can't find a good answer or remedy to the problem.
abcdefz
05-03-2007, 09:09 AM
Who was your former provider?
abcdefz
05-03-2007, 09:22 AM
Yeti, I'm sure you probably have some spyware on there. You should probably run spybot, hijack, ewido or something and clear out whatever's on there.
Yeti
05-03-2007, 09:30 AM
I am sweeping right now.

A to the Z, I have always used internet explorer as my browser. My internet service just switched from cox to suddenlink. Suddenlink is the site that is hogging my homepage. When we move in the next 6 months or so I will be back with Comcast. I am sure that I will figure out the homepage problem.
It is just odd. I have never had a problem switching.
Yeti
05-03-2007, 09:37 AM
I agree......something has it locked.
Yeti
05-03-2007, 09:49 AM
All the time.
I changed it to this page about a month ago when my provider was bought by this company.
Yeti
05-03-2007, 10:21 AM
Got it. My Webroot software was expired. I renewed and ran a sweep.
abcdefz
05-03-2007, 10:24 AM
(y)
Yeti
05-03-2007, 10:33 AM
Well, give me the advantages of going with Foxfire. I bought my computer less than a year ago and internet explorer was the installed browser. It runs very fast and is a great computer.

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