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2007-04-19 02:49:58
bob_6012
Resident M-14 fanatic
+59|7125|Lancaster Ohio, USA
I need help, my damn Internet Explorer will not accept my change of homepage. It got set to msn.com but I want it changed back to yahoo. Whenever I type the web page into the box telling it what I want the homepage to be, and I click ok, and hit refresh [Edit: I mean home button] it's still msn, it never takes the new page. It's really pissing me off because now videos are being played in the web pages using quicktime instead of opening in Media Player like they have been forever now. Please I need help before I shot this damn thing, and please don't tell me IE sucks I know, I'm not here for your opinions on what browser to use I just need help.

Last edited by bob_6012 (2007-04-19 03:02:44)

2007-04-19 02:53:37
Fenix14
scout rush kekeke ^___^
+116|7027|Brisbane, Aus

hit the home button? refresh just refreshes the page, and whats wrong with quicktime?
2007-04-19 02:55:21
B1GBUD
Member
+17|7066|Under an Artillery Shell
Tools -> Internet Options -> Programs

Try to disable any unwanted add ons.

or reset IE back to defaults
2007-04-19 02:57:55
davidonbf2
Banned
+19|6692
did you first try to close IE then open? try hijack this
2007-04-19 02:59:24
bob_6012
Resident M-14 fanatic
+59|7125|Lancaster Ohio, USA
I mean home, sorry I did hit the home button, and it takes me to msn, not where I want, yes I've closed out the webpage and reopened it nothing is working.

Last edited by bob_6012 (2007-04-19 03:00:27)

2007-04-19 03:05:27
davidonbf2
Banned
+19|6692
try going to yahoo then go to your IE then use current webpage
2007-04-19 03:05:49
some_random_panda
Flamesuit essential
+454|6861

I think  you use Norton Internet Security/Antivirus, no?

I had the same problem, but it had to do with NIS.  Tell me if you use it.

Last edited by some_random_panda (2007-04-19 03:08:44)

2007-04-19 03:08:11
MofoTheSickO
Member
+5|6985|Florida
Just download FireFox its so much better than IE.
2007-04-19 03:08:18
SgtHeihn
Should have ducked
+394|6957|Ham Lake, MN (Fucking Cold)
I had that problem with the newest IE at work, wouldn't let me change it from Yahoo to Google. I said screw it and downloaded FireFox.
2007-04-19 03:08:18
bob_6012
Resident M-14 fanatic
+59|7125|Lancaster Ohio, USA
I did go to IE and clicked use current and it still didn't work, and yes I do use Norton.
2007-04-19 03:09:23
bob_6012
Resident M-14 fanatic
+59|7125|Lancaster Ohio, USA

MofoTheSickO wrote:

Just download FireFox its so much better than IE.
As I said earlier I am not looking for opinions, IE has worked up until now, and I'm not a big fan of change, please I need help.
2007-04-19 03:09:41
davidonbf2
Banned
+19|6692
under your firewall exceptions list is IE there? you can always try system restore and choose the a date when it did work or you can hit restart computer,boot up into your safemode and choose: the last good configuration that worked,

Last edited by davidonbf2 (2007-04-19 03:11:58)

2007-04-19 03:11:22
some_random_panda
Flamesuit essential
+454|6861

bob_6012 wrote:

I did go to IE and clicked use current and it still didn't work, and yes I do use Norton.
Righto.  Here's the solution.
(DId it last night)
Open Antivirus and then Antivirus options.
Under the "Internet" section on left, click "Home page protection"
Uncheck "Turn home page protection on" and click ok.
Change homepage in IE and check it by clicking home.
Go back to the options and recheck the box.

Done!  For some reason it happens a lot with Yahoo only.

Last edited by some_random_panda (2007-04-19 03:11:56)

2007-04-19 03:12:50
bob_6012
Resident M-14 fanatic
+59|7125|Lancaster Ohio, USA

davidonbf2 wrote:

under your firewall exceptions list is IE there? you can always try system restore and choose the a date when it did work or you can hit restart computer,boot up into your safemode and choose: the last good configuration that worked,
If it's under the programs tab then yes, and it says permit all.
2007-04-19 03:13:14
some_random_panda
Flamesuit essential
+454|6861

some_random_panda wrote:

bob_6012 wrote:

I did go to IE and clicked use current and it still didn't work, and yes I do use Norton.
Righto.  Here's the solution.
(DId it last night)
Open Antivirus and then Antivirus options.
Under the "Internet" section on left, click "Home page protection"
Uncheck "Turn home page protection on" and click ok.
Change homepage in IE and check it by clicking home.
Go back to the options and recheck the box.

Done!  For some reason it happens a lot with Yahoo only.
2007-04-19 03:13:42
MofoTheSickO
Member
+5|6985|Florida
Its sounds like your home page has been hijacked..... http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/programs.php HijackThis: A general homepage hijackers detector and remover. Initially based on the article Hijacked!, but expanded with a lot of other checks against hijacker tricks. It is continually updated to detect and remove new hijacks. It does not target specific programs/URLs, just the methods used by hijackers to force you onto their sites.
2007-04-19 03:14:36
some_random_panda
Flamesuit essential
+454|6861

some_random_panda wrote:

some_random_panda wrote:

bob_6012 wrote:

I did go to IE and clicked use current and it still didn't work, and yes I do use Norton.
Righto.  Here's the solution.
(DId it last night)
Open Antivirus and then Antivirus options.
Under the "Internet" section on left, click "Home page protection"
Uncheck "Turn home page protection on" and click ok.
Change homepage in IE and check it by clicking home.
Go back to the options and recheck the box.

Done!  For some reason it happens a lot with Yahoo only.
Argh.  It's NOT a hijack!
Just follow the instructions - I've been there and fixed it.
2007-04-19 03:19:53
bob_6012
Resident M-14 fanatic
+59|7125|Lancaster Ohio, USA
I can't find the homepage protection.

Never mind I found it.

Last edited by bob_6012 (2007-04-19 03:22:03)

2007-04-19 03:22:09
some_random_panda
Flamesuit essential
+454|6861

bob_6012 wrote:

I can't find the homepage protection.
what Version of Norton do you use?

EDIT:  ah.

Last edited by some_random_panda (2007-04-19 03:23:00)

2007-04-19 03:23:23
bob_6012
Resident M-14 fanatic
+59|7125|Lancaster Ohio, USA

some_random_panda wrote:

bob_6012 wrote:

I can't find the homepage protection.
what Version of Norton do you use?
I found it and that did the trick. Thank you, now can you help me figure out how to get my movies playing back in Media Player?
2007-04-19 03:25:26
some_random_panda
Flamesuit essential
+454|6861

bob_6012 wrote:

some_random_panda wrote:

bob_6012 wrote:

I can't find the homepage protection.
what Version of Norton do you use?
I found it and that did the trick. Thank you, now can you help me figure out how to get my movies playing back in Media Player?
In IE or in Windows Media Player Application?
2007-04-19 03:26:37
davidonbf2
Banned
+19|6692
open your windows media player, go to preference then option then file types then check all file types

Last edited by davidonbf2 (2007-04-19 03:27:32)

2007-04-19 03:27:09
bob_6012
Resident M-14 fanatic
+59|7125|Lancaster Ohio, USA
I had it where it would open up the Media Player on it's own, sepertaley, not in the Window, I've fixed the problem once, but I've forgotten how I did it.
2007-04-19 03:29:28
B1GBUD
Member
+17|7066|Under an Artillery Shell
goto a movie file in explorer, right-click and open with.... choose program..... select media player and tick the check box that says "Always use the selected program to open this kind of file.

You'll have to do this for all different types of media file. Choose folder options to unhide common file extentions to see which are which.
2007-04-19 03:30:05
bob_6012
Resident M-14 fanatic
+59|7125|Lancaster Ohio, USA

davidonbf2 wrote:

open your windows media player, go to preference then option then file types then check all file types
Hot damn that's how I did it, thank you everything is back to running normally, my deepest thanks go to all of you that helped.

 

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