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Team,

I have tried to change my home page several times.

Right now I have it as this homepage.

espn.go.com/

I want to be able to change my home page from time to time.

I tried to do internet options/post new site/apply, and it doesn't recognize

the new request. it reverts back to espn.com.

I tried also use the home icon and remove all pages. Nonthing doing.

I also get a nortons alert saying i am about to change it and i hit accept,

and nonthing happens. So, I am not sure if it is nortons alerts or IE, I am

using 2006

internet security & IE Version 7.0.5700.6; release candidate.

Can anyone please help with this. It is the only real bug I am experiencing

with the new IE so far, This also happen on IE 6 so i do not think this is a

IE issue. But I figured you guys would how to fix it.


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Go to the site you want to be the new home page.



Tools/Internet options/Use current /Apply then OK





"TheSaint" <TheSaint@discussions.microsoft.com>wrote in message



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Jw,

That still doesnt work.



"JW" wrote:

I have tried this as well and I still get the same result.



"JW" wrote:

Hi,

These (and probably) other third-party programs can lock the IE homepage.

Examine the settings of security/privacy/antispyware programs for a lock

homepage option.

Spybot>Tools>IE Tweaks

Ad-aware Pro

Norton AV 2006

Spyware Blaster

Zone Alarm (free) 6.5

If Zone Alarm is the guilty party, the solution (if you don't want to

uninstall ZA) is to startup in Safe Mode, change the homepage, restart.

Or, download the latest version of Zone Alarm free. This has reportedly been

fixed.

See:

forum.zonelabs.org/zonelabs/board/message >forum.zonelabs.org/zonelabs/board/message

forums.zonelabs.com/zonelabs/board/message >forums.zonelabs.com/zonelabs/board/message



Hope this helps,

Don

[MS MVP- IE]



"TheSaint" <TheSaint[ta]discussions.microsoft.com>wrote in message

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Don,

I have these programs you mention, and I do not want to unistall them. I

just need to know what is causing it and how to fix it. As I mention earlier

I have Norton's Internet Security 2006, Spyware, Those are the only two

related programs. I do also have ghost running as well.

Can you tell him how to turn this block off with either of those programs.

Karl



"Don Varnau" wrote:

Hi Karl,

You don't have to uninstall the programs- just find the option to lock the

homepage and disable it. If you don't want to look through the settings of

those programs to see which one is blocking the homepage change, startup in

Safe Mode (that will disable those programs) Change the homepage. Restart.



See: 315222 - A description of the Safe Mode Boot options in Windows XP:

support.microsoft.com/default.aspx >support.microsoft.com/default.aspx



Don

[MS MVP- IE]



"TheSaint" <TheSaint[at]discussions.microsoft.com>wrote in message



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I had this problem, too. Solution is to close down (temporarily) Norton and

Webroot. Both have options that stop one (anyone!!) from making changes to

one's own home pages. You can also poke around in these programs and find

the option to disable.



Edc





"TheSaint" <TheSaint@discussions.microsoft.com>wrote in message



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