DELETING FORCED HOMEPAGES..........................

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Charlie

I hope that I am in the right discussion area. How can I
delete all of the extra home pages that show in
the "Internet Properties/Homepage" box. I surf the web a
lot and run into sites that force their homepage to be
used. I know how to change it back to the one that I
want, but how can I get rid of all of the others. I have
tried using "Spyware" programs to no avail, and find that
I have more problems with them than they are worth. If
anyone can help me with this please email "MSWoodwrkr at
yahoo.com". Many thanks to whoever responds.
 
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