internet properties

[Austin decameter111 \(removethis\)]

When I try to change my home page in internet properties
it always returns to res://mshp.dll/index.html#2----
After setting it to another page then pressing appy then
OK, it is good untill I close my internet. Once I return
to open my internet it reterns to the above address.

 

[Thorsten Matzner]

"Austin decameter111 \(removethis\) @hotmail.com"

When I try to change my home page in internet properties
it always returns to res://mshp.dll/index.html#2----

See "Home Page Setting Changes Unexpectedly, or You Cannot Change Your
Home Page Setting" (http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=320159).

 

[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

Homepage resets to: res://mshp.dll/index.html#22776

It makes changes here: Start/Run/Regedit

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main

Default_Search_URL
Start Page

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main

Default_Page_URL
Default_Search_URL
Search Bar
Search Page
Start Page

It also adds: C:\Windows\mshp.dll

Manual Procedure: Remove the above mentioned entries including going to Start/Run/Msconfig/Win.ini/Windows/Run and Unchecking fntldr.exe

Then follow up by running HijackThis:
http://www.spychecker.com/program/hijackthis.html