Restoring Home Page Default in IE6 Under XP=Pro

  • Thread starter Thread starter Jamess B. Holladay
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Jamess B. Holladay

For some reason, probably something I did, when I click on the "Use Default"
button on the General Tab of Internet Properties there is nothing there and
I can't get a location to stick.
Any suggestions or help? I think it was originally set up to go home to
Microsoft or some default site installed when it was loaded.
 
Hi James,

If you know how to change the registry then you will find the default start
page here

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet
Explorer\Main[Default_Page_URL]

If you are not confident editing the registry then may I suggest that you
set your home page to Blank. IE will load alot quicker.

Regards.
 
Hi James :-)

Try the following and see if it helps:

Home Page Setting Changes Unexpectedly,
or You Cannot Change Your Home Page Setting
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=320159&product=ie

also..

If you have connection software installed (i.e. IBM Connections) that loads
before IE is launched, check the settings in the preferences or profile to
see if there are settings that might automatically reset the homepage. If
so, be sure to change to the same homepage in IE or disable them.

and…

Courtesy of Don Varnau -

Try this... Change to a blank homepage. Then, delete the Temporary Internet
Files *folder* and the History folder using the appropriate (for your OS)
instructions at http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/delcache.htm

If you use Spybot S&D, open Spybot in Advanced mode and check the Immunize
settings. You may have placed this restriction inadvertently

Courtesy of Jon Kennedy -

This has been a FAQ on this newsgroup. See this site for possible help and
more information:
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/answers/41.html

You may also want to check out StartPage Guard -
http://pjwalczak.com/spguard/index.php
StartPage Guard protects your PC from cyberscam, by monitoring status of
your internet browser StartPage and preventing it from any unauthorized
changes.

And to keep from having to manually edit the registry to unlock your
homepage settings, try this little script by Doug Knox, MS MVP:
http://www.dougknox.com/security/scripts_desc/nosethomepage.htm

Hope this helps.

Jan :)
MS MVP - Windows IE/OE [DTS/AumHa]
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