Win XP browser homepage

[David B]

Recently installed but not yet activated XP Pro. All
current service packs and updates installed. Clean virus
scan. Clean spy scans. If I change the home page in the
tools/settings menu, the browswer uses it the next time I
start it, and changes it
to "res://mshp.dll/index.html#10213" on the second
browser start, whether I boot or not.

Can I uninstall IE6 in XP and reinstall the browser? Or
is this some forced thing? It's enough to make me go
back to 98!

David B.

 

[Sorcerer Linux]

Try this:
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/files/cwshredder.zip

 

[Ramesh [MVP]]

This is caused by a CoolWebSearch variant.
http://www.pestpatrol.com/PestInfo/c/coolwebsearch.asp

See: Homepage changes unexpectedly:
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/IEFAQ.htm

[CWShredder removes all the variances of this spyware]
http://www.merijn.org/files/CWShredder.exe


--
Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
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How to block Pop-ups?:
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Popups.htm

Using ToolbarCop to remove the unwanted Toolband, Toolbar Icons and BHO:
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/toolbarcop.htm
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Recently installed but not yet activated XP Pro. All
current service packs and updates installed. Clean virus
scan. Clean spy scans. If I change the home page in the
tools/settings menu, the browswer uses it the next time I
start it, and changes it
to "res://mshp.dll/index.html#10213" on the second
browser start, whether I boot or not.

Can I uninstall IE6 in XP and reinstall the browser? Or
is this some forced thing? It's enough to make me go
back to 98!

David B.

 

[Guest]

-----Original Message-----
Recently installed but not yet activated XP Pro. All
current service packs and updates installed. Clean virus
scan. Clean spy scans. If I change the home page in the
tools/settings menu, the browswer uses it the next time I
start it, and changes it
to "res://mshp.dll/index.html#10213" on the second
browser start, whether I boot or not.

Can I uninstall IE6 in XP and reinstall the browser? Or
is this some forced thing? It's enough to make me go
back to 98!

David B.
.