Re: MS Homepage and Anti-Spyware

Hi,
Try starting up in Safe Mode, Spysweeper shouldn't launch. Change the
homepage. Restart. See if Spysweeper accepts the new homepage.

Or, kill Spysweeper then change the homepage.

Hope this helps,
Don
[MS MVP- IE]

"Gman" <mbient[at]gmail.com> wrote in message
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After reinstalling and updating XP Pro, IE6's Home Page keeps getting
changed to an MS site. I change it to 'about:blank', but the next time
I launch IE, there's that darned MS Home Page again.

I installed Win Patrol and now get a message that the Home Page has
been changed, with the option to deny the change, but I would like to
eliminate the problem and that message altogether.

I recall that Spybot S&D had an option to lock the Home Page (maybe it
was the Tea Timer app), but I have not installed SS&D since I was told
Spy Sweeper is better. I don't know if they are compatible or just
redundant. Same goes for Spyware Blaster and AdAware with Spy Sweeper.

Any suggestions for fixing the Home Page problem will be appreciated,
as well as any advise on the compatibility of those anti-spyware
products, and the advisability of having them all installed.

Thanks

.

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