Re: MS Homepage and Anti-Spyware

I apologize Don, the second part of my post wasn't clear.

I don't have any Anti-Spyware installed, yet, but intend to install a
copy of Spy Sweeper that was given to me for Father's Day.

I was just asking if anyone had experienced any conflicts between Spy
Sweeper and the freeby-threesome - Spybot Search & Destroy, Spyware
Blaster and AdAware, and whether or not it made any sense to have ALL
installed.

The first part of my post is still the main problem. Every time I
launch IE, something tries to change the Home Page to an MS site.
Would like to know what that something is and how to kill it?

Thanks for your response.


Don Varnau wrote:
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
news:1152383295.471001.159020@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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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