Re: Restore Defaults Grayed Out in Advanced Tab

From: rich strauss (richstrauss_at_email.uophx.edu)
Date: 03/31/04 

Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2004 22:32:44 -0700

Dude you are the best I was looking for this and this totally helped me
thanks so much I have my home page back now.....YIPPPPPEEEEE 

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Rich Strauss
"oops!!" <notme@nowhere.com> wrote in message
news:%23X9vjwqFEHA.628@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>
> Tim,
>
> Use this registry fix:
>
> http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/RepairTabs.reg
> 1) Restores the missing Tabs in IE (usually spyware related)
> 2) Unlocks the grayed-out Home Page section
> 3) Removes the Administrator message in Internet Options
>
> After that, get Ad-Aware 6.0, Build 181 or later, here:
> http://www.lavasoftusa.com/support/download/. Update and run this
regularly
> to get rid of most "spyware/hijackware" on your machine. If it has to fix
> things, be sure to re-boot and rerun AdAware again and repeat this cycle
> until you get a clean scan. The reason is that it may have to remove
things
> which are currently "in use" before it can then clean up others.
>
> Another excellent program for this purpose is SpyBot Search and Destroy
> available here:
> http://security.kolla.de/
> I recommend using both normally.
> After fixing things with SpyBot S&D, be sure to re-boot and rerun SpyBot
> again and repeat this cycle until you get a clean "no red" scan. The
reason
> is that SpyBot sometimes has to remove things which are currently "in use"
> before it can then clean up others.
>
> Once you get this cleaned up, you might want to consider installing the
> SpywareBlaster and SpywareGuard here to help prevent this kind of thing
from
> happening in the future:
>
> http://www.wilderssecurity.com/spywareblaster.html
> Prevents malware Active X installs.
> SpyWare Blaster is not memory resident ... no CPU or memory load - but
keep
> it updated.
> The latest version as of this writing will prevent installation or prevent
> the malware from running if it is already installed, and it provides
> information and fixit-links for a variety of parasites.
>
> http://www.wilderssecurity.net/spywareguard.html
> Monitors for attempts to install malware.
>
> Both very highly recommended.
>
> Zee
>
>
>
>
> Zee
>
>
> "Tim" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:4C40311B-D230-4AB6-B0AE-7F3E9B75308E@microsoft.com...
> > I have had this problem with previous versions of IE as well, and
remember
> there being a fix, but I cannot for the life of me find it. When I go to
the
> advanced tab under tools->internet options, the restore defaults button is
> grayed out, preventing it from working. I can't click the restore defaults
> button, and I am unable to add or remove check marks from any of the
> settings under the advanced tab. I have tried re-installing and repairing
IE
> 6, but to no avail. I am using Windows 98 SE. When I tried to revert back
to
> a previous version, it said the files were missing or corrupt, so I am
> stuck. Anyone have any ideas? Thanks!!!
>
>