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Old May 2nd, 2007, 12:33 AM   Digg it!   #1 (permalink)
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AO-Hell IE browser homepage hijack help

Sorry so late to the party. Linky to the fix? Tools, Internet Options, Homepage, Use Current doesnt seem to stick when saved.

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Old May 2nd, 2007, 01:06 AM     #2 (permalink)
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just like any other time IE gets hijacked Common Spyware Solutions
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Old May 2nd, 2007, 10:56 PM     #3 (permalink)
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I D/l'd "hijack this" and removed the browser redirect line to h t t p://hp-desktop.aol.com. It still will not take a "curent page" setting as home page. Registry hosed?
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Do you have the IE settings locked, using Spybot S&D or another utility?
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if thats a pre-built hp machine then its likely something built into the registry

try this page for help http://about.aol.com/faq/hp

this might help too http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/f...84508+28353475

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