Disabling Internet Options

[keepingbusy]

Hi All,
I'm sure this is an easy question to all you experts out there, but here goes anyway....
Some websites can be quite annoying when you visit and later find out that your internet options have been changed without your authority. So the next time you start up Internet Explorer you end up on someone else's page and not your Internet provider's page.
How can I stop my settings being altered?

Many thanks
Look forward to the replies
When everything else is said and done, there will be nothing else to say or do! God Bless everyone....

 

[reghakr]

keepingbusy,

Do a search in the registry for a key named restrictions under the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer key and delete it. Then reboot your machine and add the key back and lock your homepage as described below.

Or search for the word policies and check the values for the number 1. The number 1 USUALLY indicates a restriction is in effect. Post back with your findings.

To prevent further problems,

Correct your home page to the one you prefer, then immediately do the following:

Backup the registry and/or export the following keys:
go to Start>Run, type regedit. Navigate to:
HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet ExplorerRight-click on the Internet Explorer key, choose new>Key, name it Control Panel. Right-click on the Control Panel, chose new>DWORD value, name it Homepage. Right-click on Homepage, choose modify and type in the number 1.

This should lock your home page, so no other web site can change it.

Then navigate here and verify the homepage is correct:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
look for the Start Page entry.

reghakr

 

[PAndersen]

It seems that the GoHip program can still change
the homepage settings in the registry.

 

[reghakr]

I wouldn't doubt it.

There must be something in their install script that deletes that key or value, then adds the keys and value for their homepage.

reghakr

 

[keepingbusy]

Hi reghakr

Many thanks for taking the time to reply, I'll let you know how I get on.

Kindest regards

KB When everything else is said and done, there will be nothing else to say or do! God Bless everyone....

 

[keepingbusy]

Hi reghakr

Well, looks like your tip did the trick so to speak. Many thanks for your help and I wish you good luck for the future.

Regards
KB When everything else is said and done, there will be nothing else to say or do! God Bless everyone....

 

[reghakr]

Thanks for posting back.


reghakr