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05-08-2004, 06:51 PM #1Web Hosting Guru
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Homepage keeps changing to about:blank
How can I fix this? My Dads computers homepage keeps switching to about blank....
I have downloaded:
SPYBOT Search and Destroy
Ad-Ware
and
bought Spy Sweeper
And it still after 2 times going to the homepage it goes back to about:blank
What can I do to fix this?
I also have delted all cookies and all on and offline files
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05-08-2004, 06:55 PM #2Web Hosting Guru
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when exactly does it go to about:blank ? If initially when you open a new window, check the properties for "homepage"
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05-08-2004, 07:21 PM #3Web Hosting Master
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http://mozilla.org
Fast fix - Switch to firefox.
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05-08-2004, 07:54 PM #4Web Hosting Guru
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k
I change the homepage to www.yahoo.com but after 2 times going back to the homepage it switches back to about:blank and brings up this search/add site
I am using IE
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05-08-2004, 08:05 PM #5MAOMPSMITCUT (rmbr this? lol)
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hey, about:blank pwns, leave it at that ^.^
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05-08-2004, 10:07 PM #6Web Hosting Master
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Re: k
Originally posted by lokodezine
I change the homepage to www.yahoo.com but after 2 times going back to the homepage it switches back to about:blank and brings up this search/add site
I am using IE
- http://www.doxdesk.com/parasite/
This is not 100% effective but, everytime I've gotten a homepage hi-jacker or something of the sort, all I had to was run this and it found it and showed me how to remove it.
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05-08-2004, 10:11 PM #7Resident Liverpool FC Fan
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05-08-2004, 10:14 PM #8Retired Moderator
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Originally posted by Sash!
Not really, cant display many website properlySteve
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05-08-2004, 10:18 PM #9Resident Liverpool FC Fan
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Originally posted by Vortex-Steve
If everyone that made sites used strict HTML and other language then there wouldnt be this problem. Everyone got lazy because of IE, it's unfair to blame Mozilla when it's actually following the correct rules.█ Xcellweb.net - Quality Web Solutions That Work!
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05-08-2004, 10:26 PM #10KM Carpenter
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Sash!, If you havnt noticed. A good day of IE browsing using default levels will give you spyware/parasites up the ***.....Firefox won't
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05-08-2004, 10:41 PM #11Web Hosting Master
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