My Home Page will not change - any suggestions?

[Belle0101]

I'm following the instructions exactly and it will not change.


To change your home page

Your home page is the page that appears every time you open Internet Explorer. Choose a page that you want to view frequently, or one that you can customize to get quick access to all the information you want, such as the msn.com home page.

Go to the page you want to appear when you start Internet Explorer.
On the Tools menu, click Internet Options.
Click the General tab.
Under Home page, click Use Current.
Note

To restore your original home page, click Use Default.

Short of tossing the computer down the stairs ... any other ideas?


ETA: I'm clicking on "Apply" and "OK" and the site I want for my home page appears in the spot where it should but when I open a new IE page the old home page opens and when I check back under Internet Options that's the address showing.

 

[lindalinda]

Did a page show up that you didnt put there? If so it might be a virus or adware situation.

 

[jfulcer]

Ditto lindalinda. What is the homepage that it keeps going to? If it's 'search' screen, or any number of questionable home pages what have to do with naked people or drugs, then start here: http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=616649 and get Adaware and spybot and see if that resolves the issue. It should. If not, post back and there are other things you may need to do...

 

[Belle0101]

I have installed / updated / run the following programs:

Ad-aware
Spybot
ZoneAlarm
Norton / Symantec
Spyware Blaster
Hijack This



I deleted some things, had Hijack fix some things ... it's a search engine page that it keeps reverting back to.

I don't know if I should be cluttering up the boards with my computer problem so if it's better to PM or email - I'm okay with that too. Thanks!

 

[Papa Deuce]

Still sounds like a virus to me.

 

[jfulcer]

PM on the way.