IE will not change home page for me

Team,
I have tried to change my home page several times.
Right now I have it as this homepage.
http://espn.go.com/
I want to be able to change my home page from time to time.
I tried to do internet options/post new site/apply, and it doesn't recognize
the new request. it reverts back to espn.com.
I tried also use the home icon and remove all pages. Nonthing doing.
I also get a nortons alert saying i am about to change it and i hit accept,
and nonthing happens. So, I am not sure if it is nortons alerts or IE, I am
using 2006
internet security & IE Version 7.0.5700.6; release candidate.
Can anyone please help with this. It is the only real bug I am experiencing
with the new IE so far, This also happen on IE 6 so i do not think this is a
IE issue. But I figured you guys would how to fix it.

Go to the site you want to be the new home page.

Tools/Internet options/Use current /Apply then OK


"TheSaint" <> wrote in message
news:3DCFB97D-0E72-4260-9634-...
> Team,
> I have tried to change my home page several times.
> Right now I have it as this homepage.
> http://espn.go.com/
> I want to be able to change my home page from time to time.
> I tried to do internet options/post new site/apply, and it doesn't
> recognize
> the new request. it reverts back to espn.com.
> I tried also use the home icon and remove all pages. Nonthing doing.
> I also get a nortons alert saying i am about to change it and i hit
> accept,
> and nonthing happens. So, I am not sure if it is nortons alerts or IE, I
> am
> using 2006
> internet security & IE Version 7.0.5700.6; release candidate.
> Can anyone please help with this. It is the only real bug I am
> experiencing
> with the new IE so far, This also happen on IE 6 so i do not think this is
> a
> IE issue. But I figured you guys would how to fix it.

Jw,
That still doesnt work.

"JW" wrote:

> Go to the site you want to be the new home page.
>
> Tools/Internet options/Use current /Apply then OK
>
>
> "TheSaint" <> wrote in message
> news:3DCFB97D-0E72-4260-9634-...
> > Team,
> > I have tried to change my home page several times.
> > Right now I have it as this homepage.
> > http://espn.go.com/
> > I want to be able to change my home page from time to time.
> > I tried to do internet options/post new site/apply, and it doesn't
> > recognize
> > the new request. it reverts back to espn.com.
> > I tried also use the home icon and remove all pages. Nonthing doing.
> > I also get a nortons alert saying i am about to change it and i hit
> > accept,
> > and nonthing happens. So, I am not sure if it is nortons alerts or IE, I
> > am
> > using 2006
> > internet security & IE Version 7.0.5700.6; release candidate.
> > Can anyone please help with this. It is the only real bug I am
> > experiencing
> > with the new IE so far, This also happen on IE 6 so i do not think this is
> > a
> > IE issue. But I figured you guys would how to fix it.
>
>
>

I have tried this as well and I still get the same result.

"JW" wrote:

> Go to the site you want to be the new home page.
>
> Tools/Internet options/Use current /Apply then OK
>
>
> "TheSaint" <> wrote in message
> news:3DCFB97D-0E72-4260-9634-...
> > Team,
> > I have tried to change my home page several times.
> > Right now I have it as this homepage.
> > http://espn.go.com/
> > I want to be able to change my home page from time to time.
> > I tried to do internet options/post new site/apply, and it doesn't
> > recognize
> > the new request. it reverts back to espn.com.
> > I tried also use the home icon and remove all pages. Nonthing doing.
> > I also get a nortons alert saying i am about to change it and i hit
> > accept,
> > and nonthing happens. So, I am not sure if it is nortons alerts or IE, I
> > am
> > using 2006
> > internet security & IE Version 7.0.5700.6; release candidate.
> > Can anyone please help with this. It is the only real bug I am
> > experiencing
> > with the new IE so far, This also happen on IE 6 so i do not think this is
> > a
> > IE issue. But I figured you guys would how to fix it.
>
>
>

Hi,
These (and probably) other third-party programs can lock the IE homepage.
Examine the settings of security/privacy/antispyware programs for a lock
homepage option.
Spybot> Tools> IE Tweaks
Ad-aware Pro
Norton AV 2006
Spyware Blaster
Zone Alarm (free) 6.5
If Zone Alarm is the guilty party, the solution (if you don't want to
uninstall ZA) is to startup in Safe Mode, change the homepage, restart.
Or, download the latest version of Zone Alarm free. This has reportedly been
fixed.
See:
http://forum.zonelabs.org/zonelabs/b...ssage.id=34294
http://forums.zonelabs.com/zonelabs/...ssage.id=34236

Hope this helps,
Don
[MS MVP- IE]

"TheSaint" <TheSaint[ta]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:3DCFB97D-0E72-4260-9634-...
> Team,
> I have tried to change my home page several times.
> Right now I have it as this homepage.
> http://espn.go.com/
> I want to be able to change my home page from time to time.
> I tried to do internet options/post new site/apply, and it doesn't
recognize
> the new request. it reverts back to espn.com.
> I tried also use the home icon and remove all pages. Nonthing doing.
> I also get a nortons alert saying i am about to change it and i hit
accept,
> and nonthing happens. So, I am not sure if it is nortons alerts or IE, I
am
> using 2006
> internet security & IE Version 7.0.5700.6; release candidate.
> Can anyone please help with this. It is the only real bug I am
experiencing
> with the new IE so far, This also happen on IE 6 so i do not think this is
a
> IE issue. But I figured you guys would how to fix it.

Don,
I have these programs you mention, and I do not want to unistall them. I
just need to know what is causing it and how to fix it. As I mention earlier
I have Norton's Internet Security 2006, Spyware, Those are the only two
related programs. I do also have ghost running as well.
Can you tell him how to turn this block off with either of those programs.
Karl

"Don Varnau" wrote:

> Hi,
> These (and probably) other third-party programs can lock the IE homepage.
> Examine the settings of security/privacy/antispyware programs for a lock
> homepage option.
> Spybot> Tools> IE Tweaks
> Ad-aware Pro
> Norton AV 2006
> Spyware Blaster
> Zone Alarm (free) 6.5
> If Zone Alarm is the guilty party, the solution (if you don't want to
> uninstall ZA) is to startup in Safe Mode, change the homepage, restart.
> Or, download the latest version of Zone Alarm free. This has reportedly been
> fixed.
> See:
> http://forum.zonelabs.org/zonelabs/b...ssage.id=34294
> http://forums.zonelabs.com/zonelabs/...ssage.id=34236
>
> Hope this helps,
> Don
> [MS MVP- IE]
>
> "TheSaint" <TheSaint[ta]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:3DCFB97D-0E72-4260-9634-...
> > Team,
> > I have tried to change my home page several times.
> > Right now I have it as this homepage.
> > http://espn.go.com/
> > I want to be able to change my home page from time to time.
> > I tried to do internet options/post new site/apply, and it doesn't
> recognize
> > the new request. it reverts back to espn.com.
> > I tried also use the home icon and remove all pages. Nonthing doing.
> > I also get a nortons alert saying i am about to change it and i hit
> accept,
> > and nonthing happens. So, I am not sure if it is nortons alerts or IE, I
> am
> > using 2006
> > internet security & IE Version 7.0.5700.6; release candidate.
> > Can anyone please help with this. It is the only real bug I am
> experiencing
> > with the new IE so far, This also happen on IE 6 so i do not think this is
> a
> > IE issue. But I figured you guys would how to fix it.
>
>

Hi Karl,
You don't have to uninstall the programs- just find the option to lock the
homepage and disable it. If you don't want to look through the settings of
those programs to see which one is blocking the homepage change, startup in
Safe Mode (that will disable those programs) Change the homepage. Restart.

See: 315222 - A description of the Safe Mode Boot options in Windows XP:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=315222

Don
[MS MVP- IE]

"TheSaint" <TheSaint[at]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C3705743-635D-4D36-B930-...
> Don,
> I have these programs you mention, and I do not want to unistall them. I
> just need to know what is causing it and how to fix it. As I mention
earlier
> I have Norton's Internet Security 2006, Spyware, Those are the only two
> related programs. I do also have ghost running as well.
> Can you tell him how to turn this block off with either of those programs.
> Karl

> "Don Varnau" wrote:
> > Hi,
> > These (and probably) other third-party programs can lock the IE
homepage.
> > Examine the settings of security/privacy/antispyware programs for a lock
> > homepage option.
> > Spybot> Tools> IE Tweaks
> > Ad-aware Pro
> > Norton AV 2006
> > Spyware Blaster
> > Zone Alarm (free) 6.5
> > If Zone Alarm is the guilty party, the solution (if you don't want to
> > uninstall ZA) is to startup in Safe Mode, change the homepage, restart.
> > Or, download the latest version of Zone Alarm free. This has reportedly
been
> > fixed.
> > See:
> >
http://forum.zonelabs.org/zonelabs/b...ssage.id=34294
> >
http://forums.zonelabs.com/zonelabs/...ssage.id=34236

> > "TheSaint" <TheSaint[ta]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:3DCFB97D-0E72-4260-9634-...
> > > Team,
> > > I have tried to change my home page several times.
> > > Right now I have it as this homepage.
> > > http://espn.go.com/
> > > I want to be able to change my home page from time to time.
> > > I tried to do internet options/post new site/apply, and it doesn't
> > recognize
> > > the new request. it reverts back to espn.com.
> > > I tried also use the home icon and remove all pages. Nonthing doing.
> > > I also get a nortons alert saying i am about to change it and i hit
> > accept,
> > > and nonthing happens. So, I am not sure if it is nortons alerts or IE,
I
> > > am using 2006
> > > internet security & IE Version 7.0.5700.6; release candidate.
> > > Can anyone please help with this. It is the only real bug I am
> > experiencing
> > > with the new IE so far, This also happen on IE 6 so i do not think
this is
> > a
> > > IE issue. But I figured you guys would how to fix it.

I had this problem, too. Solution is to close down (temporarily) Norton and
Webroot. Both have options that stop one (anyone!!) from making changes to
one's own home pages. You can also poke around in these programs and find
the option to disable.

Edc


"TheSaint" <> wrote in message
news:3DCFB97D-0E72-4260-9634-...
> Team,
> I have tried to change my home page several times.
> Right now I have it as this homepage.
> http://espn.go.com/
> I want to be able to change my home page from time to time.
> I tried to do internet options/post new site/apply, and it doesn't
> recognize
> the new request. it reverts back to espn.com.
> I tried also use the home icon and remove all pages. Nonthing doing.
> I also get a nortons alert saying i am about to change it and i hit
> accept,
> and nonthing happens. So, I am not sure if it is nortons alerts or IE, I
> am
> using 2006
> internet security & IE Version 7.0.5700.6; release candidate.
> Can anyone please help with this. It is the only real bug I am
> experiencing
> with the new IE so far, This also happen on IE 6 so i do not think this is
> a
> IE issue. But I figured you guys would how to fix it.