I have gone under Tools and Internet Options and tried to change the homepage that way and it continues to go back to the AOL HP homepage. I have also gone to the Yahoo homepage and tried to click the link which is suppose to automatically set Yahoo as my homepage, and that also does not work! Did HP put something on the computer to where I can't override the homepage? I have ran spysweeper and everything...please help! I thought it may be my antivirus, which is PC-cillin, but I can't find anything.
2006-09-25 08:43:05 · 4 answers · asked by neelc 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
Do yourself a BIG favor. Remove anything on your PC that even mentions AOL. It is a resource hog and simply tries to take over your pc.
Click on Start > Settings > Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs and remove any AOL programs residing there.
Now click on Start > Search > For Files or Folders > All Files and Folders
type in AOL in the top box and let the computer do a complete search of your hard drive. When it is done, click on Edit at the top of the window and click on Select All
Then click on File and click on Delete. It will ask you if you want to remove them. Click on Yes.
If you want to REALLY finish the job:
NOTE: DON'T DO ANYTHING ELSE IN THE REGISTRY OTHER THAN WHAT I MENTION HERE. If you are not familiar with editing the registry and you do other things you may give yourself some big headaches.
Click on Start > Run >
type in regedit
click once on the very top directory to hilite it.
Hold down Ctrl + F; this will open a search window
type in AOL and then click on Find Next
when it finds an AOL entry, right click on it and select Delete and yes. (Do this if it is a folder in the left hand pane or if it is an entry in the right hand pane)
Hold down Ctrl + F again and repeat the process until you have cleaned your registry of all AOL items. This may be a very tedious process so hang in there.
When you think you have it all out. Go back up to the top directory in the left pane, hilite it, and search for AOL once again just to make sure you didn't miss any.
Once you are completely done. Reboot your PC. This will reset the registry without all the AOL crap. Now you should be able to reset your home page to yahoo.com without any problems.
Hope this helps.
2006-09-25 10:03:41 · answer #1 · answered by Dick 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I never heard of anything like that happening. But I don't like or use AOL, and I just got a new computer and the first thing I did was remove anything having to do with AOL. You might go into Add/Remove Programs and see if there are AOL programs in there.
2006-09-25 08:52:27 · answer #2 · answered by bigbore454 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
this is what happens when you ignore the help pages
★★ MAKE THIS YOUR HOMEPAGE ★★
◙ Follow the instructions specific for the browser and version you are currently using.
◙ Internet Explorer (windows)
1. From the menu bar in your browser, go to Tools > Internet Options.
2. Choose General from the tabs across the top of the popup window.
3. Type in the url to the page you want as your homepage in the Home Page Address field.
4. Click OK.
◙ Firefox/Mozilla (windows)
1. From the menu bar in your browser go to Tools > Options.
2. Choose General from the list on the left.
3. Type in the url to the page you want as your homepage in the Home Page Location(s) field.
4. Click OK.
◙ Internet Explorer (Mac)
1. From the menu bar in your browser go to Preferences
2. Choose Browser Display under the Web Browser listing on the left.
3. Type in the url to the page you want as your homepage in the Home Page Address field.
4. Click OK.
◙ Safari (Mac)
1. From the menu bar in your browser go to Preferences.
2. Choose General from the icons across the top of the popup window.
3. Type in the url to the page you want as your homepage in the Home Page field.
4. Click OK.
◙ Firefox/Mozilla (Mac)
1. From the menu bar in your browser go to Preferences.
2. Choose General from the list on the left.
3. Type in the url to the page you want as your homepage in the Home Page Location(s) field.
4. Close the window to save changes.
◙ America Online
1. Sign on to America Online.
2. Go to the Internet connection area.
3. Click on "Go to the Web".
4. In the Members menu, click on My AOL.
5. Click on the Preferences Guide icon.
6. Click on The Web.
7. Click on Set Up Now.
8. Select the Navigation index card tab.
9. In the address box type in the url to the page you want as your homepage.
10. Click OK.
2006-09-25 08:48:55 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Internet Options...
Do -- reset Web settings and Restore Defaults
After that change thr home page to yahoo.com....then Apply.....Try It
2006-09-25 08:51:02 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋