recently installed IE7 and web searche keep being redirected, how can you stop this?

Question

my system is windows xp

and my search engine is google

Please help1

Thanks for any help provided

Answer 1

Listen.stop wasting your time and get firefox...thats why microsoft changed their explorer..Cause firefox is kicking their butt..

And it's free and you can add things to your liking

http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/

Answer 2

It could be because of a trojan or a worm virus program. That is one of the symptoms. You need to follow a few steps to remove the trouble making program
-you will need an virus removal program (antivirus), an spyware removal (antispyware) and your firewall should be turned on
-First you need to get all of them in case you do not have any from the link below.
http://yanswers.blogspot.com/2006/10/essential-free-internet-security.html
-Then you need to update them.
-After that download ccleaner software, it is helpful for cleaning purpose. It helps to remove unnecessary, un needed system generated files.
-Then run the following two menus of ccleaner
(Options > Advanced > Uncheck the box before "Only delete files in windows temp folder older than 48 hours)
cleaner (select all options) > Analyze > Run Cleaner
Issues > Scan For Issues > Fix Selected Issues

-Then Disable System Restore
-Boot In safe mode
-Run full Anti Virus, and AntiSpyware scan. Let the programs Delete any virus files if found. Note down the name of the Virus Exactly as reported by the antivirus program
-Restart Normally
-Connect to Internet
-Do a google search for the name you found
-Copy removal instructions page from the website of your antivirus company. Or from any company if you find a good writeup. Mostly all companies should give similar instructions.
-Follow the instructions to complete the removal process
-Enable system restore after you have cleaned your computer from all virus files.

Read the article below as a reference while following the steps given above
http://viruscleaner.blogspot.com/2006/12/general-steps.html

Answer 3

I go with grady g.He is right.Even though microsoft released IE7,it still doesn't come up with firefox.Visit download.com for a detailed review about the features of firefox and IE7(firefox2 vs IE7).

Answer 4

Well what is it being redirected to.You can go to control panel and look for set programs and access defaults and change it there.Or go to tools on IE and change it there,Sounds like you have a BHO on your system.Go to spy bot and do a scan and see if you have been hijacked