Setting default home page

MALLOY0 · Post by **MALLOY0** » Thu May 17, 2001 1:23 am

I've had this problem with GoHip, but at least I could find a fix. Can't so far on this one...need help.

I've attempted multiple times to set my defualt home page to something other than
http://www.geocities.com/bellsouth_tracker

No luck, it keeps comoing back. I've cleared cookies, cache, history, inet temp dir, etc. No luck. Called Bellsouth and they no nothing (surprise!). Cannot find a way to contact Geocities.

Thoughts?

keeper · Post by **keeper** » Thu May 17, 2001 7:54 am

Start > Settings > Control Panel > type in URL > Click 'Apply' [not default] > Click OK > Reboot.

Should work.

MALLOY0 · Post by **MALLOY0** » Thu May 17, 2001 5:27 pm

Keeper,

Thanks for the response, but tried that and no luck. Start> Settings > Cointrol Panel> Internet Options > Home Page (typed it in and hit "Apply"

TonyT · Post by **TonyT** » Thu May 17, 2001 5:39 pm

REGEDIT -

HKEYCurrent User\Software\Microsoft\IE\Main

Start page will be shown in right frame Rt click it and choose "modify" and type the url that you want as your homepage.

Banshee · Post by **Banshee** » Thu May 17, 2001 7:07 pm

I had that damn GoHip thing too. Here is the fix:
http://www.gohip.com/remove_browser_enhancement.html

MALLOY0 · Post by **MALLOY0** » Thu May 17, 2001 11:53 pm

TonyT...

Thanks. Made the changes to the Registry. I'll reboot and see if it keeps.

If you don't hear from me it worked. If I post again...oh well, more help will be needed.

TonyT · Post by **TonyT** » Fri May 18, 2001 8:07 am

Open regedit and do a search for all keys with bellsouth_tracker.

MALLOY0 · Post by **MALLOY0** » Fri May 18, 2001 10:52 pm

I found it!

Did a "find" on my PC for *.8 files and the text "bellsouth_tracker".

A vbs file was downloaded on my computer, but I am not certain how. It was named network.vbs and was a script file that was in my Win98 StartUp folder so it was rerun every time I reboot which is why I couldn't keep the default web page changed after a reboot. I deleted the file from the Startup and reset the I-net options to the desired web page, reboot and wa-la!!

TonyT · Post by **TonyT** » Fri May 18, 2001 11:27 pm

Yeah!

Now go back to the website you got it from and spit at the screen!