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Question

Cannot remove or change Yahoo Homepage

Nov 12, 2012 6:03AM PST

Windows Vista.
I always use Google as my only Homepage. Suddenly today when I open Internet Explorer the Homepage is Yahoo.
I tried changing it to google through Internet Options but no luck.
Please assist.
I can get to Google by typing in at the btop (is that the URL?) www.google.com.
Thanks.Peter

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Re: no luck
Nov 12, 2012 6:34AM PST

What exactly does "no luck" mean? You change it to a blank page, stop IE, start IE and it's yahoo again?
Then I suspect some extension or add-on. Disable all, in Tools>Manage add-ons and see what happens.

Kees

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More luck.
Nov 12, 2012 6:47AM PST