

You can check the registry to see if there is a setting disabling it.

This stuff can be frustrating as hell at times. Find out exacty what program has hijacked your browser and get instructions for going into the registry and disabling it. Run a AV/spyware removal software and try to disable or remove it. AVG requres all other AV to be uninstalled before AVG will install, so I don't know if you can use it.Īgain, if you a spyware/AV program that has hijacked your browser you have a few options I have mentioned. I don't know what Anti virus program you have ionstalled. I use it on ALL my machines and have zero problems with the software.Īlso AVG Anti Virus is free. Be sure all the entrys there are removed. Then click on Options>Internt Options>Browsing History>Settings. And use IE8 and get all the updates from MS.įrom IE8 control bar, click on Tools>Internet Options>Delete and select Cookies. Short of reinstalling the OS, try some anti spy/virus programs that might eliminate the hijacker. If you have a spyware integrated into the system that has 'hijacked' IE8 to some extent, then that program has to eliminated for the system to operate correctly. The option of changing your home page from IE8 should be available.
