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  #1  
Old July 3rd 04, 06:08 PM
Ben B
external usenet poster
 
Posts: n/a
Default Internet Options, About Blank and MSN.

Hello,

I have always used 'About Blank' and I wish to continue
using it. However since a recent repartition, format and
install of WinMe I find MSN declines to let me have the
priviledge of choice. My setting, 'About Blank' is
arbitrarily changed to MSN. This after a a very few uses
of I.E. (version 5.50.4134.100)

I am puzzled by the fact that MSN is the 'Default' in
Internet Options. I wish my choice of 'About Blank' to be
the default!

There must be a way of changing this. In the registry for
instance, or, what would I.E.6 allow - were I to use it?

Thanks.

Ben.
  #2  
Old July 3rd 04, 06:21 PM
Mike M
external usenet poster
 
Posts: n/a
Default Internet Options, About Blank and MSN.

Are you sure about this Ben and that your homepage hasn't been hijacked by
something purporting to be MSN? Incidentally I feel that as a matter of
urgency you need to upgrade your copy of Internet Explorer to either IE5.5 SP2
or better to IE6 SP1.

This would be a good time to download yourself a copy of the free Ad-Aware
6.0 from Lavasoft
(http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/) and also SpyBot
(http://www.safer-networking.org/) and scan your system for and remove all
unwanted parasites, adware and spyware that might be hiding on your PC.

I would also suggest you download and run merijn's CWShredder which targets
the CoolWebSearch parasite. CWShredder can be downloaded from
(http://www.zerosrealm.com/downloads/CWShredder.zip or
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/files/cwshredder.zip). Details of the many
forms of the CoolWebSearch hijacker can be found at
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/cwschronicles.html and also
http://www.pestpatrol.com/pestinfo/c/cws.asp.

Other useful tools include BHODemon
(http://www.definitivesolutions.com/bhodemon.htm that checks for
unwanted Browser Help Objects and SpywareBlaster
(http://www.wilderssecurity.net/spywareblaster.html) which can help prevent
some parasites getting a grip on your PC.

Finally if you still continue to experience problems download a copy of
HijackThis from (http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html). Create a
folder called hijackthis on C: and copy the file you downloaded to that
folder. Close as many applications as you can including all instances of
Internet Explorer and then run hijackthis.exe and post back the log, provided
that it isn't too long, to this thread, otherwise to the HijackThis Forum at
http://www.spywareinfo.com/forums/ and hopefully this will enable someone to
identify the cause of your problem.
--?
Mike Maltby MS-MVP



Ben B wrote:

Hello,

I have always used 'About Blank' and I wish to continue
using it. However since a recent repartition, format and
install of WinMe I find MSN declines to let me have the
priviledge of choice. My setting, 'About Blank' is
arbitrarily changed to MSN. This after a a very few uses
of I.E. (version 5.50.4134.100)

I am puzzled by the fact that MSN is the 'Default' in
Internet Options. I wish my choice of 'About Blank' to be
the default!

There must be a way of changing this. In the registry for
instance, or, what would I.E.6 allow - were I to use it?


  #3  
Old July 3rd 04, 07:23 PM
Ben B
external usenet poster
 
Posts: n/a
Default Internet Options, About Blank and MSN.

Hello Mike,

I will respond to what I think you will agree is the most=20
important issue here. The question of my version of I.E.

I have a post made (regarding my using Windows Updates}=20
immediately following my format and install in which I=20
expressed my difficulty concerning the SP2 installation. I=20
copy it he

"Subject: Updates will not install after PF and I.=20
From: "Ben B" =20
Sent: 6/25/2004 12:36:04 PM =20

Hello,

After a partition, format and install I went to the WU=20
site and with a single exception (I.E.6) accepted all the=20
available updates.

I have I.E. 5.5.4134.100 and O.E.5.4132.2400. (ex Belarc=20
and my computer).

Version of I.E. prior to PF and I : 5.51.4807.2300 (ex=20
Belarc which also shows SP2).

I have the downloaded updates for I.E. Q824145 and Q 832894
and for O.E. Q837009.

None of these will install. The reason given "This update=20
requires I.E.5.5 Service Pack 2 to be installed". The same=20
applies to the O.E. update (sustituting O.E. for I.E.).

I cannot find this update.

Help/guidance appreciated."
****************************

I could not resolve that issue. Hence I am still using the=20
mentioned version. I didn't go to I.E.6 (having tried it=20
out when it first came out I didn't like it).

I use with regularity (daily and updated) the following:

Lavasoft Adaware.
SpybotS & D.
CWShredder.
HijackThis.
SpywareBlaster.

I will add BHODemon.

Lavasoft regularly returns 2 registry entries of "Possible=20
Browser Hijack..." here they are (this half an hour after=20
a previous scan showing them):

Possible Browser Hijack attempt RegData Data Miner=20
HKEY_CURRENT_USER:Software\Microsoft\Internet=20
Explorer\Main"Start Page" ("about:blank") Possible browser=20
hijack attempt=20
Possible Browser Hijack attempt RegData Data Miner=20
HKEY_USERS:.Default\Software\Microsoft\Internet=20
Explorer\Main"Start Page" ("about:blank") Possible browser=20
hijack attempt

I cannot tell the real MSN page from a false one.=20

I do appreciate your post and all it's detail, Mike.

Ben.

-----Original Message-----
Are you sure about this Ben and that your homepage hasn't=20

been hijacked by=20
something purporting to be MSN? Incidentally I feel that=20

as a matter of=20
urgency you need to upgrade your copy of Internet=20

Explorer to either IE5.5 SP2=20
or better to IE6 SP1.

This would be a good time to download yourself a copy of=20

the free Ad-Aware
6.0 from Lavasoft
(http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/) and also=20

SpyBot
(http://www.safer-networking.org/) and scan your system=20

for and remove all
unwanted parasites, adware and spyware that might be=20

hiding on your PC.

I would also suggest you download and run merijn's=20

CWShredder which targets
the CoolWebSearch parasite. CWShredder can be downloaded=20

from
(http://www.zerosrealm.com/downloads/CWShredder.zip or
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/files/cwshredder.zip).=20

Details of the many
forms of the CoolWebSearch hijacker can be found at
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/cwschronicles.html and=20

also
http://www.pestpatrol.com/pestinfo/c/cws.asp.

Other useful tools include BHODemon
(http://www.definitivesolutions.com/bhodemon.htm that=20

checks for
unwanted Browser Help Objects and SpywareBlaster
(http://www.wilderssecurity.net/spywareblaster.html)=20

which can help prevent
some parasites getting a grip on your PC.

Finally if you still continue to experience problems=20

download a copy of
HijackThis from=20

(http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html). =20
Create a
folder called hijackthis on C: and copy the file you=20

downloaded to that
folder. Close as many applications as you can including=20

all instances of
Internet Explorer and then run hijackthis.exe and post=20

back the log, provided
that it isn't too long, to this thread, otherwise to the=20

HijackThis Forum at
http://www.spywareinfo.com/forums/ and hopefully this=20

will enable someone to
identify the cause of your problem.
--=81
Mike Maltby MS-MVP



Ben B wrote:

Hello,

I have always used 'About Blank' and I wish to continue
using it. However since a recent repartition, format and
install of WinMe I find MSN declines to let me have the
priviledge of choice. My setting, 'About Blank' is
arbitrarily changed to MSN. This after a a very few uses
of I.E. (version 5.50.4134.100)

I am puzzled by the fact that MSN is the 'Default' in
Internet Options. I wish my choice of 'About Blank' to=20

be
the default!

There must be a way of changing this. In the registry=20

for
instance, or, what would I.E.6 allow - were I to use it?


.

  #4  
Old July 3rd 04, 07:28 PM
Noel Paton
external usenet poster
 
Posts: n/a
Default Internet Options, About Blank and MSN.

Just get the IE6 update, Ben!!

--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's
or
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f.../Mar27pmvp.asp

"Ben B" wrote in message
...
Hello Mike,

I will respond to what I think you will agree is the most
important issue here. The question of my version of I.E.

I have a post made (regarding my using Windows Updates}
immediately following my format and install in which I
expressed my difficulty concerning the SP2 installation. I
copy it he

"Subject: Updates will not install after PF and I.
From: "Ben B"
Sent: 6/25/2004 12:36:04 PM

Hello,

After a partition, format and install I went to the WU
site and with a single exception (I.E.6) accepted all the
available updates.

I have I.E. 5.5.4134.100 and O.E.5.4132.2400. (ex Belarc
and my computer).

Version of I.E. prior to PF and I : 5.51.4807.2300 (ex
Belarc which also shows SP2).

I have the downloaded updates for I.E. Q824145 and Q 832894
and for O.E. Q837009.

None of these will install. The reason given "This update
requires I.E.5.5 Service Pack 2 to be installed". The same
applies to the O.E. update (sustituting O.E. for I.E.).

I cannot find this update.

Help/guidance appreciated."
****************************

I could not resolve that issue. Hence I am still using the
mentioned version. I didn't go to I.E.6 (having tried it
out when it first came out I didn't like it).

I use with regularity (daily and updated) the following:

Lavasoft Adaware.
SpybotS & D.
CWShredder.
HijackThis.
SpywareBlaster.

I will add BHODemon.

Lavasoft regularly returns 2 registry entries of "Possible
Browser Hijack..." here they are (this half an hour after
a previous scan showing them):

Possible Browser Hijack attempt RegData Data Miner
HKEY_CURRENT_USER:Software\Microsoft\Internet
Explorer\Main"Start Page" ("about:blank") Possible browser
hijack attempt
Possible Browser Hijack attempt RegData Data Miner
HKEY_USERS:.Default\Software\Microsoft\Internet
Explorer\Main"Start Page" ("about:blank") Possible browser
hijack attempt

I cannot tell the real MSN page from a false one.

I do appreciate your post and all it's detail, Mike.

Ben.

-----Original Message-----
Are you sure about this Ben and that your homepage hasn't

been hijacked by
something purporting to be MSN? Incidentally I feel that

as a matter of
urgency you need to upgrade your copy of Internet

Explorer to either IE5.5 SP2
or better to IE6 SP1.

This would be a good time to download yourself a copy of

the free Ad-Aware
6.0 from Lavasoft
(http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/) and also

SpyBot
(http://www.safer-networking.org/) and scan your system

for and remove all
unwanted parasites, adware and spyware that might be

hiding on your PC.

I would also suggest you download and run merijn's

CWShredder which targets
the CoolWebSearch parasite. CWShredder can be downloaded

from
(http://www.zerosrealm.com/downloads/CWShredder.zip or
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/files/cwshredder.zip).

Details of the many
forms of the CoolWebSearch hijacker can be found at
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/cwschronicles.html and

also
http://www.pestpatrol.com/pestinfo/c/cws.asp.

Other useful tools include BHODemon
(http://www.definitivesolutions.com/bhodemon.htm that

checks for
unwanted Browser Help Objects and SpywareBlaster
(http://www.wilderssecurity.net/spywareblaster.html)

which can help prevent
some parasites getting a grip on your PC.

Finally if you still continue to experience problems

download a copy of
HijackThis from

(http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html).
Create a
folder called hijackthis on C: and copy the file you

downloaded to that
folder. Close as many applications as you can including

all instances of
Internet Explorer and then run hijackthis.exe and post

back the log, provided
that it isn't too long, to this thread, otherwise to the

HijackThis Forum at
http://www.spywareinfo.com/forums/ and hopefully this

will enable someone to
identify the cause of your problem.
--?
Mike Maltby MS-MVP



Ben B wrote:

Hello,

I have always used 'About Blank' and I wish to continue
using it. However since a recent repartition, format and
install of WinMe I find MSN declines to let me have the
priviledge of choice. My setting, 'About Blank' is
arbitrarily changed to MSN. This after a a very few uses
of I.E. (version 5.50.4134.100)

I am puzzled by the fact that MSN is the 'Default' in
Internet Options. I wish my choice of 'About Blank' to

be
the default!

There must be a way of changing this. In the registry

for
instance, or, what would I.E.6 allow - were I to use it?


.



  #5  
Old July 3rd 04, 07:41 PM
Mike M
external usenet poster
 
Posts: n/a
Default Internet Options, About Blank and MSN.

My only response is that if you have IE v5.5.4134.0100 then you are way way
way out of date, have the original version of IE that was included with Win Me
in July 2000 and are open to 101 different malwares and their innumerable
variations. Which just leaves me to repeat "as a matter of urgency you need
to upgrade your copy of Internet Explorer to either IE5.5 SP2 or better to IE6
SP1"
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP



Ben B wrote:

Hello Mike,

I will respond to what I think you will agree is the most
important issue here. The question of my version of I.E.

I have a post made (regarding my using Windows Updates}
immediately following my format and install in which I
expressed my difficulty concerning the SP2 installation. I
copy it he


snip

  #6  
Old July 3rd 04, 07:46 PM
Noel Paton
external usenet poster
 
Posts: n/a
Default Internet Options, About Blank and MSN.

"Like wot I told you to do, how many weeks ago??"
Ben - quit stalling and upgrade to IE6!!

--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's
or
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f.../Mar27pmvp.asp

"Mike M" wrote in message
...
My only response is that if you have IE v5.5.4134.0100 then you are way

way
way out of date, have the original version of IE that was included with

Win Me
in July 2000 and are open to 101 different malwares and their innumerable
variations. Which just leaves me to repeat "as a matter of urgency you

need
to upgrade your copy of Internet Explorer to either IE5.5 SP2 or better to

IE6
SP1"
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP



Ben B wrote:

Hello Mike,

I will respond to what I think you will agree is the most
important issue here. The question of my version of I.E.

I have a post made (regarding my using Windows Updates}
immediately following my format and install in which I
expressed my difficulty concerning the SP2 installation. I
copy it he


snip



  #7  
Old July 3rd 04, 11:00 PM
Ben B
external usenet poster
 
Posts: n/a
Default Internet Options, About Blank and MSN.

Humph!

I know a couple of conspirators more devious than myself=20
when I read their writing.

Internet Explorer=20
Q832894 (details...)=20
Q837009 (details...)=20
SP1 (SP1)=20


Microsoft Corporation - Internet Explorer Version=20
6.00.2800.1106 *=20

Courtesy MM.NP and Belarc.

Big sigh,

Ben.


-----Original Message-----
Just get the IE6 update, Ben!!

--=20
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post=20

messages to NG's
or
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f...2001/Mar01/Mar

27pmvp.asp

"Ben B" wrote in=20

message
...
Hello Mike,

I will respond to what I think you will agree is the most
important issue here. The question of my version of I.E.

I have a post made (regarding my using Windows Updates}
immediately following my format and install in which I
expressed my difficulty concerning the SP2 installation. I
copy it he

"Subject: Updates will not install after PF and I.
From: "Ben B"
Sent: 6/25/2004 12:36:04 PM

Hello,

After a partition, format and install I went to the WU
site and with a single exception (I.E.6) accepted all the
available updates.

I have I.E. 5.5.4134.100 and O.E.5.4132.2400. (ex Belarc
and my computer).

Version of I.E. prior to PF and I : 5.51.4807.2300 (ex
Belarc which also shows SP2).

I have the downloaded updates for I.E. Q824145 and Q=20

832894
and for O.E. Q837009.

None of these will install. The reason given "This update
requires I.E.5.5 Service Pack 2 to be installed". The same
applies to the O.E. update (sustituting O.E. for I.E.).

I cannot find this update.

Help/guidance appreciated."
****************************

I could not resolve that issue. Hence I am still using the
mentioned version. I didn't go to I.E.6 (having tried it
out when it first came out I didn't like it).

I use with regularity (daily and updated) the following:

Lavasoft Adaware.
SpybotS & D.
CWShredder.
HijackThis.
SpywareBlaster.

I will add BHODemon.

Lavasoft regularly returns 2 registry entries of "Possible
Browser Hijack..." here they are (this half an hour after
a previous scan showing them):

Possible Browser Hijack attempt RegData Data Miner
HKEY_CURRENT_USER:Software\Microsoft\Internet
Explorer\Main"Start Page" ("about:blank") Possible browser
hijack attempt
Possible Browser Hijack attempt RegData Data Miner
HKEY_USERS:.Default\Software\Microsoft\Internet
Explorer\Main"Start Page" ("about:blank") Possible browser
hijack attempt

I cannot tell the real MSN page from a false one.

I do appreciate your post and all it's detail, Mike.

Ben.

-----Original Message-----
Are you sure about this Ben and that your homepage hasn't

been hijacked by
something purporting to be MSN? Incidentally I feel that

as a matter of
urgency you need to upgrade your copy of Internet

Explorer to either IE5.5 SP2
or better to IE6 SP1.

This would be a good time to download yourself a copy of

the free Ad-Aware
6.0 from Lavasoft
(http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/) and also

SpyBot
(http://www.safer-networking.org/) and scan your system

for and remove all
unwanted parasites, adware and spyware that might be

hiding on your PC.

I would also suggest you download and run merijn's

CWShredder which targets
the CoolWebSearch parasite. CWShredder can be downloaded

from
(http://www.zerosrealm.com/downloads/CWShredder.zip or
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/files/cwshredder.zip).

Details of the many
forms of the CoolWebSearch hijacker can be found at
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/cwschronicles.html and

also
http://www.pestpatrol.com/pestinfo/c/cws.asp.

Other useful tools include BHODemon
(http://www.definitivesolutions.com/bhodemon.htm that

checks for
unwanted Browser Help Objects and SpywareBlaster
(http://www.wilderssecurity.net/spywareblaster.html)

which can help prevent
some parasites getting a grip on your PC.

Finally if you still continue to experience problems

download a copy of
HijackThis from

(http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html).
Create a
folder called hijackthis on C: and copy the file you

downloaded to that
folder. Close as many applications as you can including

all instances of
Internet Explorer and then run hijackthis.exe and post

back the log, provided
that it isn't too long, to this thread, otherwise to the

HijackThis Forum at
http://www.spywareinfo.com/forums/ and hopefully this

will enable someone to
identify the cause of your problem.
--=81
Mike Maltby MS-MVP



Ben B wrote:

Hello,

I have always used 'About Blank' and I wish to continue
using it. However since a recent repartition, format=20

and
install of WinMe I find MSN declines to let me have the
priviledge of choice. My setting, 'About Blank' is
arbitrarily changed to MSN. This after a a very few=20

uses
of I.E. (version 5.50.4134.100)

I am puzzled by the fact that MSN is the 'Default' in
Internet Options. I wish my choice of 'About Blank' to

be
the default!

There must be a way of changing this. In the registry

for
instance, or, what would I.E.6 allow - were I to use=20

it?

.



.

  #8  
Old July 3rd 04, 11:05 PM
Noel Paton
external usenet poster
 
Posts: n/a
Default Internet Options, About Blank and MSN.

That looks a little healthier, Ben! - wasn't *that* painful, was it?


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's
or
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f.../Mar27pmvp.asp

"Ben B" wrote in message
...
Humph!

I know a couple of conspirators more devious than myself
when I read their writing.

Internet Explorer
Q832894 (details...)
Q837009 (details...)
SP1 (SP1)


Microsoft Corporation - Internet Explorer Version
6.00.2800.1106 *

Courtesy MM.NP and Belarc.

Big sigh,

Ben.


-----Original Message-----
Just get the IE6 update, Ben!!

--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post

messages to NG's
or
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f...2001/Mar01/Mar

27pmvp.asp

"Ben B" wrote in

message
...
Hello Mike,

I will respond to what I think you will agree is the most
important issue here. The question of my version of I.E.

I have a post made (regarding my using Windows Updates}
immediately following my format and install in which I
expressed my difficulty concerning the SP2 installation. I
copy it he

"Subject: Updates will not install after PF and I.
From: "Ben B"
Sent: 6/25/2004 12:36:04 PM

Hello,

After a partition, format and install I went to the WU
site and with a single exception (I.E.6) accepted all the
available updates.

I have I.E. 5.5.4134.100 and O.E.5.4132.2400. (ex Belarc
and my computer).

Version of I.E. prior to PF and I : 5.51.4807.2300 (ex
Belarc which also shows SP2).

I have the downloaded updates for I.E. Q824145 and Q

832894
and for O.E. Q837009.

None of these will install. The reason given "This update
requires I.E.5.5 Service Pack 2 to be installed". The same
applies to the O.E. update (sustituting O.E. for I.E.).

I cannot find this update.

Help/guidance appreciated."
****************************

I could not resolve that issue. Hence I am still using the
mentioned version. I didn't go to I.E.6 (having tried it
out when it first came out I didn't like it).

I use with regularity (daily and updated) the following:

Lavasoft Adaware.
SpybotS & D.
CWShredder.
HijackThis.
SpywareBlaster.

I will add BHODemon.

Lavasoft regularly returns 2 registry entries of "Possible
Browser Hijack..." here they are (this half an hour after
a previous scan showing them):

Possible Browser Hijack attempt RegData Data Miner
HKEY_CURRENT_USER:Software\Microsoft\Internet
Explorer\Main"Start Page" ("about:blank") Possible browser
hijack attempt
Possible Browser Hijack attempt RegData Data Miner
HKEY_USERS:.Default\Software\Microsoft\Internet
Explorer\Main"Start Page" ("about:blank") Possible browser
hijack attempt

I cannot tell the real MSN page from a false one.

I do appreciate your post and all it's detail, Mike.

Ben.

-----Original Message-----
Are you sure about this Ben and that your homepage hasn't

been hijacked by
something purporting to be MSN? Incidentally I feel that

as a matter of
urgency you need to upgrade your copy of Internet

Explorer to either IE5.5 SP2
or better to IE6 SP1.

This would be a good time to download yourself a copy of

the free Ad-Aware
6.0 from Lavasoft
(http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/) and also

SpyBot
(http://www.safer-networking.org/) and scan your system

for and remove all
unwanted parasites, adware and spyware that might be

hiding on your PC.

I would also suggest you download and run merijn's

CWShredder which targets
the CoolWebSearch parasite. CWShredder can be downloaded

from
(http://www.zerosrealm.com/downloads/CWShredder.zip or
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/files/cwshredder.zip).

Details of the many
forms of the CoolWebSearch hijacker can be found at
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/cwschronicles.html and

also
http://www.pestpatrol.com/pestinfo/c/cws.asp.

Other useful tools include BHODemon
(http://www.definitivesolutions.com/bhodemon.htm that

checks for
unwanted Browser Help Objects and SpywareBlaster
(http://www.wilderssecurity.net/spywareblaster.html)

which can help prevent
some parasites getting a grip on your PC.

Finally if you still continue to experience problems

download a copy of
HijackThis from

(http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html).
Create a
folder called hijackthis on C: and copy the file you

downloaded to that
folder. Close as many applications as you can including

all instances of
Internet Explorer and then run hijackthis.exe and post

back the log, provided
that it isn't too long, to this thread, otherwise to the

HijackThis Forum at
http://www.spywareinfo.com/forums/ and hopefully this

will enable someone to
identify the cause of your problem.
--?
Mike Maltby MS-MVP



Ben B wrote:

Hello,

I have always used 'About Blank' and I wish to continue
using it. However since a recent repartition, format

and
install of WinMe I find MSN declines to let me have the
priviledge of choice. My setting, 'About Blank' is
arbitrarily changed to MSN. This after a a very few

uses
of I.E. (version 5.50.4134.100)

I am puzzled by the fact that MSN is the 'Default' in
Internet Options. I wish my choice of 'About Blank' to

be
the default!

There must be a way of changing this. In the registry

for
instance, or, what would I.E.6 allow - were I to use

it?

.



.



  #9  
Old July 3rd 04, 11:20 PM
Mike M
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Default Internet Options, About Blank and MSN.

Now go back and make certain that you have installed the newly released 870669
patch. g

This patch (see KB 870669 - "How to disable the ADODB.Stream object from
Internet Explorer" (http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=870669) is essential to
patch an exploit which is currently rampant on the net and that can have major
security implications for those infected..
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP



Ben B wrote:

Humph!

I know a couple of conspirators more devious than myself
when I read their writing.

Internet Explorer
Q832894 (details...)
Q837009 (details...)
SP1 (SP1)


  #10  
Old July 3rd 04, 11:28 PM
Ben B
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Posts: n/a
Default Internet Options, About Blank and MSN.

Groaning

DataAccess
KB870669

Courtesy MM and Belarc (already done!)
-----Original Message-----
Now go back and make certain that you have installed the

newly released 870669
patch. g

This patch (see KB 870669 - "How to disable the

ADODB.Stream object from
Internet Explorer" (http://support.microsoft.com?

kbid=870669) is essential to
patch an exploit which is currently rampant on the net

and that can have major
security implications for those infected..
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP



Ben B wrote:

Humph!

I know a couple of conspirators more devious than myself
when I read their writing.

Internet Explorer
Q832894 (details...)
Q837009 (details...)
SP1 (SP1)


.

 




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