Stopping Redirects

My ISP is Peoplepc.com
If I type an incorrect web address into Firefox or K-Meleon (the two
browsers I use in Win98), I am redirected to a Peoplepc search page.
The url is http://peoplepc-finder.com/ (with more added). I did NOT
set this up. I DO NOT want this. I want it to simply tell me
"Invalid" (error messages built into the browsers). Apparently since I
am using peoplepc they have this configured. How can I disable this?
It's damn annoying. For one thing I am on dialup, so I have to wait
for that useless page to load. Another reason, I might be searching
to see if there is a webpage called (example)
www.bigbrownfootball.com (which this example does take me to this
annoying page). But maybe I'd like to try other extensions, such as
..net .org .info .tv etc. I have to retype the whole thing each time.

Does anyone know how to disable this, or am I stuck with it because I
use peoplepc?

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If I type an incorrect web address into Firefox or K-Meleon
(the two browsers I use in Win98), I am redirected to a
Peoplepc search page.

Right-click on the Network Neighborhood icon on your desktop, and select
Properties.

Look for the TCP/IP entry in the list of network components. If you see
more then one, then try to figure out which one is being used to connect
you to the internet.

Select Properties.

You should see a bunch of tabs (Bindings, Advanced, Gateway, etc).

Select the DNS configuration tab.

The radio button "Enable DNS" should be selected.

In the section called "DNS Server Search Order", you may (or should)
have some IP addresses entered there (possibly up to 3 of them).

Write them down somewhere (in case you need to put them back here) and
then click on each one and remove it.

Then in the entry box above the list box, enter this:

4.2.2.2 (then hit add)
4.2.2.1 (then hit add)

Then hit "OK" (to close that window) and hit OK again (to close the
network properties window).

Windows will then tell you to re-start, so restart your machine.

Then open your browser and enter a bogus web-site address and see what
happens.

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My ISP is Peoplepc.com
If I type an incorrect web address into Firefox or K-Meleon
(the two browsers I use in Win98), I am redirected to a
Peoplepc search page. The url is
http://peoplepc-finder.com/ (with more added). I did NOT
set this up. I DO NOT want this. I want it to simply tell
me "Invalid" (error messages built into the browsers).
Apparently since I am using peoplepc they have this
configured. How can I disable this? It's damn annoying.
For one thing I am on dialup, so I have to wait for that
useless page to load. Another reason, I might be searching
to see if there is a webpage called (example)
www.bigbrownfootball.com (which this example does take me
to this annoying page). But maybe I'd like to try other
extensions, such as .net .org .info .tv etc. I have to
retype the whole thing each time.

Does anyone know how to disable this, or am I stuck with it
because I use peoplepc?

Yes.

But if you install the BEST browser around (let alone for 98)
from www.offbyone.com, you can set up your home page in its ini
file, make the ini file read only, and copy the URL of whatever
page you need to access in a full-featured browser. Ob1 does not
do fla**** or java****, so you will be immune to people****, but
you won't be able to enjoy "web design" either, nor access your
bank, etc.

Making something normal the start page in FF or KM and making
whatever file includes that setting "read only" may or may not
work. Your other option is to write a little bat file and
overwrite all the FF/KM ini settings after every session,
thereby avoiding the people**** home page syndrome. Disabling
javascript may or may not work.

This is the SECOND outfit I have heard of that offers cheap or
free dial-up to people living in remote areas or where the only
internet service available is BB. At the price of annoyance.
Strange days.

Another option which will not eliminate it but speed it up is to
have your browser "not load images" until you are done with
people**** and are going somewhere else. A good browser (like
Opera) can put the "show images" on/off button right on the
taskbar.

I also highly recommend UrlOrganizer2 (even the free URL
Organizer [1] is fine). You can click on a link in it and it
will open in the browser of your choice. This may or may not
work depending on how clever people****ters are.

http://www.urlorg.com/urlorganizer2/


--
"Anytime I hear the word "culture", I reach for my iPad."
- 21st Century Humanoid

hemorrhoid wrote:

Does anyone know how to disable this, or am I stuck with it
because I use peoplepc?

Yes.

Yes what - you fool?

But if you install the BEST browser around ...

Disregard the rest of that horse-**** advice - which has nothing to do
with your question anyways.

In message , thanatoid
writes:
wrote in
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My ISP is Peoplepc.com
If I type an incorrect web address into Firefox or K-Meleon
(the two browsers I use in Win98), I am redirected to a
Peoplepc search page. The url is
[]
Does anyone know how to disable this, or am I stuck with it
because I use peoplepc?

Yes.

But if you install the BEST browser around (let alone for 98)
from www.offbyone.com, you can set up your home page in its ini
[]
You've let your love of OffByOne stop you actually reading his question
- which isn't about home pages, but about invalid pages. He would get
the same even using OB1, unless it has its own DNS settings, which I
doubt. 98 Guy has posted a useful set of instructions about how to
change your default DNS (98g - the ones you've suggested, the
single-digit ones, are interesting - what are they?).

In the meantime, I had had half a mind to make the same suggestion as
you (thanatoid) about turning off images in order to at least make the
irritating page load faster (though I suspect these days even that won't
make much difference as pages are so overloaded with scripts and other
things that are in the source code but don't display, these days), but
turning images off and on is a more tedious process in Firefox (let
alone IE) these days than it used to be in (earlier at least - not sure
about the latter few) Netscape. (Yes, I'm sure it will be trivial in
OB1.)
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"J. P. Gilliver (John)" wrote in
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In message ,
thanatoid
wrote m:[]
My ISP is Peoplepc.com If I type an incorrect web address
into Firefox or K-Meleon (the two browsers I use in Win98), I
am redirected to a Peoplepc search page. The url is []
Does anyone know how to disable this, or am I stuck with it
because I use peoplepc?Yes.But if you install the BEST
browser around (let alone for98) from www.offbyone.com, you
can set up your home page inits ini []
You've let your love of OffByOne stop you actually
reading his question - which isn't about home pages, but about
invalid pages. []No, it IS about home pages, if people**** did
not FORCE his browser to make it its home page AND to redirect
to it when a(ny) webpage is inaccessible or badly typed, he
would not have the problem which he ONLY has because he is using
an outfit which offers cheap/free service supported by shoved-
down-your-throat advertising, and ANY chance [like when he
mistypes an URL] to shove MORE advertising down his throat
/will/ be taken advantage of. He would get the[]same even using
OB1, unless it has its own DNS settings, which I doubt.
Perhaps. 98 Guy has posted a useful set of instructions about
how to change your default DNS (98g - the ones you've
suggested, the single-digit ones, are inte[]resting - what are
they?). []]]] I am sure people**** would NOT allow anyone to use
any DNS than their own. They probably have them all blocked
somehow. Although THAT could probably be gotten around by using
OB1. In the meantime, I had had half a mind
to make the same suggestion as you (thanatoid) [that IS
me][]about turning off images in order to at least
make the irritating page load faster (though I suspect these
days even that won't make much difference as pages are so
overloaded with scripts and other things that are in the source
code but don't Display That's why I[]suggested Ob1 which does
NOT do scr[]ipts etc, so everything loads in about 3 seconds
even on dialup. these days), but turning images off and on is a
more tedious process in Firefox (let alone IE) these days than
Well, if you want to use IE of the "I am smart enough not to use
IE[] but unfortunately NOT smart enough to use a Opera or Ob1[]
it used to be in (earlier at least - not sure about the latter
few) Netscape. (Yes, I'm sure it will be trivial in OB1.) That
it is, and that is why Ob1 is the **best** browser around,
especially now that the "web design illness" has infected
everyone.[]

--
"Anytime I hear the word "culture", I reach for my iPad."
- 21st Century Humanoid

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My ISP is Peoplepc.com
If I type an incorrect web address into Firefox or K-Meleon (the two
browsers I use in Win98), I am redirected to a Peoplepc search page.
The url is http://peoplepc-finder.com/ (with more added). I did NOT
set this up. I DO NOT want this. I want it to simply tell me
"Invalid" (error messages built into the browsers). Apparently since I
am using peoplepc they have this configured. How can I disable this?
It's damn annoying. For one thing I am on dialup, so I have to wait
for that useless page to load. Another reason, I might be searching
to see if there is a webpage called (example)
www.bigbrownfootball.com (which this example does take me to this
annoying page). But maybe I'd like to try other extensions, such as
.net .org .info .tv etc. I have to retype the whole thing each time.

Does anyone know how to disable this, or am I stuck with it because I
use peoplepc?

Look for DefaultSearchURL in your registry.

wrote in message
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My ISP is Peoplepc.com
If I type an incorrect web address into Firefox or K-Meleon (the two
browsers I use in Win98), I am redirected to a Peoplepc search page.
The url is http://peoplepc-finder.com/ (with more added). I did NOT
set this up. I DO NOT want this. I want it to simply tell me
"Invalid" (error messages built into the browsers). Apparently since I
am using peoplepc they have this configured. How can I disable this?
It's damn annoying. For one thing I am on dialup, so I have to wait
for that useless page to load. Another reason, I might be searching
to see if there is a webpage called (example)
www.bigbrownfootball.com (which this example does take me to this
annoying page). But maybe I'd like to try other extensions, such as
.net .org .info .tv etc. I have to retype the whole thing each time.

Does anyone know how to disable this, or am I stuck with it because I
use peoplepc?

Look in your registry for Default_Search_URL.

Something seems wrong with your quoting indentations, line feeds, and
paragraph breaks, or rather, lack thereof. You may need to check its
settings.

thanatoid wrote:
"J. P. Gilliver (John)" wrote in
:

In message ,
thanatoid
wrote m:[]
My ISP is Peoplepc.com If I type an incorrect web address
into Firefox or K-Meleon (the two browsers I use in Win98), I
am redirected to a Peoplepc search page. The url is []
Does anyone know how to disable this, or am I stuck with it
because I use peoplepc?Yes.But if you install the BEST
browser around (let alone for98) from www.offbyone.com, you
can set up your home page inits ini []
You've let your love of OffByOne stop you actually
reading his question - which isn't about home pages, but about
invalid pages. []No, it IS about home pages, if people**** did
not FORCE his browser to make it its home page AND to redirect
to it when a(ny) webpage is inaccessible or badly typed, he
would not have the problem which he ONLY has because he is using
an outfit which offers cheap/free service supported by shoved-
down-your-throat advertising, and ANY chance [like when he
mistypes an URL] to shove MORE advertising down his throat
/will/ be taken advantage of. He would get the[]same even using
OB1, unless it has its own DNS settings, which I doubt.
Perhaps. 98 Guy has posted a useful set of instructions about
how to change your default DNS (98g - the ones you've
suggested, the single-digit ones, are inte[]resting - what are
they?). []]]] I am sure people**** would NOT allow anyone to use
any DNS than their own. They probably have them all blocked
somehow. Although THAT could probably be gotten around by using
OB1. In the meantime, I had had half a mind
to make the same suggestion as you (thanatoid) [that IS
me][]about turning off images in order to at least
make the irritating page load faster (though I suspect these
days even that won't make much difference as pages are so
overloaded with scripts and other things that are in the source
code but don't Display That's why I[]suggested Ob1 which does
NOT do scr[]ipts etc, so everything loads in about 3 seconds
even on dialup. these days), but turning images off and on is a
more tedious process in Firefox (let alone IE) these days than
Well, if you want to use IE of the "I am smart enough not to use
IE[] but unfortunately NOT smart enough to use a Opera or Ob1[]
it used to be in (earlier at least - not sure about the latter
few) Netscape. (Yes, I'm sure it will be trivial in OB1.) That
it is, and that is why Ob1 is the **best** browser around,
especially now that the "web design illness" has infected
everyone.[]

--
"Anytime I hear the word "culture", I reach for my iPad."
- 21st Century Humanoid

hemorrhoid wrote:

thanatoid
wrote m:[]
My ISP is Peoplepc.com If I type an incorrect web address
into Firefox or K-Meleon (the two browsers I use in Win98), I
am redirected to a Peoplepc search page. The url is []
Does anyone know how to disable this, or am I stuck with it
because I use peoplepc?Yes.But if you install the BEST
browser around (let alone for98) from www.offbyone.com, you

(...)

Tell me that isin't a pile of horse-****.

Who lets this guy post to usenet?

Hey hemorrhoid, do you see how cracked your post turned out?

What kind of stupid-ass software are you using?

I am sure people**** would NOT allow anyone to use
any DNS than their own.

You are so stupid.

No ISP can prevent anyone from using any DNS server they want.

They probably have them all blocked somehow.

What a stupid old phart you are.

I bet you miss your bum-buddy MEB.