GeorgeC
2008-02-25, 23:28
I am using Windows XP Home SP2, and Spybot 1.5.2. My ISP is changing its homepage URL soon, and is transitioning now. We are supposed to make the new URL our homepage, click the "make this my homepage" in RH corner of IE, etc. In the past I have gone to the IE tweaks page, unchecked the "lock IE homepage" block, changed the homepage URL in Control Panel, no problem. Today I find that I can't do this, even in Control Panel/Internet Options, with my owner/administrator password; the homepage is greyed out. I also tried it in Safe Mode using my other administrator password, and also could not change the homepage. I was able to type in a new URL, but the "use current" option was greyed out. I don't know if I have a Spybot problem, or a Windows problem. There is also a yellow bar at the bottom of the homepage change page, saying some settings are reserved for the adiministrator, even though I am using administrator passwords. Also, a strange thing: when I uncheck the "lock IE start page" box, and I go back into Spybot later, it has somehow become checked. Any ideas?