[tycoon]

I have an Acer TravelMate Tablet pc that i cant change the default home page
on. I have tried in internet options, regitry, browser hijack etc and the
default homepage will not change. it defaults to global.acer.com. anybody
have any suggestions becuase acer says it is not their problem.

Thanks

[Wesley Vogel]

If you are using Spybot - Search & Destroy

Spybot - S & D
[+] Tools
IE Tweaks
Miscellaneous locks
UNCheck: � Lock IE start page setting against user changes (current user)
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http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Read the instructions at the top.
Scroll down to...
63. Home Page Lock - Home Page Unlock
Click on Home Page Unlock
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If you have XP Pro, check this setting in Group Policy.

Disable changing home page settings
http://www.boyce.us/gp/gpcontent.asp?ID=700

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Or check these registry settings...

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\
Control Panel
and
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\
Control Panel
Value Name: HomePage
Value Type: REG_DWORD
Value Data: 0 or 1
0 = Not locked
1 = Locked

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:EBAA815E-D05F-4692-8C1C-00C5A9F878F9@microsoft.com,
tycoon <tycoon@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
> I have an Acer TravelMate Tablet pc that i cant change the default home
> page on. I have tried in internet options, regitry, browser hijack etc
> and the default homepage will not change. it defaults to
> global.acer.com. anybody have any suggestions becuase acer says it is
> not their problem.
>
> Thanks