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I cannot change my Internet home page

            
  Check your home page protection alerts
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Start Norton AntiVirus.
 If Norton AntiVirus is part of Norton Internet Security or Norton SystemWorks, then start that program.
2
Click Options, and then click Norton AntiVirus.
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Under Internet, click Home Page Protection.
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Check Turn home page protection on.
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Check Block all attempts to change my home page.
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Check Alert me when my home page loads.
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Exit your browser, and then restart it.
 When your browser restarts, you will see an alert. Your options are as follows:

Don't change my home page

Your home page will not be changed.
Select this option if your home page was changed without your knowledge.
 

Change to: Web URL Web URL is the URL of the last change that was made before the alert appeared.
  • Select this option if you changed your home page and you want to keep the new changes.
  • Do not select this option if you suspect that your home page was changed without your knowledge. 
Change to: Symantec Home Page Assistance

Select this option if you want information on how to change your home page.
When you select this option, you are sent to the Symantec Home Page Assistance Web site. The page displays instructions on how to change your home page. Follow the steps on that page, and then close Internet Explorer. Start Internet Explorer again, and when you see the alert, select the second menu choice and click OK.
 

Change to: Blank Page

Select this option if you want your home page to be blank.
 

Enter my own page

Select this option if you want to type your own home page URL in Internet Explorer options.

 

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Document ID: 2006062612201506
Last Modified: 02/23/2007
Date Created: 06/26/2006
Operating System(s): Windows 2000, Windows XP
Product(s): Norton AntiVirus 2006