How do I get Yahoo off my homepage?

[Decolliber]

Somehow Yahoo.com got set as my homepage on IE. When I try to change the home page to something else, Yahoo just pops right back up as the home page. I have deleted all cookies and temporary internet files and exorcised all references to Yahoo in the registry file, but it still keeps coming back. How is Yahoo doing this?

[Eric Coffey]

Sounds like you have a browser-hijack virus my friend (cool web, etc.).

[Stanley]

Seems strange that yahoo would do that, usally its spam websites that do it. Might want to try this: after you change your homepage on the options be sure to click "apply" first, then "ok".

Also, have you run any spyware/adware removers lately?

[Serge914]

I just installed Microsoft AntiSpyware Beta. It is free and seem to work great, cleaned up a lot of junk .
No I am not affiliated or doesn't own shares in Microsoft bla bla bla.

[Decolliber]

MS spyware beta only runs on XP; I have it at work. I use Win ME at home. But I did find the problem. My pop-up blocker (Free Surfer) had "locked" Yahoo as the home page. I am running Spybot and Lavasoft as my spyware detectors, but all they really seem to do is pick out cookies.

[SteveStromberg]

Start button

Settings

Control panel

Internet Options

I use Blank no Home page

[tswaney]

In IE:

Tools
Internet options...
Homepage

type in what you want;
Mine is the 911 technical forums

[billwagnon]

download Firefox (mozilla.org)