HomePage hijacking

[Spence Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Spence]

All of a sudden, my HomePage for IE7 changed from Google News to Yahoo. How does this happen? I think it was coincident with download of Yahoo Music Jukebox, yes, I got a DAP from the WOOTOFF.

[bigfrank Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close bigfrank]

IE7 tried to change mine as well. You had to be carefull not to hit yes on one of the questions where they trick you into thinking something was not right. No harm done you can change it back easy enough by going into your internet options.

[jecox Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close jecox]

This is why I stick with FireFox, things like that seem to happen less often

[Spence Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Spence]

I like my Firefox, too, but some websites like Sunterra's WebRes(ervations) do not work properly with it.

[Fern Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Fern]

Use IE Tab

Spence,
I prefer Firefox as well. I have one work reporting website that refuses to work with Firefox. So what to do? I have a Firefox extension called "IE Tab." You can use it one of two ways...either right click on a link, and choose "Load in IE Tab," or right click on an already loaded page and say "View Page in IE Tab." Either way you'll see the page as if you were using MSIE without having to load it. I've never had a web page that wouldn't work with this method. You can find IE Tab in Firefox Extensions.

Fern

[Keitht Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Keitht]

Thanks for the information about IE Tabs. It wasn't in the Extensions on my version of Firefox, but all I had to do was click on "Get More Extensions" and download it. 2 minute job.

[jecox Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close jecox]

Thanks from me as well didn't know about that myself

[Hostelling Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Hostelling]

My first guess is that you used an upgrade that was provided by yahoo...they do offer it on their main web site. However I did not follow that link I went direct to microsoft downloads for the upgrade.

Question: Of the two browsers firefox & IE7 which is more of a momory hog...this IE7 seams to be hogging reasources...I turned off that pishing checker real quick.

Daniel

[Spence Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Spence]

My first guess is that you used an upgrade that was provided by yahoo...they do offer it on their main web site. Daniel

Don't run down and place any bets at the Downs

[Hostelling Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Hostelling]

Don't run down and place any bets at the Downs

Very rarely do....even though I only live only a few miles away.....but when I do I win. Also a very good place for a meal, vastly improved last couple of years. My next door neighbor keeps offering me the Nascar tickets (he works there and gets hands full) but I take off timesharing when there is a race in town.

Daniel

[Spence Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Spence]

Very rarely do....even though I only live only a few miles away.....but when I do I win. Also a very good place for a meal, vastly improved last couple of years. My next door neighbor keeps offering me the Nascar tickets (he works there and gets hands full) but I take off timesharing when there is a race in town. Daniel

Daniel, If you ever care to share, I've never been to Dover Downs or a NASCAR event and would make the trip from DC!