hi all, i just did a fresh install of Windows XP on my daughters computer at home and she is now complaining that she cant change the home page because she hasnt got admin rights

i didnt realise i had done this when i installed it, i didnt set any passwords or anything, what can i do please, she isnt very pleased, it's just like being at work she says !, LOL.

later:- i just checked and there IS only one account on the computer and it is an Administrator account, bloody stupid thing, so why cant we change the home page ?.

tim

Hi Tim,

Hmmmm...a fresh install would require the input of an Administrator password. We do have a tutorial that covers this predicament: http://www.pchelpforum.com/windows-t...-password.html

Any problems, post back...

hiya buddy, you possibly missed my late editing of my original post, but to sum up, there is only one account on the computer, which is an administrator account !, and the computer can be used normally until you want to change the home page away from MSN.com

so i am maybe looking at a virus or hijacking of some sort !!!.

tim

Yup, I did

If it's a fresh install then I doubt you're already suffering from a malware attack. Is this IE6 or IE7?

it's got IE6, but better still i have now done a screen shot of the message that comes up when she tries to alter the home page. this may help ?

tim

Ok, 2 things.

1) Are you using SpyBot?

If not....

2) Go to Start > run > type in regedit [and press enter]
Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Inte
rnet Explorer\Control Panel

Change value of "Homepage" from 1 to 0

O dear buddy, i have Spy Bot installed which seems to be working fine,it keeps out most of the nasties.

i altered the reg entry but it made no difference.

i had a look through the Spy Bot settings but i couldnt find anything relevant, dam.

tim