cant change explorer home page! HELP!!

Joined: 04 Jan 2006 Posts: 2

Somehow i downloaded a virus or worm or something... Now my home page is stuck and on "res://shdocie.dll/blank.html", i found the file shdocie.dll in C:\WINNT folder for windows 2000 pro but cannot get my regular home page back. This friggin worm or whatever also changed my desktop picture to all black with a warning message in it! I downloaded the ADAWARW program from microsoft and the SPYWARE blocker both from microsoft, neither seem to fix this problem. I have just been working around it for about a week now, how do i fix this??

Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2006 3:05 pm

try this...HiJack this software...

http://www.tomcoyote.org/hjt/

StaticNine Moderator Joined: 22 Feb 2005 Posts: 923

Back up your data and reformat...it'll be easier in the long run.

Joined: 04 Jan 2006 Posts: 2

Thanx, The HiJackthis software worked, i got my home page back.. Now i'm just trying to fix my wallpaper. I have a "workaround" that is working for now so i have a wallpaper of my kids, but my display settings are still messed up so i cannot actual change my wallpaper the right way..

thanx again..

Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2006 4:39 pm

Glad it worked

Posted: Fri Jun 16, 2006 10:38 pm

You need to stop using Microsoft Internet Explorer and use Mozilla Firefox instead.

Firefox lets you install "extensions" that are FREE and very cool. For instance, you can get "NoScript" that blocks malicious scripts that try to download crap on your computer. NoScript also can block most of the ads and junk you see on websites.

My other favorite extension is Image Zoom. Lets you quickly enlarge any photo on a webpage.

I also use VideoDownloader that lets you download videos from YouTube and other such places.

That's all.

Joined: 22 Apr 2005 Posts: 61

Another program that works well is CCleaner. http://www.ccleaner.com/