Jack,
I tried it but it did not work. I have been using "about blank" as the home
page but the search engine was still "GOTO". However under Internet
Options/Programs I clicked on "Reset Web Settings" and it cleared the
"GOTO" engine and returned my original choices.
Thanks.
Marv Trott
At 10:36 PM 7/11/01 -0400, you wrote:
>Try this:
>Go to IE, Tools/Internet Options/General tab. The first option is "Home
>Page." There are three choices: Use current, use default, use blank. (I
>use "blank," so I won't have to wait for a search engine or other page to
>load). The "default" is probably MSN or antoher MS page. Your old home
>page is either in the "Use current, or if you type in "http" (no quotes),
>your latest history (or favorites?) of sites will be available for you to
>select. Your old site should be in that list. If not, retype it in the
>Use Current window. Voila.
>jack payton
>
>On Wed, 11 Jul 2001 18:46:04 -0400 Marv Trott <[log in to unmask]>
>writes:
> > Need a little help. Using Window 98 SE
> >
> > This might not be the cause of the problem but I downloaded the latest
> > version of Window Media Player and added a utility RAM Idle today then
> > noticed that the Search Engine had changed to "GOTO" with lots of ads.
>The
> > customize section only has the ads and cannot be changed.
> >
> > How can I get back to the original search engine set up on the Internet
> > Explorer screen where I can select the search engines in the customize
> > section and also see how many hit I get when I do a search.
> >
> > I am familiar with the Registry and use Norton 2000 Utilities and
> > Power Desk by Mijenix routinely.
> > I've looked in the Internet Options and there does not seem to be
>anything
> > that addresses the choice of Search Engine selection in IE.
> > Marv Trott
>
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