stop websites changing favourites

[Guest_imported]

Some website I visit @ work on a daily basis is adding several websites to my Favorites list without my knowledge. Also, it changes my 'home page' to another?

How do I stop sites Adding/changing to my Favorites?

 

[TheLad]

Stop visiting the sites - most companies disapprove of their employees visiting dodgy sites

 

[Malakili]

go into your Internt Options, found in tools, then hit the security tab. Next click on Custom Level, to bring up a list of options, scroll down till you find script ActiveX controls marked safe for scripting, and change it from enabled to propmt, this way when a web page tries bookmarking itself or changing your homepage it`ll ask for permission first. Make sure that you disallow this on all `dodgy` sites, (you know the ones i mean), and allow it on any you trust,as alot of sites you use controls to enhance pages.

Malakili

 

[reghakr]

There is no way to stop the adding of favorites that I know of. However, for the home page:

Do a search in the registry for a key named restrictions under the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer key and delete it. Then reboot your machine and add the key back and lock your homepage as described below.

Or search for the word policies and check the values for the number 1. The number 1 USUALLY indicates a restriction is in effect. Post back with your findings.

To prevent further problems,

Correct your home page to the one you prefer, then immediately do the following:

Backup the registry and/or export the following keys:
go to Start>Run, type regedit. Navigate to:
HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet ExplorerRight-click on the Internet Explorer key, choose new>Key, name it Control Panel. Right-click on the Control Panel, chose new>DWORD value, name it Homepage. Right-click on Homepage, choose modify and type in the number 1.

This should lock your home page, so no other web site can change it.

Then navigate here and verify the homepage is correct:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
look for the Start Page entry.

reghakr