Marino,
Let me Reload that entire previous instruction, to make it easier and avoid any error messages.
Let's be sure that Registry key is correct.
First a safety measure.
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Backup Your Registry with
ERUNT:
- Download erunt.zip to your Desktop from here:
http://aumha.org/downloads/erunt.zip - Double-click erunt.zip, select Extract All... and follow the prompts to extract ERUNT to a new folder on your Desktop
- Inside the new folder, double click ERUNT.exe
- OK all the prompts to back up your registry to the default location.
Note: If you ever need to restore your registry later, you would go to the
default backup folder and start
ERDNT.exe
(The
default backup folder is
C:\Windows\ERDNT\ and the backups are saved according to date stamp)
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Copy/Paste/Run a Registry Edit
Copy/paste the contents of the following code box into a new notepad document (don't copy the word "Code"):
REGEDIT4
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search]
"Default_Search_URL"="http://www.google.com"
"CustomizeSearch"=-
"SearchAssistant"=-
Make sure there are NO blank lines before REGEDIT4
Make sure there IS one blank line at the end of the file.
Save it as File Type
All Files (not as a Text document, or it won't work).
Save it to your Desktop as
fixme.reg
Double click
fixme.reg on your Desktop, and merge it into the registry when asked.
Reboot Windows.
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REBOOT(RESTART) Your Machine
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Go to Start, Run and type
cmd
At the cursor in the command window, type
ipconfig /flushdns and hit <enter>
Type "exit" to close the window.
This should remove any "memorized" redirect sites.
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Replace the Current HOSTS File with MVPs
Download
HostsXpert and unzip (extract) it to your computer, somewhere where you can find it.
- Double click on HostsXpert.exe to launch the program. Give whatever Permissions are required.
- In the bottom half of the left pane, click on File Handling
- If the first button at the top is labeled Make Writeable?, click on it so the label changes to Make Read Only
- Click third button from the bottom, labeled Download. A couple new buttons will appear at the top.
- Click on the top button labeled MVPs Hosts and choose Replace
- When asked to verify if you want to Replace present Hosts file, click OK.
- When it finishes , click on File Handling again.
- Click the button at the top labeled Make Read Only, so the label changes to Make Writeable?
- Hit the X in the upper right corner to exit HostsXpert
If you have a separate third party firewall, or Winpatrol, you may have to give permissions at various times to Unlock the present default HOSTS file and install the new one.
Let me know how it goes.
Once the redirects are taken care of, you will absolutely need to get Windows XP Service Pack 3.
askey127
askey127