IE startup page problems

[electrolite]

Despite resetting my startup page in Internet Explorer many times, everytime I reset my computer it will startup with "Hotsearch" or some generic search engine. How do I get rid of this? Is it something to do with the registry?

 

[cpugeniusmv]

download AdAware, check for updates, and run a scan.

it will more than likely fix the problem.

 

[rushm001]

Yep, sounds like a program has installed itself on your computer and is resetting your homepage for you.

 

[dreamliner77]

Also use SpyBot Search and Destroy and Hijackthis.