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Thread in IE General to which you're referring:
http://groups.google.com/group/micro...ead81f2a5228c8

Always state your full Windows version (e.g., WinXP SP3) when posting to
this newsgroup, please, Gus.

What anti-virus application is installed? What third-party firewall, if
any?

One or more options/settings in an ever-growing number of third-party
applications may be disallowing the change(s) from "sticking". These include
but are not limited to Ad-aware Pro Ad-Watch, Spybot Tea Timer,
SpywareBlaster, SpySweeper, Spyware Doctor, CounterSpy, AVG Anti-Spyware,
Norton AntiVirus, McAfee VirusScan and/or Antispyware, NOD32, and Zone Alarm
(Free, Pro, & Security Suite).

> The one thing to note as well is when I reinstalled IE7, since then I have
> not been able to set my home page, as it keep going back to the default
> page
> you get when you first install it, asking for setting etc.

One or more of the above could be at work here, too. The following should
get you sorted:

A blank Web page is displayed when you start Internet Explorer 7
[ignore the title]
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/945385
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Gus wrote:
> Hi, I am having a problem with my cookie constantly being reset to "All
> Cookies". I looked on general site, and found a thread just started with
> exactly he same problem by AliHarris. I have posted my reply on AliHarris
> thread called : IE7 Cookies policy constantly being reset to "All
> Cookies".
>
> A copy of my reply is below and what I have done so far. I dont know what
> to
> do, please help me and ALi Harris. It is to much of a coiincidence that
> this
> has happened to both us at the same time. There is probably some new NASTY
> bug out at present! Help!
>
> MY RESPONSE TO ALI's thread:
> Hi Ali, I have the same problem and it happened a few days back. I use
> windows xp, updated everything. I run bullguard in the background, and the
> have run ad aware 2008, prevx csi, xoftSpySE, spybot search and destroy,
> even used ccleaner.com to clean registery stuff. I picked up loads of
> stuff,
> mainly minor 1 back door win32.backdoor virus, a virtuemonde thing, which
> I
> cleared. I even got sent hijack this, by bullguard support, which is tool
> that looks for hijacking activity in the deeper levels, and still nothing
> found. I reinstalled IE7, even used firefox browser, heck even when
> browser
> not opened by internet setting changes to all cookie accepted straight
> after
> I change it. This is a problem affected the deeper settings of the window
> internet setup. I think either there is a new virus,malware, something, or
> .. whatever malware has caused untold chnages to the windows internet
> settings (?at registry level), or something else altogether.
>
> It seems to much of a coincidence that this has happened exactly at the
> same
> time it happened to me.
>
> NOTE for WINDOWS FOLKS I hope windows will help please. How do you look at
> the registry level to see if the internet security cookie profile setting
> is
> ok ?
>
> Ali this problem is not a browser problem, as I have other browser. ry
> changing your setting from the control panel, and you will see the problem
> still exists.
>
> The one thing to note as well is when I reinstalled IE7, since then I have
> not been able to set my home page, as it keep going back to the default
> page
> you get when you first install it, asking for setting etc.
>
> Please help