Yahoo toolbar/SBC/IE - probly a dumb question

[docellis]

Why does yahoo's tool bar keep coming back? I "lock toolbar" when I remove the yahoo tool bar but everytime I launch IE it comes back.

Things that come back (after you make the effort to get them to go away) drive me nuts. MS Instant Messager, QuickTime, stuff like that drives me crazy.

[Old_Timer_1944]

Why does yahoo's tool bar keep coming back? I "lock toolbar" when I remove the yahoo tool bar but everytime I launch IE it comes back.

Things that come back (after you make the effort to get them to go away) drive me nuts. MS Instant Messager, QuickTime, stuff like that drives me crazy.

Doc, run "msconfig" from Start/Run (just type it in without the quotes. Sorry if you already know this.) and select the Startup tab. From there you will see what programs are to run at boot. You can check QuickTime and it will prevent it from starting the next time. It can be a pain because when you run a .mov file it will again try to attach itself as a startup program. I use a small, free program called WinPatrol that will monitor programs like this and ask if you want to allow them as startup programs. Once you click "No" it disallows it. Windows Defender does the same thing if you happen to have it.

For Messenger, go to Administrative Tools and run "Services." In that long list you will see "Messenger." Double click on it and in the "Startup Type" drop down window select "Disable." If it's listed in the previous mentioned "msconfig" menu, select it there also.

I had the Yahoo Toolbar a few years back but can't remember how I got rid of it. I do know there is a free program called HiJackThis that it can be disabled with. It's safe and simple and I would be glad to send you instructions on using it if you want.

Hope this helps.

Edit...the more I think about the SBC toolbar, if I remember correctly I had to uninstall it from the Control Panel Add/Remove Programs, then reinstalled a clean version of IE. I was using IE6 then so it's been awhile.

[docellis]

Thanks oldtimer. I removed quicktime a long time ago and forgot how I did it.


I'll try that with the toolbar when I get home.

It just irks me that somebody went to the trouble of making it come back when you've gone to the trouble of removing it.

[Jocephus]

Thanks oldtimer. I removed quicktime a long time ago and forgot how I did it.


I'll try that with the toolbar when I get home.

It just irks me that somebody went to the trouble of making it come back when you've gone to the trouble of removing it.

use FF

[docellis]

Thanks oldtimer. I removed quicktime a long time ago and forgot how I did it.


I'll try that with the toolbar when I get home.

It just irks me that somebody went to the trouble of making it come back when you've gone to the trouble of removing it.

use FF

I knew it was a matter of time before somebody suggested this. And I'm not sure why I am resistant to do it.

[Jocephus]

Thanks oldtimer. I removed quicktime a long time ago and forgot how I did it.


I'll try that with the toolbar when I get home.

It just irks me that somebody went to the trouble of making it come back when you've gone to the trouble of removing it.

use FF

I knew it was a matter of time before somebody suggested this. And I'm not sure why I am resistant to do it.

im somewhat in agreement with you abut ipods (even though i do own one)...but i dont get this one

[docellis]

im somewhat in agreement with you abut ipods (even though i do own one)...but i dont get this one

oh trust me, I like FF. so it isn't the same deal I have with ipods. I really like FF - it allowed me to use an anonymous proxy server from Cambodia to bypass the FOX blackout restrictions on mlbtv for years. I like the tabs too.

But for some dumb reason, I just keep clicking the blue e.

[TabascoElvis]

You can uninstall Yahoo Toolbar from Add/Remove Programs. It's not much beyond a virus anyway, but at least they make it fairly easy to get rid of.

[Cronos]

"Hijackthis" is also a nifty little program, it shows you everything running in the background(even the stuff task manager doesn't) plus it shows you everything the system loads on startup, and you can just check and delete from both your registry and typically the file itself.

Dangerous if used haphazardly(one mistake can really screw up your system), but awesome at getting rid of unwanted crap/viruses/icons and such.

[docellis]

You can uninstall Yahoo Toolbar from Add/Remove Programs. It's not much beyond a virus anyway, but at least they make it fairly easy to get rid of.

I thought I had already tried that, but I guess maybe I didn't.

Cronos, I need to get that. I had "The ultimate trouble shooter" (which sounds similar to hijackthis) for a set amount of uses until it expired. It was really handy.