IE got hijacked by Verizon- How to get rid of their "Verizon Online" tag?

[JEDI]

Every browser window now says "Microsoft Internet Explorer provided by Verizon Online."

How do i get rid of the Verizon part?

THX!

 

[Churnd]

Sounds like the Verizon "tech" set up your computer. You can just uninstall whatever he/she installed and you should be set.

 

[daniel1113]

Read about it here.

It can also be changed with TweakUI, I believe.

 

[Joemonkey]

search your reigstry for the exact terminology of what you don't want and change it to whatever you do want

 

[Suspicious-Teach8788]

LoL. I remember this 6 years ago when TCI @Home hijacked my computer. Wow then it became AT&T @Home and then AT&T Broadband and now COMCAST? Wow... Lame. How these companies all sucked and died so many times over and over.

 

[Cal166]

Originally posted by: JEDI

How do i get rid of the Verizon part?

Install Firefox.

 

[ProviaFan]

Unrelated note: I hate ISP software that doesn't do anything useful and instead loads tons of useless crap and hijacks your browser with "useful" toolbars and "powered by" messages. I can set my computer for DHCP and type in my username and password on my own; you (the ISP) can keep the BS software off my system, thank you very much!

 

[spherrod]

Originally posted by: Cal166

Originally posted by: JEDI

How do i get rid of the Verizon part?

Install Firefox.

:roll:

 

[nweaver]

I had quest dialup, and the were transitioning ot MSN. I called and told the MSN tech that I wasn't about to install their crap. I made them help me setup outlook and a regular dialup connection.

For reference, all that was required for the dialup saw MSN\usernam in the username field.

 

[P0ldy]

TweakXP will do it as well.

Some time ago, my IE browser said "Microsoft Internet Explorer: What Are You Thinking?"

 

[asianguy80]

regedit -> HKEY_CURRENT_USER -> Software -> Microsoft -> Internet Explorer -> Main -> look for a reg on the right side that says "Window Title" and you can change it to whatever yo uwant it to say.

 

[Pr0d1gy]

Originally posted by: P0ldy
TweakXP will do it as well.

Some time ago, my IE browser said "Microsoft Internet Explorer: What Are You Thinking?"

LMAO classic.