Solved Odd Google home page problem.

Motley

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In Internet settings on the control panel I have google as my home page. The exact address I have it set to is Google , however when I open IE I end up at http://www.google.com/cgi-bin/redirect.ha which is not a functioning page & displays the following message:



404. That’s an error. The requested URL /cgi-bin/redirect.ha was not found on this server. That’s all we know.

Any ideas on this odd problem?

Thanks!
 

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This probably will not help with obtaining a solution, but I just realized even when I click the link to Google in my original post in this thread that I am taken to the exact same error page.

Very confusing.
 

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Hello Motley,

How does it work if you set you homepage to the link below instead?

Code:
http://www.google.com/
 

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My apologies Brink,

But that actually is the addy I have under internet settings (I believe unless I am missing a detail). I see I failed to include the www in my original question, however it is there in my internet settings.

Here is the cut & paste from internet settings:

Code:
http://www.google.com/
 

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    Lenova Y580 IdeaPad
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    8 Gig DDR 3
    Graphics Card(s)
    GTX 660M- 2 Gig
    Sound Card
    Dolby Home Theater
    Screen Resolution
    1920X1080
    Hard Drives
    1 TB
    Mouse
    Logitech Wireless
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    I.E. 10
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    Avast
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    Blue Ray R/W
    3x USB 3
    HDMI Out
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No worries.

Do you have this same issue using any other browser (ex: Firefox, Chrome, etc...)?

If so, then what internet provider do you have? It may be an issue with their DNS server. As a test, use Google Public DNS, and see if you have the same issue afterwards.
 

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    Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
Brink,

My new buddy from Microsoft I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but I just installed Chrome & it worked fine

My ISP is ATT U-verse.

Truly bizarre.
 

My Computer

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  • OS
    windows 8
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Lenova Y580 IdeaPad
    CPU
    i7
    Memory
    8 Gig DDR 3
    Graphics Card(s)
    GTX 660M- 2 Gig
    Sound Card
    Dolby Home Theater
    Screen Resolution
    1920X1080
    Hard Drives
    1 TB
    Mouse
    Logitech Wireless
    Browser
    I.E. 10
    Antivirus
    Avast
    Other Info
    Blue Ray R/W
    3x USB 3
    HDMI Out
    Xbox 360 Controller
It seems a lot of folks using ATT U-verse is having that issue from what I see over the net. If you like, you could test use Google Public DNS to see if it works in IE afterwards.

If you're happy with Chrome, then I wouldn't worry about it. :)
 

My Computer

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  • OS
    64-bit Windows 10
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom self built
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
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