Why Does IE 7 Always Open With A Microsoft Home Page When It's Not My Default Page?

Every now and than when I use internet explorer 7 it shows the following microsoft update page telling me that IE 7 is available when I already have it and am using it when it shoes this:

http://i29.tinypic.com/105ad8z.jpg

My homepage is www.google.com not that thing. Whenever that page shows up and I click the home button it goes to google. But like I said every other day it comes back and shows that above as my home page. Why is this happening and how can I fix it? I'm using IE 7 so why keep bothering me about updating to IE 7? I don't get it microsoft... & yes google.com is set as my default homepage in my tools/options. The page above is coming from this address: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/downloads/ie/getitnow.mspx

 

Re: Why Does IE 7 Always Open With A Microsoft Home Page When It's Not My Default Pag

I honestly don't want to mess with the registry like that unless it's safe for me to do so. I don't use IE but instead use Mozilla Firefox. Though I will need access to IE every now and than. & that's why this kind of start page is bothersome. So I guess what I'm saying is if I'm not comfortable with tweaking the registry I'm fine just using Mozilla right?



Thanks

 

Re: Why Does IE 7 Always Open With A Microsoft Home Page When It's Not My Default Pag

I thought registry backs up automatically when you make a "windows system restore" point?

 

Re: Why Does IE 7 Always Open With A Microsoft Home Page When It's Not My Default Pag

Wow it uses all that ram? Until the pc is restarted right?