Safari Issues: not allowing access to settings and system preferences
I posted this somewhere else, but think it was the wrong place so am reposting here
In the last couple of weeks, I have tried to reset my homepage in safari as it has somehow changed from what I have always had to the following apple page. http://www.apple.com/startpage/ I did not choose for this homepage, and am guessing someone else has clicked on something and by accident ( not me).
I have gone into the internet and network section of system preferences and get a drop down message that these have been changed from an outside source. I click on ok to get out of that section and it will not close off and have had to force quit to get out of it. This has happened two or three times.
I have also tried to access safari help to see if there is another way to change the homepage and although I am able to search and get results I cannot access the actual topic content.
I have never come across this issue before and have no idea of what may be happening. has apple hijacked my homepage?
Hi there,
To stop the pop-up, Go to System Preferences: Security. Check the box next to "Require password to unlock each secure system preference." Then lock Security.
Try this cure for Security update...
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1730909&tstart=0
Cure for Security update...
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1730909&tstart=0
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=8309498#8309498
But Safari's Homepage setting is in Safari's Prefs...
Safari>Preferences>General>Home Page
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