the general tab setting showed one entry (
http://www.msn.com/?pc=bdtdhp), so i asked it to revert to default which said emachines etc. After rebooting same problem so i went to IE and asked it to revert to default. A warning popped up stating only do this if system is unstable, I paused for a moment & did it. Reboot and all is well!
Thank You Jintan