when i start internet explorer the address bar contains a site www.searchcentral.org......... something like that,, i then went to the properties page and set the home page again to blank then i restarted internet explorer again the home page was changed to searchcentral ,,,, i suspected a spyware running in my system i ran spybot s&d but to no avail i have updated my definitions of spyware programs in the spybot s&d please help are there any registry tweaks for that matter?

You have been hijacked by the search bar.Download "hijack this" and upgrade it and then run it and look for any listings of "search" this or that and check them and then have it fixed and it should take care of your problem. Now adays you need more than just a little protection from unwanted downloads and hijackings. I use spybot s&d with spywareblaster and hijackthis with win patrol. All freeware/shareware. Never been infected. Am on 24/7 behind a dlink router with 4 machines running with Mcafee virus protection and firewall. spybot>kills adware spywareblaster>protecting before any is downloaded hijack this> protection against registery hyjacks win patrol>same as hijack this but has a sound alarm(scotty dog barks at u) when any new registry program comes in plus is easier to use than hijack this. google away Self-reverence Self-knowledge Self-control These three alone LEAD to SUCCESS -Alfred Lord Tennyson