>Got a new computer with Windows 7 professional and running ie8 i have a redirect for some sites. I think it is called branding,such as "www.dell.msn.com" etc along with more than what I like to see of Dell adds.
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>How can I remove the "Dell" branding from IE8

Free telephone tech support comes with your Dell, you could take advantage of that.

Removing the "...provided by Dell" branding (if present): Google [dell ie branding remove]

For the redirect issue, Google [dell ie redirect]

It looks like redirects can be caused by at least two (related?) things:

- what your browser is set to display in case of a 404
- what your default search engine is

I don't know if either of those will change back redirects such as dell.msn.com. I think that sort of redirect is at least borderline evil, especially if it can't be disabled.