joomla module only on frontpage

[flapjacks]

I have a menu and a slideshow that I want to only show on a few pages.  I have this working for most pages, but the modules show up when the user clicks a link on the virtuemart product category list.  I tried installing metamod but I can't get it to work.  Are there any other ways to accomplish this?

[guayo]

I also have this problem
I have a module that I want to display only on the home menu item, wich is set as a virtuemart frontpage. But the module is displayed on every product and category.
How can I set a module to be displayed only in the frontpage?

[mirrorsandglass]

Can you post url or screenshot as this might help others to understand.
Also do the url's have the Joomla "Itemid" for VM in them?