I have a chunk of registry tweaks I run on new computers, this is one of them. It changes the internet explorer homepage to www.google.com, though you can use anything you like in place of google, perhaps a intranet page?
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftInternet ExplorerMain]
“Start Page”=”www.google.com“
Simple but powerful, and can be merged to the registry silently using regedit /s, or added to a list of registry hacks.
To use this with kaseya import the below script, change the red to your best practice and away you go.
Script Name: Default IE Page – google
Script Description: Set Default Page on Iternet Explorer.
Script Description: Set Default Page on Iternet Explorer.
IF User Is Logged In
Parameter 1 :
THEN
Set Registry Value
Parameter 1 : HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftInternet ExplorerMainStart Page
Parameter 2 : http://www.google.com
Parameter 3 : REG_SZ
OS Type : 0
ELSE
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#1 by Dave on April 21, 2009 - 3:40 pm
ok, I do not understand, why do you need registry tweak to change IE 7 homepage when you can do in internet options??
#2 by admin on April 23, 2009 - 9:25 am
It is useful for network admins that are trying to roll a change out to a bunch of computers at once. I use this as part of a large set of registry changes I make on new windows installs. When you install windows on 20 computers it can be quite a timesaver. Additionally it is useful to rollout intranet page changes or standardize the user’s homepage over a network as part of a login script, or on networks that don’t employ group policy and use a scripting engine like Kaseya.