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Old 01-05-2006, 05:06 AM
Steven L Umbach
 
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Default Re: Lockdown GPO issue

Well in that case for that setting you could try a .reg file that would look
like the following where you would want to of course modify for the actual
webpage. You could copy into notepad and save with a .reg extension. Then
on a test computer try clicking the .reg file to see if it works for the
users. --- Steve

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=310516 --- info on using
reg files.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main]
"Start Page"="http://www.mypage.com/"


"AmyAmandaAllen" <AmyAmandaAllen@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:74A17A81-C3C7-4C03-BD1D-850A7F50EC44@microsoft.com...
> hi,
>
> no these are either standalone or small workgroups.
>
> Have found what I need to set in group policy but wondering if theres a
> command line change I could do to edit gpedit?
>
> "Steven L Umbach" wrote:
>
>> Are these computers part of an Active Directory domain?? If they are you
>> should be able to use Group Policy. Look at user configuration/Windows
>> settings/Internet Explorer maintenance/URLs - important URL's. Also see
>> the
>> link below on IE maintenance processing. --- Steve
>>
>> http://www.sysinternals.com/Utilities/PsShutdown.html
>>
>> "AmyAmandaAllen" <AmyAmandaAllen@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> message
>> news:E4CD8AF7-B952-44FD-973A-FE894176FF58@microsoft.com...
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > At work we have a set homepage in IE which is now unadjustable as we
>> > have
>> > installed group policy on each machine. Now our directors have decided
>> > to
>> > change their mind ( management ) which would need us to manually visit
>> > each
>> > site ( all 40 of em ) and change every machines homepage and disable
>> > group
>> > policy etc. A big headache . Is their any way to create a script or
>> > something very similar which we can just send out to our employees on
>> > site?
>> >
>> > Thanks

>>
>>
>>



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