[WEB4LIB] Re: Resetting the Home Page

[Mark Ellis]

Using a system policy and nailing the IE registry key could be combined so
you don't have to manually edit the registry on each machine (even
remotely).

Make a backup copy of c:\winnt\system32\repl\import\scripts\ntconfig.pol. In
Regedt32, choose Load Hive... on the Registry menu, find the ntconfig.pol
file and give the hive the key name "unload_me" or somesuch.  Change the
permissions on the key as Bob instructs below.  Note that you'll need to
change the setting for each of the users or groups defined in the Policy
Editor.

When you're finished editing, select the key "unload_me" and then choose
Unload Hive on the Registry menu to save your changes to the hive.  Do a
fresh logon on a workstation to test the new policy.

This technique allows you to make other policy changes without creating or
editing policy template files (.adms).


Mark Ellis
Network Support Analyst
Richmond Public Library
Richmond, British Columbia
(604) 231-6410

-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Sullivan [mailto:SCP_SULLI at sals.edu]
Sent: Friday, February 25, 2000 7:27 AM
To: Multiple recipients of list
Subject: [WEB4LIB] Re: Resetting the Home Page


>Even if it's changed, the homepage would always revert to the one set in
>the policies when a user logs in.

Andrew and I experimented with this off the list, and setting that registry
key
to read-only prevents the change from taking page at all.  The key is:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main

You may use Regedt32 to set the permissions.  I set the entire Internet
Explorer section to read-only and it works very well.

Bob Sullivan                               scp_sulli at sals.edu
Schenectady County Public Library (NY)     http://www.scpl.org