Is there any way i can modify a users registry during the logon script to add the following key:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main]
"Start Page"="http://intranet.adroitgroup.co.uk/"

Any assistance would we greatly appreciated.

not during the login , cos HKCU isn't available for login Scripts ...

You may wanny try to run this part of the Script through the RUN Key (HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run)

hth

Jochen

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In your KIX Script, do the following:

code:

---

 $hkcus = 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE'
 $hklms = 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE'
 ;*************************************************************************************
 ; SET http://intranet.adroitgroup.co.uk  as the Homepage in Internet Explorer
 ;*************************************************************************************
 $rc=WRITEVALUE($hkcus+"\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main","Start Page","http://intranet.adroitgroup.co.uk","REG_SZ")
 $rc=WRITEVALUE($hklms+"\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main","Default_Page_URL","http://intranet.adroitgroup.co.uk","REG_SZ")

---

Thanks!

- Kent

[ 25 July 2001: Message edited by: kdyer ]

save this snippet as a seperate Script and start a batch through the run Key that calls it !

J.

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On NT 4 Workstation, I have no problem changing the start page for IE under HKCU, I have been doing this through my login script for quite sometime. Changing things under HKLM is another story, unless the user has admin rights.

Do you have any detailed information on issues with HKCU at login?

Thanks!

btw. that is pointing to Policies !
The easiest way should be:
get yourself the Policy template for ie and set the start page through this !

Jochen

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found one topic even->Interestin!! HKU LOCK!!

Under NT, you should only need Power User Privs to get to HKCU..

TTYL,

- Kent

• By NT we doesn't have any problem to modify the HKCU hive settings for
  Internet Explorer.
  We need no special privileges, because any user can change by default
  it's starting page by the Options menu of Internet Explorer.
  Only changing your environment with f.e. policie-settings can prevent
  such changes.
  
• For 95/98 there are no restriction to modify your HKLM keys.
  Modifications to your HKCU can be a problem by using mandatory or roaming
  profiles.

• see for topic
  http://kixtart.org/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=2&t=002104
  for "how to starts a kixtart script by a RUN entry in your
  registry.