SP2 - Changing Pop-up Blocker Settings Before Deployment

[JMatt0806]

I am trying to find out the method, if it exists, for changing pop-up blocker
settings before SP2 is deployed.

I was able to successfully change the firewall settings using the netfw.inf
file, but I have yet to find any information about changing pop-up blocker
settings.

Has anyone successfully completed this operation?

Thanks

[Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\)]

JMatt0806 wrote:

> I am trying to find out the method, if it exists, for
> changing pop-up blocker settings before SP2 is deployed.
>
> I was able to successfully change the firewall settings
> using the netfw.inf file, but I have yet to find any
> information about changing pop-up blocker settings.
>
> Has anyone successfully completed this operation?
Hi

The pop-up blocker settings is defined as values under the key
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\New Windows
(check the values after configuring it using the GUI first)

Any allowed sites are listed under the key
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\New Windows\Allow

Note that this is settings that needs to be set for each user.


If you have Active Directory, some of the pop-up settings can
be controlled with Group Policy.


In this type of situations where I need to find the registry
values for configuration changes, I use a program that takes a
snapshot of the system before and after a configuration change
and then presents a difference report you can investigate.


Some free programs that should be able to help you monitor
configuration changes:

Search for InCtrl5 here (does not report changes in binary
registry values):
http://www.xpefiles.com


Total Uninstall - track and undo system changes
http://www.snapfiles.com/get/totaluninstall.html
http://www.geocities.com/ggmartau/tu.html


InstallWatch
http://www.epsilonsquared.com/


Installation Monitor
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/reskit/tools/existing/instaler-o.asp


InstallSpy
http://www.2brightsparks.com/freeware/freeware-hub.html


You also have Regmon and Filemon from Sysinternals that does a
realtime logging of registry and file access, but they will not
give you a difference report, so they are more for other types
of problems/investigations.

http://www.sysinternals.com/


--
torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of
the 1328 page Scripting Guide:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/default.mspx

[JMatt0806]

Hi Torgeir--

Is it possible to edit the registries BEFORE deploying the package, such as
in the post "SP2 Firewall INF"? It seems like there should be a way to edit
the SP2 extracted files before actually sending the package to clients.

Thanks


"Torgeir Bakken (MVP)" wrote:

> JMatt0806 wrote:
>
> > I am trying to find out the method, if it exists, for
> > changing pop-up blocker settings before SP2 is deployed.
> >
> > I was able to successfully change the firewall settings
> > using the netfw.inf file, but I have yet to find any
> > information about changing pop-up blocker settings.
> >
> > Has anyone successfully completed this operation?
> Hi
>
> The pop-up blocker settings is defined as values under the key
> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\New Windows
> (check the values after configuring it using the GUI first)
>
> Any allowed sites are listed under the key
> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\New Windows\Allow
>
> Note that this is settings that needs to be set for each user.
>
>
> If you have Active Directory, some of the pop-up settings can
> be controlled with Group Policy.
>
>
> In this type of situations where I need to find the registry
> values for configuration changes, I use a program that takes a
> snapshot of the system before and after a configuration change
> and then presents a difference report you can investigate.
>
>
> Some free programs that should be able to help you monitor
> configuration changes:
>
> Search for InCtrl5 here (does not report changes in binary
> registry values):
> http://www.xpefiles.com
>
>
> Total Uninstall - track and undo system changes
> http://www.snapfiles.com/get/totaluninstall.html
> http://www.geocities.com/ggmartau/tu.html
>
>
> InstallWatch
> http://www.epsilonsquared.com/
>
>
> Installation Monitor
> http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/reskit/tools/existing/instaler-o.asp
>
>
> InstallSpy
> http://www.2brightsparks.com/freeware/freeware-hub.html
>
>
> You also have Regmon and Filemon from Sysinternals that does a
> realtime logging of registry and file access, but they will not
> give you a difference report, so they are more for other types
> of problems/investigations.
>
> http://www.sysinternals.com/
>
>
> --
> torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
> Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of
> the 1328 page Scripting Guide:
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/default.mspx
>