change home page in XP SP2

[David Gower]

I have several XP Pro computers in a 2003 AD Domain. They are all running
SP2. None of them can change the home page. I can log in as the local admin
and still I can not change the home page. If I build a new machine, place it
on the network but not log into the domain I can change the domain. As soon
as I log into the domain I cannot change the home page, even if I log into
the computer as the local admin. This last test was without any patches
applied, just XP with SP1a. I have looked at my GPOs from the Domain and
there is nothing out of the ordinary set which would keep the home page from
being changed.

I cannot even change it in the registry in the
HKCU\software\microsoft\internet explorer\Main key. If I change it and come
back to check, it has reverted back to the old value. I am at a loss.
Please help! I have ruled out spyware since I have just built a system and
it behaves the same. The registry behavior is what is confusing!

[Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\)]

David Gower wrote:

> I have several XP Pro computers in a 2003 AD Domain. They are all running
> SP2. None of them can change the home page. I can log in as the local admin
> and still I can not change the home page. If I build a new machine, place it
> on the network but not log into the domain I can change the domain. As soon
> as I log into the domain I cannot change the home page, even if I log into
> the computer as the local admin. This last test was without any patches
> applied, just XP with SP1a. I have looked at my GPOs from the Domain and
> there is nothing out of the ordinary set which would keep the home page from
> being changed.
>
> I cannot even change it in the registry in the
> HKCU\software\microsoft\internet explorer\Main key. If I change it and come
> back to check, it has reverted back to the old value. I am at a loss.
Hi

Very unlikely that this is not done by a Group Policy.

To see what GPOs are applied, you can run the following command
from Start/Run (all on one line):

cmd.exe /c gpresult /v >%tmp%\gp.txt && start notepad %tmp%\gp.txt


--
torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of
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[Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\)]

David Gower wrote:

> I have several XP Pro computers in a 2003 AD Domain. They are all running
> SP2. None of them can change the home page. I can log in as the local admin
> and still I can not change the home page. If I build a new machine, place it
> on the network but not log into the domain I can change the domain. As soon
> as I log into the domain I cannot change the home page, even if I log into
> the computer as the local admin. This last test was without any patches
> applied, just XP with SP1a. I have looked at my GPOs from the Domain and
> there is nothing out of the ordinary set which would keep the home page from
> being changed.
>
> I cannot even change it in the registry in the
> HKCU\software\microsoft\internet explorer\Main key. If I change it and come
> back to check, it has reverted back to the old value. I am at a loss.
Hi

Very unlikely that this is not done by a Group Policy.

To see what GPOs are applied, you can run the following command
from Start/Run (all on one line):

cmd.exe /c gpresult /v >%tmp%\gp.txt && start notepad %tmp%\gp.txt


--
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