Reg File For Ie '-nohome'?

[Joffer]

I'm building a WinXP CD with hotfixes and registry tweaks integrated. I'm looking for a way to make IE start with -nohome as default using a registry file (or another way if one exists). For now I only now of the manual way after windows is installed.. (editing the shortcut).

Anyone?

[Yzöwl]

Simple

In winnt.sif

[Branding]
    BrandIEUsingUnattended=Yes

[URL]
    Home_Page="about:blank"

Medium

REGEDIT4

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main]
"Start Page"="about:blank"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main]
"Default_Page_URL"="about:blank"

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main]
"Start Page"="about:blank"

Hard

REGEDIT4

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\gopher\shell\open\command]
@="\"C:\\Program Files\\Internet Explorer\\iexplore.exe\" -nohome"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\htmlfile\shell\Open\command]
@="\"C:\\Program Files\\Internet Explorer\\iexplore.exe\" -nohome"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\HTTP\shell\open\command]
@="\"C:\\Program Files\\Internet Explorer\\iexplore.exe\" -nohome"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\HTTPS\shell\open\command]
@="\"C:\\Program Files\\Internet Explorer\\iexplore.exe\" -nohome"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\ITS FILE\shell\Open\command]
@="\"C:\\Program Files\\Internet Explorer\\iexplore.exe\" -nohome"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\xbmfile\shell\Open\command]
@="\"C:\\Program Files\\Internet Explorer\\iexplore.exe\" -nohome"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\xmlfile\shell\Open\command]
@="\"C:\\Program Files\\Internet Explorer\\iexplore.exe\" -nohome"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\xslfile\shell\Open\command]
@="\"C:\\Program Files\\Internet Explorer\\iexplore.exe\" -nohome"

[Joffer]

Simple and medium is not what I am looking for but nice to know anyway. 'hard' is what I was looking for, and actually the one I though of myself, but gave up a few findings down the registry.. didn't know, or at least was hoping for it was only a "simple" registry line, and not 8 lines (16 actually), one for each type..

Well.. Thanks. I will actually use "both" methods, my XP Joff-Extreme Edittion with all my registry hacks will use what I was looking for (the 'hard' method) and my XP-SP2+ CD with all hotfixes after SP2 will probably use the about:blank method.

Thanks again!

Oh, I would also change the 'hard' way to this:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\gopher\shell\open\command]
@="\"%ProgramFiles%\\Internet Explorer\\iexplore.exe\" -nohome"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\htmlfile\shell\Open\command]
@="\"%ProgramFiles%\\Internet Explorer\\iexplore.exe\" -nohome"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\HTTP\shell\open\command]
@="\"%ProgramFiles%\\Internet Explorer\\iexplore.exe\" -nohome"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\HTTPS\shell\open\command]
@="\"%ProgramFiles%\\Internet Explorer\\iexplore.exe\" -nohome"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\ITS FILE\shell\Open\command]
@="\"%ProgramFiles%\\Internet Explorer\\iexplore.exe\" -nohome"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\xbmfile\shell\Open\command]
@="\"%ProgramFiles%\\Internet Explorer\\iexplore.exe\" -nohome"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\xmlfile\shell\Open\command]
@="\"%ProgramFiles%\\Internet Explorer\\iexplore.exe\" -nohome"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\xslfile\shell\Open\command]
@="\"%ProgramFiles%\\Internet Explorer\\iexplore.exe\" -nohome"

In my extreme tweaked xp I have program files (and docs&settings) on D:

[Yzöwl]

Well the hard way was all given properly in hex(2) format REG_EXPAND_SZ in the post, but because the forum still will not accept the hex formatting without adding html code to it, I changed it.

Also the winnt.sif method, is simple because it I understand it will set all those keys to -nohome for all users at the same time.