IE Home Page Address Problem

[coucou]

Hi,

I just perform a UA WinXP installation and noticed that the IE Home Page address is www.msn.fr, the thing is if I try to change the home address to anything else, it just ignores it completely and that site just stays on as my homepage.

Itried a new install on a neww PC... same problem

I need help. How do I get rid of it, anyone please help me out here.

Regards

coucou

[CptMurphy]

You'll have to edit the registry. This excerp is from M$ help and support.

Click Start, and then click Run.

7. In the Open box, type regedit, and then click OK.

8. In Registry Editor, locate the following subkey, if it exists:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Control Panel

9. If the ResetWebSettings value or the HomePage value exists in this key, right-click the values, and then click Delete.

Note You may also want to verify any Web site information contained in the Default_Page_URL value and the Start Page value in the following registry keys:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main

HKEY_ LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main

HKEY_USERS\Default\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main

10. On the Edit menu, click Delete, and then click Yes to confirm the deletion.

11. On the File menu or on the Registry menu, click Exit to quit Registry Editor.

The full page can be found at: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?...kb;en-us;320159

[coucou]

TNX CptMurphy

First i must say that my computer was NOT infected by any virus/trojan/spy... my UA WinXP installation, include Symantec Clent Security Corporate + Webroot SpySweeper.

I could get ride from this problem but NOT exactly as it explained in KB320159.

1) HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Control Panel

Have'nt \Control Panel.

2) HKEY_ LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main

Can't change "Start Page" content in normal mode. I do change it in "safe mode" but when i restart in "normal mode", still the locked Home Page address www.msn.fr came back.

Here what i did.

1) I performed a clean boot in Windows XP

2) I changed "Start Page" to my desired Home Page address in

HKEY_ LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main

3) I restrat system in NORMAL BOOT.

BTW, although my winnt.sif file contain

[URL]
	Home_Page=http://adsl.free.fr

it seems ignored.

How could I force on my UA WinXP DVD my own IE home page to be selected???

Regards

coucou

Edited September 11, 2006 by coucou

[Takeshi]

winnt.sif needs to have this as well:

[Branding]
	BrandIEUsingUnattended = Yes

I'm intrigued by why can't you change the HKLM Start Page. Something is starting up in Normal Mode and either changes it back or monitors and blocks it from user intervention. Normally you can change it as admin. What's the error message?

Examine what items are starting up - do a Startup List.

Is your AV or other tool preventing changes to the key?

Edited September 12, 2006 by Takeshi

[coucou]

TNX Takeshi for the info.

According to the ref.chm inside deploy.cab of WinXP/Tools

BrandIEUsingUnattended Specifies whether to use Unattend.txt or an .ins file to brand Internet Explorer during an unattended Setup.

I'm using winnt.sif. Do b]BrandIEUsingUnattended = Yes will works???

Regards

coucou

[Takeshi]

Yes it does.

You haven't said anything on the other questions...

[coucou]

You haven't said anything on the other questions...

By changing the Home address in IE Tools/Options.. I have no error message, it accepting the neww home address but when i start IE i get again www.msn.fr

By changing the Home address in Start Page value in the following registry keys:

HKEY_ LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main No problem

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main Modification NOT accepted although i'm the admin.

Regards

coucou

[Takeshi]

So now it's the HKCU, not HKLM subkey that you can't change.

Still, I'd like to know what the error message is exactly, I don't mind even if it's in French. Or upload a screenshot.