IE Maintenance GP Works Only First Time

[Brian]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.group_policy (More info?)

I recently created a new GPO at the domain level that sets the user homepage
to http://intranet
After I made this change, everyone in the company got the new Intranet
homepage set on their computers at login. I looked like a hero.

Now I noticed that if a user (including me) sets their homepage to
www.cnn.com or whatever, it sticks. Even after logoff and reboots.

I run gpupdate and it says the user and computer policies successfully
applied.
But the homepage is still www.cnn.com.
I then run gpupdate /force and it changes my homepage back to
http://intranet.

Is this by design? And how can I make this policy apply every time so when a
user changes their homepage, the policy changes it back at next login?

Thanks for your help!!

Brian

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.group_policy (More info?)

You also need to enable the policy under User>Admin Templates>Windows
Components/Internet Explorer>Disable changing home page settings, this way
the user cannot change the home page, and the policy will continually apply.

HTH

Ken


"Brian" <bhanley72@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>I recently created a new GPO at the domain level that sets the user
>homepage
> to http://intranet
> After I made this change, everyone in the company got the new Intranet
> homepage set on their computers at login. I looked like a hero.
>
> Now I noticed that if a user (including me) sets their homepage to
> www.cnn.com or whatever, it sticks. Even after logoff and reboots.
>
> I run gpupdate and it says the user and computer policies successfully
> applied.
> But the homepage is still www.cnn.com.
> I then run gpupdate /force and it changes my homepage back to
> http://intranet.
>
> Is this by design? And how can I make this policy apply every time so when
> a
> user changes their homepage, the policy changes it back at next login?
>
> Thanks for your help!!
>
> Brian
>
>

 

[Brian]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.group_policy (More info?)

Thank you Ken! Worked like a charm.

B

"Ken B" <none@microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:OxpmefQ9EHA.1188@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> You also need to enable the policy under User>Admin Templates>Windows
> Components/Internet Explorer>Disable changing home page settings, this way
> the user cannot change the home page, and the policy will continually
apply.
>
> HTH
>
> Ken
>
>
> "Brian" <bhanley72@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:ef9nbDN9EHA.3944@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> >I recently created a new GPO at the domain level that sets the user
> >homepage
> > to http://intranet
> > After I made this change, everyone in the company got the new Intranet
> > homepage set on their computers at login. I looked like a hero.
> >
> > Now I noticed that if a user (including me) sets their homepage to
> > www.cnn.com or whatever, it sticks. Even after logoff and reboots.
> >
> > I run gpupdate and it says the user and computer policies successfully
> > applied.
> > But the homepage is still www.cnn.com.
> > I then run gpupdate /force and it changes my homepage back to
> > http://intranet.
> >
> > Is this by design? And how can I make this policy apply every time so
when
> > a
> > user changes their homepage, the policy changes it back at next login?
> >
> > Thanks for your help!!
> >
> > Brian
> >
> >
>
>