Re: IE7 - home button drop down bypasses GP lockout

This works, but only if you have just 1 homepage.
If you have multiple tabs it wont work.
GPedit only allows 1 page

So what i would like to know, is there a way to turn of the dropdown
function of the home button. A classic home buttom - that has only one
function...to go home (or in this case , homes)

or

is there some way to get gpedit to allow you to type in multiple homepages?
thanks
joe

"Don Varnau" wrote:

> Hi,
> GPEDIT.MSC appears to lock in the chosen homepage and lock out changes for
> me.
>
> From gpedit.msc> User Configuration> Administrative Templates> Windows
> Components> (double-click) Internet Explorer> Disable changing homepage
> settings> "Enabled" and specify a homepage.
>
> Hope this helps,
> Don
> [MS MVP- IE]
>
> "Chad H" <ChadH[at]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:9F6DDA64-FDCE-4E76-8B47-AA69D5CDABCB@microsoft.com...
> > For our site we lock out homepage changes which I can see in internet
> options
> > OK. The kicker is I (or the user) will be able use the home button on the
> > command bar of IE to add/remove single homepages (including the one that
> > should NOT be delete-able). I would like to intro the tabbed browsing to
> > users and not gp them out. And I like the home button but despise the
> drop
> > down arrow on it (all I need is simple "take me back to the homepage"
> > function). I tried tweaking button settings (show/no show) and also
> > disabling customize buttons so if the button were missing then it could
> not
> > be placed back but have not had much success ever with the GP for button
> > show/no show config.
> >
> > Challenge: How can I keep the home button on the command bar while
> > following the restriction of -- no changes to the homepage via inet
> options
> > ANNNNDD no changes via the homepage button dropdown on the command bar?
> >
> > Thanks in advance!
> >
>
>

"Coloradojoe" <Coloradojoe@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:8F067849-71EE-453E-861D-8545DC91B9B5@microsoft.com...
> This works, but only if you have just 1 homepage.
> If you have multiple tabs it wont work.

> GPedit only allows 1 page


Why not create your own .adm file then which allows more than 1 page?


>
> So what i would like to know, is there a way to turn of the dropdown
> function of the home button. A classic home buttom - that has only one
> function...to go home (or in this case , homes)


You would have to Run... ProcMon to see if there are any Policies values
tested when you use it. Then figure out if the is already a script which
sets that or whether you would need to create one yourself.


Good luck

Robert Aldwinckle
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>
> or
>
> is there some way to get gpedit to allow you to type in multiple homepages?
> thanks
> joe
>
> "Don Varnau" wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>> GPEDIT.MSC appears to lock in the chosen homepage and lock out changes for
>> me.
>>
>> From gpedit.msc> User Configuration> Administrative Templates> Windows
>> Components> (double-click) Internet Explorer> Disable changing homepage
>> settings> "Enabled" and specify a homepage.
>>
>> Hope this helps,
>> Don
>> [MS MVP- IE]
>>
>> "Chad H" <ChadH[at]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:9F6DDA64-FDCE-4E76-8B47-AA69D5CDABCB@microsoft.com...
>> > For our site we lock out homepage changes which I can see in internet
>> options
>> > OK. The kicker is I (or the user) will be able use the home button on the
>> > command bar of IE to add/remove single homepages (including the one that
>> > should NOT be delete-able). I would like to intro the tabbed browsing to
>> > users and not gp them out. And I like the home button but despise the
>> drop
>> > down arrow on it (all I need is simple "take me back to the homepage"
>> > function). I tried tweaking button settings (show/no show) and also
>> > disabling customize buttons so if the button were missing then it could
>> not
>> > be placed back but have not had much success ever with the GP for button
>> > show/no show config.
>> >
>> > Challenge: How can I keep the home button on the command bar while
>> > following the restriction of -- no changes to the homepage via inet
>> options
>> > ANNNNDD no changes via the homepage button dropdown on the command bar?
>> >
>> > Thanks in advance!
>> >
>>
>>