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Internet Explorer Start Page Changer

The Internet Explorer Start Page Changer [IEspChg.exe] is a utility that allows you to programmatically change the home page of Internet Explorer (IE) from a command line. Why would you want to do this? A couple reasons... First, maybe your organization has a group policy that forces a home page on IE and doesn't allow you to change it - well now you can. Second, maybe your organization doesn't use Active Directory group policies and you are looking for a way to set the IE home page on a group of people automatically. Lastly, maybe you want to change the start page from a command prompt for fun!



USAGE EXAMPLES:
  • IEspChg.exe http://www.yourstartpage.com
  • IEspChg http://www.google.com
There must be a space between the executable name (IEspChg) and the URL of your desired start page.

IDEAS:
  • Use it as a start up script for organizations that do not use group policies. Run the startup script on a group of end users.
  • Use it as a schedule task on your individual workstation to override a group policy that is forced on your IE. Tip: schedule the task to run every 30 minutes. This will ensure that any group policy refresh intervals will get changed back to YOUR desired start page.
  • Call the utility from a batch file with the command (see above examples) and run the batch file on startup of your computer.

If you copied the file to the root of your C:\ drive on your computer
you would use it like this: C:\IEspChg.exe http://www.yourstartpage.com
This is the command that should be in your batch file, scheduled task, or start up script.

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