updated Internet Settings not applying

[joe90bass]

I'm having an annoying problem with Home page settings for pupils.

 

A few weeks ago we changed the structure of our Intranet and Internet sites, and set our Intranet site up with SSL. This meant changing the hompage URL, I reset this for all users using their respective GPO settings and thought that was it... however a high number of pupils still have the old address when opening IE, though staff seem okay. We're running on a .2008 domain

 

I have done the following to troubleshoot:

 

- Run GPresult, the settings are okay

- Checked different OSs, the problem exists on XP, Vista and 2008 TS (I'm aware of the pre SP3 issue with folder redirection/IE settings on XP).

- Tested using a new user

- Tried different loopback settings, and without loopback.

- Tried setting using GPO preferences rather than in the usual policy location

- Setting the option to apply Internet settings even if policy hasn't changed

- Banged my head against the wall

- Searching google and edugeek!

 

Hoping someone here can come up with a few other suggestions!

 

Thanks

 

Joe

Edited March 19, 2009 by joe90bass
Extra info

[altecsole]

We had a problem with IE setting remaining after they'd been removed from the group policy; try backing up the group policy and then restoring it. This seems to 'clean up' the policy. Worth a try; it worked for us.

[Michael]

The default homepage in IE7 is set in two different places, set both as the same:

 

User Config > Windows Settings > Internet Explorer Maintenance > URLs > Important URLs

 

User Config > Admin Templates > Windows Components > Internet Explorer

 

Disable changing home page settings

[joe90bass]

Thanks both! I found the culprit, it was the disable changing home page settings. Would never have spotted it from the Setting title though....

 

Michael, I owe you a pint or two!!!