Scripting Homepage change in .cmd

[Reagan216]

I am trying to script out in CMD a function that will take "http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=6915" and replace it with "http://www.google.com"

Registry entry is: HKCU\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\INTERNET EXPLORER\MAIN\
Value: Start Page

Thanks in advance!

 

[clifford_cooley]

Why use CMD?

Using a REG file would be just as easy.

IE_Main_Start_Page.reg

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main]
"Start Page"="http://www.google.com"

It's been a while since I have tried any reg commands from commandline. I think my last project was with XP. Here is an article that explains the command I was using at the time.

REG Command in Windows XP

REG.EXE does almost everything Regedt32 can do, but it allows you to do it from a command line. This can be useful when you want to quickly make a change without opening Regedt32, and it also allows you to embed registry operations in logon scripts and batch files.

Here is what you get from commandline help (REG /?).

REG Operation [Parameter List]

Operation  [ QUERY   | ADD    | DELETE  | COPY    |
             SAVE    | LOAD   | UNLOAD  | RESTORE |
             COMPARE | EXPORT | IMPORT  | FLAGS ]

Return Code: (Except for REG COMPARE)
   0 - Successful
   1 - Failed

For help on a specific operation type:
   REG Operation /?

Examples:
   REG QUERY /?
   REG ADD /?
   REG DELETE /?
   REG COPY /?
   REG SAVE /?
   REG RESTORE /?
   REG LOAD /?
   REG UNLOAD /?
   REG COMPARE /?
   REG EXPORT /?
   REG IMPORT /?
   REG FLAGS /?

 

[Reagan216]

Thanks for the info!

The reason that I want to run in CMD is because our help desk has a CMD script and I would like to embed it in there so they don't have a bunch of scripts lying around for rebuilding machines.