Set Homepage Via Script

DreadStarX · Feb 25, 2014

Hey guys,

I've been working on this script for some time, and I'm having some issues with it.

Code:

REG ADD "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main" /V "Start Page" /D "http://www.moseslakeschools.org/" /F


@Echo off
taskkill /im firefox.exe* /f


cd /D "%APPDATA%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles"
cd *.default
set ffile=%cd%
echo user_pref("browser.startup.homepage", "https://www.moseslakeschools.org");>>"%ffile%\prefs.js"
set ffile=
cd %windir%

Issues:

1. I need a script to work with Chrome, but I can't figure out HOW to set the "homepage" for Chrome. I found a webpage, but I didn't understand it at all, and I lost it now, haha.
2. I need to bypass the "import" screen of Firefox. I can't seem to figure that one out, or if it is possible at all.

Thanks in Advance,
Thomas

DreadStarX · Feb 25, 2014

Install Google Chrome Silently

Found this. Sorry for double post. I just need to help out my boss at my internship. I'm trying to make their lives easier, thus making me a more valuable employee, if hired.

Laxer · Feb 25, 2014

Took a bit to find it but here you go:

%APPDATA%\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Profile 1\Preferences

(Could be another profile)

line 6562 for me:

Code:

"startup_urls": [ "http://www.google.com" ],

DreadStarX · Feb 25, 2014

Laxer said:
Took a bit to find it but here you go:

%APPDATA%\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Profile 1\Preferences

(Could be another profile)

line 6562 for me:

Code:

"startup_urls": [ "http://www.google.com" ],

The question now is; how to make this work.

It's coming from a server;

Code:

\\server\server\benchfiles[\code]

[ATTACH=CONFIG]7171.vB[/ATTACH]

This is the Error I get. It doesn't want me to go to "Local" it wants to go to Roaming\Local, like it states. Blah!

Laxer · Feb 25, 2014

I have no clue sorry, I just knew where the file was.

I bet John(jcgriff2) would know, he fiddles around with this stuff quite a bit

jcgriff2 · Feb 26, 2014

Can you provide the entire batch file you are using for Chrome, please?

Per screenshot error, it's looking for:

Code:

c:\Users\Intern\AppData\Roaming\Local\Google\Chrome\UserData\Profile 1\Preferences

I'm not sure if there is a space between "UserData" or not -- that's where the screenshot wrapped the text.

If the above is correct, the batch code would be:

Code:

"%appdata%\Local\Google\Chrome\UserData\Profile 1\Preferences"

I don't use Chrome, nor do I have it installed.

DreadStarX · Feb 27, 2014

jcgriff2 said:
Can you provide the entire batch file you are using for Chrome, please?

Per screenshot error, it's looking for:

Code:

c:\Users\Intern\AppData\Roaming\Local\Google\Chrome\UserData\Profile 1\Preferences

I'm not sure if there is a space between "UserData" or not -- that's where the screenshot wrapped the text.

If the above is correct, the batch code would be:

Code:

"%appdata%\Local\Google\Chrome\UserData\Profile 1\Preferences"

I don't use Chrome, nor do I have it installed.

That didn't quite work. When I try to go there, it gives the same error as above.

Code:

C:\Users\Intern\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Profile 1

If I type in %APPDATA%, it brings me to C:\Users\Intern\AppData\Roaming. It automatically sends me to roaming, and not to Local.

Is there a "wildcard" setup like "%AppData%" for users? like C:\Users\%USERS%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Profile 1?

I may just end up doing a clean install, taking the preferences file, and duplicating it with the batch file.

replace C:\Users\%USERS%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Profile 1\ with \\winark\winark\benchfiles\Preferences

That possible too?

Edit:

I work in a school district. We have a domain, I'm trying to setup the home pages for everyone via a script. If I make changes on the Admin account, I want it to reflect on the teacher/student side. That's the end goal.

jcgriff2 · Feb 27, 2014

DreadStarX said:
If I type in %APPDATA%, it brings me to C:\Users\Intern\AppData\Roaming. It automatically sends me to roaming, and not to Local.

Sorry, but I'm confused now - the screenshot error said "...\appdata\roaming.." -- not "...\appdata\local...".

%appdata% is a system environment variable = "C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming"

If you don't want "...\appdata\roaming..." and want "...\appdata\local..." instead, then the env var to be used = %localappdata%, not %appdata%

%localappdata% = "C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local"

DreadStarX said:
Is there a "wildcard" setup like "%AppData%" for users? like C:\Users\%USERS%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Profile 1?

No - you would use the ENV VAR "%userprofile%", which = "C:\users\<username>"

Here is a list of ENV VAR from my W7 x64 system via SET command:

Code:

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.

C:\Users\PalmDesert>[B][COLOR="#FF0000"]set[/COLOR][/B]
ALLUSERSPROFILE=C:\ProgramData
APPDATA=C:\Users\PalmDesert\AppData\Roaming
CommonProgramFiles=C:\Program Files\Common Files
CommonProgramFiles(x86)=C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files
CommonProgramW6432=C:\Program Files\Common Files
COMPUTERNAME=LENOVO1
ComSpec=C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
FP_NO_HOST_CHECK=NO
HOMEDRIVE=C:
HOMEPATH=\Users\PalmDesert
LOCALAPPDATA=C:\Users\PalmDesert\AppData\Local
LOGONSERVER=\\LENOVO1
NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS=2
OS=Windows_NT
Path=C:\Program Files (x86)\NVIDIA Corporation\PhysX\Common;C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsof
t Shared\Windows Live;C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Windows Live;C:\Windows
\system32;C:\Windows;C:\Windows\System32\Wbem;c:\python27;C:\Program Files\Debugging Tools for Win
dows (x64); K:\WinDDK\7600.16385.1\Debuggers;C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Live\Shared;C:\Program
 Files (x86)\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.5\bin;C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\;C:\Windows\Sys
tem32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\
PATHEXT=.COM;.EXE;.BAT;.CMD;.VBS;.VBE;.JS;.JSE;.WSF;.WSH;.MSC
PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE=AMD64
PROCESSOR_IDENTIFIER=Intel64 Family 6 Model 23 Stepping 6, GenuineIntel
PROCESSOR_LEVEL=6
PROCESSOR_REVISION=1706
ProgramData=C:\ProgramData
ProgramFiles=C:\Program Files
ProgramFiles(x86)=C:\Program Files (x86)
ProgramW6432=C:\Program Files
PROMPT=$P$G
PSModulePath=C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\Modules\
PUBLIC=C:\Users\Public
SESSIONNAME=Console
SystemDrive=C:
SystemRoot=C:\Windows
TEMP=C:\Users\PALMDE~1\AppData\Local\Temp
TMP=C:\Users\PALMDE~1\AppData\Local\Temp
USERDOMAIN=LENOVO1
USERNAME=PalmDesert
USERPROFILE=C:\Users\PalmDesert
windir=C:\Windows

C:\Users\PalmDesert>

DreadStarX · Feb 28, 2014

jcgriff2 said:
DreadStarX said:

If I type in %APPDATA%, it brings me to C:\Users\Intern\AppData\Roaming. It automatically sends me to roaming, and not to Local.

Click to expand...

Sorry, but I'm confused now - the screenshot error said "...\appdata\roaming.." -- not "...\appdata\local...".

%appdata% is a system environment variable = "C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming"

If you don't want "...\appdata\roaming..." and want "...\appdata\local..." instead, then the env var to be used = %localappdata%, not %appdata%

%localappdata% = "C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local"

DreadStarX said:

Is there a "wildcard" setup like "%AppData%" for users? like C:\Users\%USERS%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Profile 1?

Click to expand...

No - you would use the ENV VAR "%userprofile%", which = "C:\users\<username>"

Here is a list of ENV VAR from my W7 x64 system via SET command:

Code:

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601] Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. C:\Users\PalmDesert>[B][COLOR=#FF0000]set[/COLOR][/B] ALLUSERSPROFILE=C:\ProgramData APPDATA=C:\Users\PalmDesert\AppData\Roaming CommonProgramFiles=C:\Program Files\Common Files CommonProgramFiles(x86)=C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files CommonProgramW6432=C:\Program Files\Common Files COMPUTERNAME=LENOVO1 ComSpec=C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe FP_NO_HOST_CHECK=NO HOMEDRIVE=C: HOMEPATH=\Users\PalmDesert LOCALAPPDATA=C:\Users\PalmDesert\AppData\Local LOGONSERVER=\\LENOVO1 NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS=2 OS=Windows_NT Path=C:\Program Files (x86)\NVIDIA Corporation\PhysX\Common;C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsof t Shared\Windows Live;C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Windows Live;C:\Windows \system32;C:\Windows;C:\Windows\System32\Wbem;c:\python27;C:\Program Files\Debugging Tools for Win dows (x64); K:\WinDDK\7600.16385.1\Debuggers;C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Live\Shared;C:\Program Files (x86)\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.5\bin;C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\;C:\Windows\Sys tem32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\ PATHEXT=.COM;.EXE;.BAT;.CMD;.VBS;.VBE;.JS;.JSE;.WSF;.WSH;.MSC PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE=AMD64 PROCESSOR_IDENTIFIER=Intel64 Family 6 Model 23 Stepping 6, GenuineIntel PROCESSOR_LEVEL=6 PROCESSOR_REVISION=1706 ProgramData=C:\ProgramData ProgramFiles=C:\Program Files ProgramFiles(x86)=C:\Program Files (x86) ProgramW6432=C:\Program Files PROMPT=$P$G PSModulePath=C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\Modules\ PUBLIC=C:\Users\Public SESSIONNAME=Console SystemDrive=C: SystemRoot=C:\Windows TEMP=C:\Users\PALMDE~1\AppData\Local\Temp TMP=C:\Users\PALMDE~1\AppData\Local\Temp USERDOMAIN=LENOVO1 USERNAME=PalmDesert USERPROFILE=C:\Users\PalmDesert windir=C:\Windows C:\Users\PalmDesert>

Ok. I don't understand what you've posted above, lmao. I work with Lenovo's and I knew what that was, the rest is all Greek to me.

You've got it correct. Though, I need this script to be applied to every computer I work on. I image a computer via SCCM, and then I login on the Administrator account, and then I install the applications.

My end goal is to create a script, that does this with a click of a button.

1. Installs the cert "cert.cer"
2. Installs the Runtimes from (Ninite)
3. Installs Flash
4. Sets the homepages for the browsers.

The only thing I should have to do is;
1. Name the Computer.
2. Add it to the domain.
3. Check that VNC is installed properly, and update the Password/change it from Domain Creds to VNC Password.

This is the primary end goal. I may have to write a vbscript, and do it that way. Which is TOTALLY out of my league at the moment.

jcgriff2 · Mar 2, 2014

Oh.. you are in a server environment - not my forte.

I'll see what I can find out for you, but I don't understand most of what you posted, either!

DreadStarX · Mar 3, 2014

jcgriff2 said:
Oh.. you are in a server environment - not my forte.

I'll see what I can find out for you, but I don't understand most of what you posted, either!

It just needs to be something that can be setup to run when someone logins or when a new account is created. I'm trying to make my job simpler, and the next intern.

Plus, this is just good knowledge to have.

Laxer · Mar 3, 2014

Instead of changing the settings why not just create some basic profiles and copy them in via script...

You would waste some space but, might be easier if you don't mind overwriting some possible individual user settings.

DreadStarX · Mar 3, 2014

Laxer said:
Instead of changing the settings why not just create some basic profiles and copy them in via script...

You would waste some space but, might be easier if you don't mind overwriting some possible individual user settings.

That was my original plan. To just copy the "Preferences" file, which has "http://www.moseslakeschools.org" in it, and the user could edit it from there on out.

- Thomas

Laxer · Mar 3, 2014

You run into some kinks then I presume?

DreadStarX · Mar 5, 2014

Laxer said:
You run into some kinks then I presume?

Yeah. I couldn't figure out how to copy the file from a server address, lol.

\\winark\winark\benchfiles\preferences to %localappdata%\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Profile 1\Preferences

I'm not good with scripts. =/

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