Change default homepage for all users?
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Change default homepage for all users?
Hello,
How are you guys doing? I installed FireFox 1.5 here and I'd like to change the home page so that it starts on something like www.google.ca
I looked in the about:config section of FireFox, changed it there but didnt seem to do that for all users.
I made sure all their local profiles under "C:\documents and settings\". Even if i login under a new user and it creates everything, it still doesnt do that.
I looked under the folders and .js files and couldnt see anything.
any tips are appriciated it.
Sorry if this has been posted here before and/or if i have posted this in the wrong section.
Thank you,
Bashar
How are you guys doing? I installed FireFox 1.5 here and I'd like to change the home page so that it starts on something like www.google.ca
I looked in the about:config section of FireFox, changed it there but didnt seem to do that for all users.
I made sure all their local profiles under "C:\documents and settings\". Even if i login under a new user and it creates everything, it still doesnt do that.
I looked under the folders and .js files and couldnt see anything.
any tips are appriciated it.
Sorry if this has been posted here before and/or if i have posted this in the wrong section.
Thank you,
Bashar
- dickvl
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You can put this in user.js
If you put that file also in C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\defaults\profile\
Then it will be copied to new profiles.
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user_pref("browser.startup.homepage", "http://www.google.ca/");
If you put that file also in C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\defaults\profile\
Then it will be copied to new profiles.
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dickvl wrote:You can put this in user.jsCode: Select all
user_pref("browser.startup.homepage", "http://www.google.ca/");
If you put that file also in C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\defaults\profile\
Then it will be copied to new profiles.
Hello,
I am Suppose to create the user.js file? or it should already be there under the directory you gave me?
Cause I checked in there and I didnt see a user.js file in there.
Thanks
- dickvl
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As you can read in this section: "Creating the user.js file" (user.js)
You need to create that file.
It's not there by default.
Use a plain text editor like Notepad and make sure you save it as user.js (choose all files or add "user.js") and that Notepad doesn't append .txt to the name.
You need to create that file.
It's not there by default.
Use a plain text editor like Notepad and make sure you save it as user.js (choose all files or add "user.js") and that Notepad doesn't append .txt to the name.
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dickvl wrote:As you can read in this section: "Creating the user.js file" (user.js)
You need to create that file.
It's not there by default.
Use a plain text editor like Notepad and make sure you save it as user.js (choose all files or add "user.js") and that Notepad doesn't append .txt to the name.
Thanks! I created the file and delete the profiles for the users and it still didnt work.
Thanks
- dickvl
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The first time you start Fx you will get the update page.
On subsequent starts you should be getting the home page.
If not then use this in user.js (copy/paste)
Add this line if you don't want the update site:Make sure you add a line break (press <enter>) to end the last line.
On subsequent starts you should be getting the home page.
If not then use this in user.js (copy/paste)
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user_pref("browser.startup.homepage", "http://www.google.ca/");
user_pref("browser.startup.page", 1);
Add this line if you don't want the update site:
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user_pref("startup.homepage_override_url", "http://www.google.ca/");
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dickvl wrote:The first time you start Fx you will get the update page.
On subsequent starts you should be getting the home page.
If not then use this in user.js (copy/paste)Code: Select all
user_pref("browser.startup.homepage", "http://www.google.ca/");
user_pref("browser.startup.page", 1);
Add this line if you don't want the update site:Make sure you add a line break (press <enter>) to end the last line.Code: Select all
user_pref("startup.homepage_override_url", "http://www.google.ca/");
Thanks! I will be trying that.
Now another question is.. how do I disable to "Popup Blocker" or "Block Popup Windows" for all user? cause thats another option that gets set through admin but doesnt apply to users.
Do I do the same thing using the user.js file? if so, can you give me the coding for that?
Appriciate your help.
Thanks,
Bashar
- dickvl
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You can look here for info about prefs: about:config
(some have an article: http://kb.mozillazine.org/Category:Preferences)
See: dom.disable_open_during_load
(some have an article: http://kb.mozillazine.org/Category:Preferences)
See: dom.disable_open_during_load