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JSCLMEDAVE
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Posted - 01/08/2012 :  09:46:18 AM  Show Profile  Visit JSCLMEDAVE's Homepage  Click to see JSCLMEDAVE's MSN Messenger address  Reply with Quote
Setting Google as Default Search Engine with IE8 via GP.

Do I need to install the Google Snap-in on each PC for this to work?

If yes, can I install that snap-in via GP? The PCs are blocked from that address via firewall rules.

Or can I simply get it installed on a WIN 7 PC and then export those REG settings and push "that" out via GP?

*NOTE* I tried this but could only get the HKCU to update not the Machine...

If you have a good link on this for IE8 with the correct GUIDs and a good step by step it would much appreciated.

*NOTE* I was able to update the admx and adml files but it's an all or nothing for the entire Domain. I am not sure if this will work for the client.

I was thinking about creating a custom template..?
Tim-

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Posted - 01/08/2012 :  2:30:12 PM  Show Profile  Visit cj_berlin's Homepage  Look at the Skype address for cj_berlin  Reply with Quote
Tim,

this seems to offer a complete solution while under the hood you're still pushing out the SearchScopes key:

http://serverfault.com/questions/83889/default-search-provider-in-internet-explorer-8-via-gp
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JSCLMEDAVE
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Posted - 01/08/2012 :  2:55:27 PM  Show Profile  Visit JSCLMEDAVE's Homepage  Click to see JSCLMEDAVE's MSN Messenger address  Reply with Quote
Thanks Evgenij! I have a couple other sites with similar info however this one was well written and verified what I was trying to do. I will post once I am able to have a proof of concept.

I was surprised how difficult they made this setting. I would have thought it would be really easy via preferences, but the button to set the search providers is grayed out.

Thanks Again!
Tim-

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Mark Minasi
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Posted - 01/08/2012 :  5:38:55 PM  Show Profile  Visit Mark Minasi's Homepage  Reply with Quote
That IS odd, Tim. Why do you suppose they'd make it hard for you to specify a non-Bing search provider?<g>
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JSCLMEDAVE
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Posted - 01/08/2012 :  7:12:49 PM  Show Profile  Visit JSCLMEDAVE's Homepage  Click to see JSCLMEDAVE's MSN Messenger address  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Mark Minasi

That IS odd, Tim. Why do you suppose they'd make it hard for you to specify a non-Bing search provider?<g>


Well Mark, that had occurred to me but I was 'hoping" it was along the lines of GP still being treated as the plumbing that no one wants to talk about. As Darren said ~ "GP is the single biggest marketing tool for Microsoft pushing SCCM on everyone."

But to make it that hard to shove BING? That's pretty Apple of them. <g>
Tim-

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JSCLMEDAVE
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Posted - 01/09/2012 :  7:06:15 PM  Show Profile  Visit JSCLMEDAVE's Homepage  Click to see JSCLMEDAVE's MSN Messenger address  Reply with Quote
Well,,, Not sure how or IF I was the cause but a bit of a coincidence that when I updated the admx and adml files and added them to the Central Store Internet access came to a screeching halt in the network, for EVERY PC and Server. Including Chrome and FireFox.

Removing the updated files and rebooting the firewall once again allowed internet access.

Nice...
Tim-

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