internet stuff

[Kaverin]

Where in the world does Internet Explorer store the home and search pages, and how can I change them with a VB program? I'm messing with a simple browser of my own, and I want to give it the ability to set new ones.

[Chris_SE]

Dunno where, but try doing a search for text on your HD, its how i found the netscape history

[reeset]

If you want to change the search and home pages for IE, you will have to do it in the registry. IE Stores this information in:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main

and

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main

The keys to change are "Start Page" and "Search Page". The information has to be changed here, because Microsoft's default search and start pages do not reside on your harddrive, but are server side.

Hope this helps.

[Stephen Bazemore]

Internet explorer stores your Homepage url in the registry. I'm not sure about the exact key, but look in regedit somewhere under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft
I'm not sure about netscape.

[Stephen Bazemore]

sorry i didnt see your post reeset.. but that's right. so disregard my post.

[Kaverin]

Thanks everyone. After a little thought after I posted, I decided it would be much easier and safer to just use my own ini file and some API calls. I've never messed with the registry, and I don't think it's a good idea for me