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Changing the Internet Explorer Homepage on Windows Mobile 6 ATT&T Devices

A very annoying problem I encountered with my BlackJack II device is that the IE homepage is locked to a crappy ATT&T media net portal. There is no UI option to change it, and this is really aggrevating.

Anyway, I figured out how to change the home page to whatever I want, and thought I'd share with anyone else who might be as frustrated as I was.

First, download a Windows Mobile registry editor like the one found here: http://www.breaksoft.com/Blog/Utilities/2005/1/Mobile_Registry_Editor.aspx

Once you install the editor, connect your mobile device via USB cable and ensure you can establish an activesync connection.

Next, launch the editor and browse to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\AboutURLs in the registry editor.

Update the \home and home_0409 keys to any URL you'd like.

I think Windows Mobile 6 is a great improvement over Windows Mobile 5, but I would like to understand the rationale for locking out the ability to change the home page URL on the BlackJack 2. I imagine it is an ATT&T tweak, and nothing to do with Windows Mobile 6, but if anyone has any insight here, I'd appreciate it.

Print | posted on Friday, April 04, 2008 9:11 PM | Filed Under [ Misc. ]

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# re: Changing the Internet Explorer Homepage on Windows Mobile 6 ATT&T Devices

Thanks for a great solution on this annoying problem!

One comment, i only needed to change the "home" parameter.

Best regards
Jan D
8/8/2008 2:38 AM | Jan Davidsson
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# re: Changing the Internet Explorer Homepage on Windows Mobile 6 ATT&T Devices

Instructions worked great! Thanks!
8/15/2008 10:13 AM | Bry GUy
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# re: Changing the Internet Explorer Homepage on Windows Mobile 6 ATT&T Devices


yes!!
thanks very much for sharing, great tool works perfect and easy.
My startpage was an error, the page didn't even exist anymore, very, very annoying

(Samsung i600 supplied by KPN HI/Netherlands)
greetings
martin
10/11/2008 11:00 AM | martin
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# re: Changing the Internet Explorer Homepage on Windows Mobile 6 ATT&T Devices

Awesome! Thanks.

-Mike
10/26/2008 12:56 PM | Mike
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# re: Changing the Internet Explorer Homepage on Windows Mobile 6 ATT&T Devices

Im trying to do this and it tells me "Access Denied" anyt idea why? I have a Sprint Motorola Q9c
10/30/2008 5:59 PM | Ken Jarmell

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