Homepage setting script doesn't work

[Peahippo]

I'm trying to counter my corporate network trying to keep my homepage set upon their Intranet.

I made this script:

  <SCRIPT TYPE="text/javascript" LANGUAGE="javascript">
  <!-- to counter autoreset of homepage
  this.setHomePage('U:\homepage.html');
  //-->
  </SCRIPT>

... but it doesn't work. When I load the page the first time, and then click the homepage button, I get the MSN homepage for some bizarre reason.

What's wrong with my script?

 

[BabyJeffy]

As I understand it, the setHomePage function requires a a valid href. Try the following:

 this.setHomePage('file://U:\homepage.html');

Cheers,
Jeff

 

[Peahippo]

I made the change ...

<SCRIPT TYPE="text/javascript" LANGUAGE="javascript">
<!-- to counter autoreset of homepage
this.setHomePage('file://U:\homepage.html');
//-->
</SCRIPT>

... but it still doesn't work. I also put it into a link ...

<a class="chlnk" style="cursor:hand" HREF onClick="this.style.behavior='url(#default#homepage)';this.setHomePage('file://U:\homepage.html');">Click here to make this page your default homepage</a>

... which when done, makes MSN the homepage. This is a funny result, since in the Tools | Internet Options dialog, it clearly says ...

file:///U:homepage.html

The only thing that works is MANUALLY going to the homepage file, then MANUALLY setting the homepage via the Tools | Internet Options dialog. When I do THAT, this is what it then says is the homepage ...

file:///U:/homepage.html

This raises 2 possibilities:

1. I'm running into an XP security policy. Which policy is stopping me from properly changing my homepage via javascript?

2. My code isn't properly putting "/" into the text string. Hence, "file://U:\homepage.html" isn't the correct syntax.

 

[BabyJeffy]

Yeah... I think this is correct here:

2. My code isn't properly putting "/" into the text string. Hence, "file://U:\homepage.html" isn't the correct syntax.

It's an escaping issue... easily fixed:

this.setHomePage('file:\/\/U:\/homepage.html');

This should show in the Tools/Home page setting as:

file://U:/homepage.html

Sorry for the confusion there,
Jeff