First off, I'm sorry if this is in the wrong thread, it's the closest description I could find, if it needs moving, please move it moderators.
I have searched SevenForums and the web trying to fix this, and I'm still at a loss.
I am deploying Windows 7 Pro x64 to multiple computers using sysprep. Sysprep runs fine and completes great, the issue is when opening IE for the 1st time after the system is deployed. Users get a warning the fist time and then it opens the manage search providers dialog box. NOTE: I'm trying to search from the ADDRESS BAR, I have removed windows Live search!!! Just so no ones confused on how I want to have this working.
Warning (similar to this):
" Search Provider Default says "a program on your computer has corrupted your default search provider setting for IE, IE has reset this setting to your original search provider (
Google).. and IE will now open search settings to change a setting"?
I've toyed with changing the registry directly, but I feel there has to be a way to do this through Sysprep.
Here is the section from my sysprep xml file..
<component name="Microsoft-Windows-IE-InternetExplorer" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<SearchScopes>
<Scope wcm:action="add">
<ScopeDisplayName>Google</ScopeDisplayName>
<ScopeKey>Google</ScopeKey>
<ScopeUrl>http://www.google.com/search?q={searchTerms}&sourceid=ie7&rls=com.microsoft:{language}:{referrer:source}&ie={i nputEncoding?}&oe={outputEncoding?}</ScopeUrl>
<FaviconURL>http://www.google.com/favicon.ico</FaviconURL>
<SuggestionsURL>http://clients5.google.com/complete/search?q={searchTerms}&client=ie8&mw={ie:maxWidth}&sh={ie:sectionHeight}&rh={ie:rowH eight}&inputencoding={inputEncoding}&outputencoding={outputEncoding}</SuggestionsURL>
<ScopeDefault>true</ScopeDefault>
<SuggestionsURL_JSON>http://suggestqueries.google.com/complete/search?output=firefox&client=IE8&qu={searchTerms}</SuggestionsURL_JSON>
</Scope>
</SearchScopes>
<DisableAccelerators>true</DisableAccelerators>
<DisableFirstRunWizard>true</DisableFirstRunWizard>
<DisableOOBAccelerators>true</DisableOOBAccelerators>
<Home_Page>http://www.google.com/</Home_Page>
<CompanyName>WI DMA</CompanyName>
<Window_Title_CN>WI DMA</Window_Title_CN>
</component>
<component name="Microsoft-Windows-IE-InternetExplorer" processorArchitecture="wow64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<SearchScopes>
<Scope wcm:action="add">
<ScopeUrl>http://www.google.com/search?q={searchTerms}&sourceid=ie7&rls=com.microsoft:{language}:{referrer:source}&ie={i nputEncoding?}&oe={outputEncoding?}</ScopeUrl>
<ScopeDisplayName>Google</ScopeDisplayName>
<ScopeKey>Google</ScopeKey>
<SuggestionsURL>http://clients5.google.com/complete/search?q={searchTerms}&client=ie8&mw={ie:maxWidth}&sh={ie:sectionHeight}&rh={ie:rowH eight}&inputencoding={inputEncoding}&outputencoding={outputEncoding}</SuggestionsURL>
<FaviconURL>http://www.google.com/favicon.ico</FaviconURL>
<ScopeDefault>true</ScopeDefault>
<SuggestionsURL_JSON>http://suggestqueries.google.com/complete/search?output=firefox&client=IE8&qu={searchTerms}</SuggestionsURL_JSON>
</Scope>
</SearchScopes>
<CompanyName>WI DMA</CompanyName>
<DisableAccelerators>true</DisableAccelerators>
<DisableFirstRunWizard>true</DisableFirstRunWizard>
<DisableOOBAccelerators>true</DisableOOBAccelerators>
<Home_Page>http://www.google.com/</Home_Page>
<Window_Title_CN>WI DMA</Window_Title_CN>
</component>