Re: How to disable Internet Access or remove Favorite menu and address bar from Windows Explorer

From: Lisa (lisa_at_online.yahoo.ca)
Date: 03/30/04 

Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2004 15:31:25 -0500

Andy,

You are very smart. I didn't know that you can disable Proxy settings.
EXCELLENT. This would be the best solution.

Many Many Thanks.

Lisa

"Andrew Mitchell" <amitchell@removecasey.vic.gov.au> wrote in message
news:Xns94BCBE465CA1Dcasey01@207.46.248.16...
> "Lisa" <lisa@online.yahoo.ca> said
>
> > Thanks Andy,
> >
> > I like your Proxy idea, but the risk is that some users can disable it.
>
> Not if you disable the property page using a group policy.
> If you open your group policy editor, then browse to 'User
> Configuration/Admin Templates/Windows Components/Internet Explorer' you
will
> see a setting named 'Disable changing proxy settings'
> Enable this policy and your users are stuck with what you give them. Use
> permissions to filter the users that this is applied to.
>
> > As for IPSec, it will work but then it will be for everyone.
>
> That's sort of correct. It will be for everyone who logs into the
computers
> you specify to have the policy applied. You can filter which computers
will
> have the restrictions by only applying the Read and Apply Group Policy
> permissions to the computers you want restricted.
>
>
> Andy
>

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