Re: Internet Access Question for Police Department

From: coliboy (coliboy_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 08/18/04 

Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2004 18:59:01 -0700

Hello Theodore,
Rick "Nutcase" Rogers answered a similar question yesterday (or the day
before - whatever) The link he supplied might be what you're looking for:

http://users.westelcom.com/rogersr/xpsware.htm#3)

Hope it helps.

Colin.

"Theodore Frank" wrote:

> Thank-you for your response, but I think you misunderstood what I
> meant. I will try to re-explain:
>
> I am working on a standalone Windows XP machine. There are two
> (2) users on the system: 1. Administrator 2. User. I would like
> the "Administrator" to have full access to the Internet. I would like
> the "User" to have either no access to the internet or access to only
> one particular site (the police department's website) and no other
> internet access. Is this possible? I would like to thank everyone
> in advance for your help.
>
> ~Theodore
>
> On Tue, 17 Aug 2004 13:33:04 -0400, "Chad Harris"
> <ddram32_nospam@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> >Theodore--
> >
> >An easy way to get this info is to go to your run box, type in "helpctr.exe"
> >and type in "disable user account. You will find Help and Support in XP is
> >more robust than ever, and also has links to multiple MSKBs. This is not in
> >the way of a lecture at all, but just to turn you on to a good, underused
> >resource. I also included the Kelly's XP site below which is a great
> >resource.
> >
> >To disable or activate a user account
> >
> >You must be logged on as an administrator or a member of the Administrators
> >group in order to complete this procedure. If your computer is connected to
> >a network, network policy settings might also prevent you from completing
> >this procedure.
> >
> > 1.. Open Computer Management.
> > 2.. In the console tree, click Users.
> > Where?
> >
> > a.. Computer Management
> > b.. System Tools
> > c.. Local Users and Groups
> > d.. Users
> > 3.. Right-click the user account you want to change, and then click
> >Properties.
> > 4.. Do one of the following:
> > a.. To disable the selected user account, select the Account is disabled
> >check box.
> > b.. To activate the selected user account, clear the Account is disabled
> >check box.
> > Notes
> >
> > a.. To open Computer Management, click Start, and then click Control
> >Panel. Double-click Administrative Tools, and then double-click Computer
> >Management.
> > b.. A disabled account still exists, but the user is not permitted to log
> >on. It appears in the details pane, but the icon has an X in it.
> > c.. When a user account is activated, the user is permitted to log on
> >normally.
> > d.. The built-in Administrator account cannot be disabled.
> >
> >
> >These will help.
> >
> >http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/lsm_disable_or_enable.mspx
> >
> >http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/lsm_disable_or_enable.mspx
> >
> >http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;279783&Product=winxp
> >
> >http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;293834&Product=winxp
> >
> >http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q294887
> >
> >http://tinyurl.com/68ytc
> >
> >http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/win_xp_logon.htm
> >
> >Kelly's XP
> >http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp.htm
> >
> >hth,
> >
> >Chad Harris
> >
> >
> >
> >"Theodore Frank" <tfrank@dodgeit.com> wrote in message
> >news:vsq3i0lql62g3b832rjccqld6ss0ghh0ev@4ax.com...
> >I work for a local police department. We just got a new computer
> >running Microsoft Windows XP and we are not connected to a domain
> >(standalone computer connected to the internet). There are two users:
> >Administrator and User. I would like the "Administrator" account to
> >have full access to the internet and I would like to either disable
> >internet access or restrict internet access on the "User" account. Is
> >this possible? Any help would be greatly appreciated!
> >
> >~Theodore
> >
>
>

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