Re: Administrator vs Resident
- From: "Nepatsfan" <nepatsfan@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2005 10:46:10 -0400
Instead of using a third party program, why not use the Local
Group Policy to prevent users from changing the home page?
Try the following:
Go to Start -> Run and type gpedit.msc in the Open box.
In the User Configuration branch, find this policy:
Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Internet
Explorer\Disable changing home page settings
Right click on the entry in the right hand pane and select
Enable.
The downside of using local group policy is that it applies to
all users, including members of the adminstrators group. There
are two ways of getting around this:
1. This method works with XP as well as Win2K:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3Ben-us%3B293655
2. To use this method, you have to temporarily disable simple
file sharing:
http://www.theeldergeek.com/gp07.htm
How to turn off Simple File Sharing:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307874
If you're comfortable editing the registry then take a look at
this article:
http://www.jsifaq.com/subh/tip3800/rh3811.htm
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Nepatsfan
"Paul & Leni" <pauleni@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>
> I'm a resident in an "over 55" community and have been asked to
> become the administrator of our computer room (7 computers
> running XP Professional). The Home Owners Board has requested
> that all the computers have as their home page our community
> web site. To stop people from changing the home page I tried
> to install a program that "locks" in the home page of choice
> and grays out the possibility of someone choosing a different
> home page.
>
> There are two sign in possibilities on the computers,
> "Administrator" or "Resident". The Administrator (with a
> password, which I have) can download programs and install them
> on the computer, the Resident can not.
>
> I can install the restrictive program when I am logged in as
> the Administrator. It works fine but only restricts the
> Administrator from changing home pages. When someone logs in
> as Resident they can still change the home page. Loading and
> installing it in when signed in as the Administrator does not
> affect Resident.
>
> When I try to load the program as a "Resident" the computers
> will not accept it since the computers will not allow residents
> to load and install any programs.
>
> How can I 1) change the computer settings so that, temporarily,
> I can load and install a program as a Resident or 2)(better)
> Have the changes made when signed in as "Administrator" affect
> "Resident"?
>
> Thanks for any help that you can provide.
>
.
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