Re: Disabling Command.com with Group Policy

From: Mark Renoden [MSFT] (markreno_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 11/07/04

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    Hi Larry

    Using "Run only allowed Windows applications" and specifying just the
    allowed executables seems to address this.

    Kind regards

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    Mark Renoden [MSFT]
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    "Larry Vargo" <ljvargo@qwest.net> wrote in message 
    news:%23ipEAX1wEHA.2316@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
    > Thanks for the help...
    >
    > Your suggestion helps when you use My computer or Explorer to run the
    > COMMND.COM.  That will disable that.
    >
    > It doesn't help if I go to my desktop and create a shortcut to 
    > command.com.
    > When I do that, it will run the DOS Prompt and allow me to continue using
    > it.
    >
    > Any suggestion on fixing that?
    >
    > Thanks in advance.
    >
    >
    > "Mark Renoden [MSFT]" <markreno@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
    > news:ejBWEkrwEHA.3528@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
    >> Hi Larry
    >>
    >> You can use
    >>
    >> User configuration -> administrative templates -> system -> "Don't run
    >> specified Windows applications".
    >>
    >> Enable the policy and specify command.com in the list of disallowed apps.
    >>
    >> Kind regards
    >> -- 
    >> Mark Renoden [MSFT]
    >> Windows Platform Support Team
    >> Email: markreno@online.microsoft.com
    >>
    >> Please note you'll need to strip ".online" from my email address to email
    >> me; I'll post a response back to the group.
    >>
    >> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
    > rights.
    >>
    >> "Larry Vargo" <ljvargo@qwest.net> wrote in message
    >> news:uNw1v9pwEHA.3492@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
    >> > Hi All,
    >> >
    >> > My question has to do with disabling command.com in an windows 2000
    >> > environment.    I can disable the cmd.exe with group policy, but
    >> > command.com
    >> > isn't affected by it.  I can go to My Computer and pick command.com
    >> > located
    >> > in the winnt/system32/ directory and run it to a DOS prompt.    CMD.exe
    > is
    >> > unusable, but command.com is.
    >> >
    >> > Can anyone tell me how to disable command.com on a windows 2000 domain
    >> > through policies?
    >> >
    >> > Thanks in advance,
    >> >
    >> > Larry
    >> >
    >> >
    >>
    >>
    >
    > 
    

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