Dissallow programs on XP Home

[Guest Dan F]

Hello All,

 

I would like to dissallow certain programs on certain user accounts in XP

Home. I know you can do this in XP Pro with the Group Policy, but that is not

available on XP Home. Specifically, I'd like to dissallow Internet Explorer

from runnng. I know that you can remove the icons, etc, but I really need it

to be dissallowed for this user, so that other programs can't start IE, or so

it can't be started from its folder.

 

If there is a solution just for IE, that's fine, but one that has more

flexibility would be a plus. I do need IE for other users. The solution needs

to be free, and I am fine working in the Registry.

 

Thanks,

 

Dan

[Guest 3c273]

Re: Dissallow programs on XP Home

 

You might try Steady State from MS (free). I have no experience with it but

it looks like it will do what you want.

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/sharedaccess/default.mspx

Louis

 

"Dan F" <DanF@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:C6EE67EC-1546-403E-A875-14B175AB6B50@microsoft.com...

> Hello All,

>

> I would like to dissallow certain programs on certain user accounts in XP

> Home. I know you can do this in XP Pro with the Group Policy, but that is

not

> available on XP Home. Specifically, I'd like to dissallow Internet

Explorer

> from runnng. I know that you can remove the icons, etc, but I really need

it

> to be dissallowed for this user, so that other programs can't start IE, or

so

> it can't be started from its folder.

>

> If there is a solution just for IE, that's fine, but one that has more

> flexibility would be a plus. I do need IE for other users. The solution

needs

> to be free, and I am fine working in the Registry.

>

> Thanks,

>

> Dan

[Guest Dan F]

Re: Dissallow programs on XP Home

 

Thanks for the thought about Steady State - I had forgotten about it.

However, Steady State seems like overkill - I really only need to dissallow

one program. I found an MS KB article:

 

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/323525

 

For doing the same thing in Win2000 using the registry, so I'm going to try

it on XP Home

 

"3c273" wrote:

> You might try Steady State from MS (free). I have no experience with it but

> it looks like it will do what you want.

> http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/sharedaccess/default.mspx

> Louis

>

> "Dan F" <DanF@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:C6EE67EC-1546-403E-A875-14B175AB6B50@microsoft.com...

> > Hello All,

> >

> > I would like to dissallow certain programs on certain user accounts in XP

> > Home. I know you can do this in XP Pro with the Group Policy, but that is

> not

> > available on XP Home. Specifically, I'd like to dissallow Internet

> Explorer

> > from runnng. I know that you can remove the icons, etc, but I really need

> it

> > to be dissallowed for this user, so that other programs can't start IE, or

> so

> > it can't be started from its folder.

> >

> > If there is a solution just for IE, that's fine, but one that has more

> > flexibility would be a plus. I do need IE for other users. The solution

> needs

> > to be free, and I am fine working in the Registry.

> >

> > Thanks,

> >

> > Dan

>

>

>