Group Policy - Accessing areas from open Applications

[Guest Paul Worsnop]

Hi,

 

We are ready to implement 6 new machines onto our network. These are solely

used to access networked files through an application. The application uses

word and excel.

 

We have implemented Group Policy to heavily restrict what users can do

(Remove My Computer, My Docs, My Network Places, Prevent seeing all drives).

However when Excel / Word opens one of the networked files we have found that

you can open / save to the C drive and access all areas of that.

 

Is there a setting within Group Policy that also prevents users from opening

/ saving files from / to the C: drive when in applications such as Word /

Excel?

 

Thanks

 

Paul

[Guest Meinolf Weber]

Re: Group Policy - Accessing areas from open Applications

 

Hello Paul,

 

Are these machines Terminal servers?

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/231289

 

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/172012-36-hide-local-drive-connecting

 

http://www.cramsession.com/articles/get-article.asp?aid=786

 

http://www.windowsnetworking.com/nt/registry/rtips104.shtml

 

http://www.wisdombay.com/hidedrive/

 

Best regards

 

Meinolf Weber

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> Hi,

>

> We are ready to implement 6 new machines onto our network. These are

> solely used to access networked files through an application. The

> application uses word and excel.

>

> We have implemented Group Policy to heavily restrict what users can do

> (Remove My Computer, My Docs, My Network Places, Prevent seeing all

> drives). However when Excel / Word opens one of the networked files we

> have found that you can open / save to the C drive and access all

> areas of that.

>

> Is there a setting within Group Policy that also prevents users from

> opening / saving files from / to the C: drive when in applications

> such as Word / Excel?

>

> Thanks

>

> Paul

>

[Guest Paul Worsnop]

Re: Group Policy - Accessing areas from open Applications

 

Hi Meinolf

 

They are clients connected to Windows Server 2003 and they are not terminal

servers.

 

We have applied to GP whereby you hide drives, including the C drive.

However this still appears when opening or saving from within Excel.

 

Thanks

 

Paul

 

"Meinolf Weber" wrote:

> Hello Paul,

>

> Are these machines Terminal servers?

> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/231289

>

> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/172012-36-hide-local-drive-connecting

>

> http://www.cramsession.com/articles/get-article.asp?aid=786

>

> http://www.windowsnetworking.com/nt/registry/rtips104.shtml

>

> http://www.wisdombay.com/hidedrive/

>

> Best regards

>

> Meinolf Weber

> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers

> no rights.

> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups

> ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm

>

> > Hi,

> >

> > We are ready to implement 6 new machines onto our network. These are

> > solely used to access networked files through an application. The

> > application uses word and excel.

> >

> > We have implemented Group Policy to heavily restrict what users can do

> > (Remove My Computer, My Docs, My Network Places, Prevent seeing all

> > drives). However when Excel / Word opens one of the networked files we

> > have found that you can open / save to the C drive and access all

> > areas of that.

> >

> > Is there a setting within Group Policy that also prevents users from

> > opening / saving files from / to the C: drive when in applications

> > such as Word / Excel?

> >

> > Thanks

> >

> > Paul

> >

>

>

>

[Guest Paul Worsnop]

Re: Group Policy - Accessing areas from open Applications

 

Hi,

 

Does anyone have anymore ideas on this?

 

"Paul Worsnop" wrote:

> Hi Meinolf

>

> They are clients connected to Windows Server 2003 and they are not terminal

> servers.

>

> We have applied to GP whereby you hide drives, including the C drive.

> However this still appears when opening or saving from within Excel.

>

> Thanks

>

> Paul

>

> "Meinolf Weber" wrote:

>

> > Hello Paul,

> >

> > Are these machines Terminal servers?

> > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/231289

> >

> > http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/172012-36-hide-local-drive-connecting

> >

> > http://www.cramsession.com/articles/get-article.asp?aid=786

> >

> > http://www.windowsnetworking.com/nt/registry/rtips104.shtml

> >

> > http://www.wisdombay.com/hidedrive/

> >

> > Best regards

> >

> > Meinolf Weber

> > Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers

> > no rights.

> > ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups

> > ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm

> >

> > > Hi,

> > >

> > > We are ready to implement 6 new machines onto our network. These are

> > > solely used to access networked files through an application. The

> > > application uses word and excel.

> > >

> > > We have implemented Group Policy to heavily restrict what users can do

> > > (Remove My Computer, My Docs, My Network Places, Prevent seeing all

> > > drives). However when Excel / Word opens one of the networked files we

> > > have found that you can open / save to the C drive and access all

> > > areas of that.

> > >

> > > Is there a setting within Group Policy that also prevents users from

> > > opening / saving files from / to the C: drive when in applications

> > > such as Word / Excel?

> > >

> > > Thanks

> > >

> > > Paul

> > >

> >

> >

> >