Hi all

The supervisor of our office has put a complaint in that people on the front
desk keep on using MSNmessenger which they are not suppose to do. How can i
prevent them from using Msn Messenger to chat. We have win xp pro and log
onto a winser2003 domain controller?

Any ideas?

Express wrote:
> Hi all
>
> The supervisor of our office has put a complaint in that people on the front
> desk keep on using MSNmessenger which they are not suppose to do. How can i
> prevent them from using Msn Messenger to chat. We have win xp pro and log
> onto a winser2003 domain controller?
>
> Any ideas?

Uninstall it?

We'll because they have internet access the will be able to download it
again and install it.

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>
> Express wrote:
>> Hi all
>>
>> The supervisor of our office has put a complaint in that people on the
>> front
>> desk keep on using MSNmessenger which they are not suppose to do. How can
>> i
>> prevent them from using Msn Messenger to chat. We have win xp pro and log
>> onto a winser2003 domain controller?
>>
>> Any ideas?
>
> Uninstall it?
>

Express wrote:
> We'll because they have internet access the will be able to download it
> again and install it.

Fire the one who uses it the most and tell the others if they don't stop
using company time for personal use, they're next. Install a keylogger
for proof.

Alias
>
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Express wrote:
>>> Hi all
>>>
>>> The supervisor of our office has put a complaint in that people on the
>>> front
>>> desk keep on using MSNmessenger which they are not suppose to do. How can
>>> i
>>> prevent them from using Msn Messenger to chat. We have win xp pro and log
>>> onto a winser2003 domain controller?
>>>
>>> Any ideas?
>> Uninstall it?
>>
>
>

Restrict its use (Software Restriction Policy) via Group Policy Object
on the server.

John

Express wrote:

> Hi all
>
> The supervisor of our office has put a complaint in that people on the front
> desk keep on using MSNmessenger which they are not suppose to do. How can i
> prevent them from using Msn Messenger to chat. We have win xp pro and log
> onto a winser2003 domain controller?
>
> Any ideas?
>
>

Disable MSN Messenger
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Step 1) To Disable Messenger MSN from running go to the start menu and
select RUN. In the window that appears type regedit (see example below)





Step 2) The Registry editor will now have opened. Navigate to the
following Key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft


Now create a new key by selecting Edit from the main menu bar. Now
select New then Key.

Name this new Key: Messenger



Step 3) Now select the newly created Messenger Key and create another
new Key. Only this time we are going to name it: Client (The key
should look like the example below...)







Step 4) Next we have to create a DWORD value. So Right Click the new
Client Key and select New then DWORD.

Name the DWORD PreventRun (see example below.)







Step 5) Now we need to give it a Data Value of 1





Step 6) Now restart Windows XP and you will have successfully Disabled
Messenger MSN



IMPORTANT: This procedure contains information about modifying the
registry. Before you modify the registry, make sure to back it up and
make sure that you understand how to restore the registry if a problem
occurs. For information about how to back up, restore, and edit the
registry, click the following article numbers to view the Microsoft
Knowledge Base articles:

256986 - Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry

322756 - HOW TO: Back Up, Edit, and Restore the Registry in Windows XP.



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On Dec 12, 11:17 pm, "Express" <no-m...@newsgroups.com> wrote:
> Hi all
>
> The supervisor of our office has put a complaint in that people on the front
> desk keep on using MSNmessenger which they are not suppose to do. How can i
> prevent them from using Msn Messenger to chat. We have win xp pro and log
> onto a winser2003 domain controller?
>
> Any ideas?

PS. You could also run a logon script to completely remove MSN. See
here for sample script:
http://cwashington.netreach.net/depo...tType=vbscript

John

John John wrote:

> Restrict its use (Software Restriction Policy) via Group Policy Object
> on the server.
>
> John
>
> Express wrote:
>
>> Hi all
>>
>> The supervisor of our office has put a complaint in that people on the
>> front desk keep on using MSNmessenger which they are not suppose to
>> do. How can i prevent them from using Msn Messenger to chat. We have
>> win xp pro and log onto a winser2003 domain controller?
>>
>> Any ideas?
>>
>

John John wrote:
> PS. You could also run a logon script to completely remove MSN. See
> here for sample script:
> http://cwashington.netreach.net/depo...tType=vbscript
>
> John

And then they download AIM. You nuke that and they download Yahoo
Messenger. You nuke that, they download IRC. You nuke that and ...

Tell the offending workers if they don't stop, they're fired.

Alias
>
> John John wrote:
>
>> Restrict its use (Software Restriction Policy) via Group Policy Object
>> on the server.
>>
>> John
>>
>> Express wrote:
>>
>>> Hi all
>>>
>>> The supervisor of our office has put a complaint in that people on
>>> the front desk keep on using MSNmessenger which they are not suppose
>>> to do. How can i prevent them from using Msn Messenger to chat. We
>>> have win xp pro and log onto a winser2003 domain controller?
>>>
>>> Any ideas?
>>>
>>
>

Your solution is not always the best one to use, Alias. I own and
manage a company and have to deal with employees at all levels and with
all kinds of issues. The firing threat is usually counter productive
and almost always the last one to use.

John

Alias wrote:

> John John wrote:
>
>> PS. You could also run a logon script to completely remove MSN. See
>> here for sample script:
>> http://cwashington.netreach.net/depo...tType=vbscript
>>
>>
>> John
>
>
> And then they download AIM. You nuke that and they download Yahoo
> Messenger. You nuke that, they download IRC. You nuke that and ...
>
> Tell the offending workers if they don't stop, they're fired.
>
> Alias
>
>>
>> John John wrote:
>>
>>> Restrict its use (Software Restriction Policy) via Group Policy
>>> Object on the server.
>>>
>>> John
>>>
>>> Express wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi all
>>>>
>>>> The supervisor of our office has put a complaint in that people on
>>>> the front desk keep on using MSNmessenger which they are not suppose
>>>> to do. How can i prevent them from using Msn Messenger to chat. We
>>>> have win xp pro and log onto a winser2003 domain controller?
>>>>
>>>> Any ideas?
>>>>
>>>
>>

John John wrote:
> Your solution is not always the best one to use, Alias. I own and
> manage a company and have to deal with employees at all levels and with
> all kinds of issues. The firing threat is usually counter productive
> and almost always the last one to use.
>
> John

And playing cat and mouse and setting yourself up as "the enemy" with
your employees is productive?

You set up a meeting and warn them. If they don't heed the warning, fire
them.

Course, personally, as long as they get their work done, I could care
less if they chat with their friends and family on line

Alias
>
> Alias wrote:
>
>> John John wrote:
>>
>>> PS. You could also run a logon script to completely remove MSN. See
>>> here for sample script:
>>> http://cwashington.netreach.net/depo...tType=vbscript
>>>
>>>
>>> John
>>
>>
>> And then they download AIM. You nuke that and they download Yahoo
>> Messenger. You nuke that, they download IRC. You nuke that and ...
>>
>> Tell the offending workers if they don't stop, they're fired.
>>
>> Alias
>>
>>>
>>> John John wrote:
>>>
>>>> Restrict its use (Software Restriction Policy) via Group Policy
>>>> Object on the server.
>>>>
>>>> John
>>>>
>>>> Express wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi all
>>>>>
>>>>> The supervisor of our office has put a complaint in that people on
>>>>> the front desk keep on using MSNmessenger which they are not
>>>>> suppose to do. How can i prevent them from using Msn Messenger to
>>>>> chat. We have win xp pro and log onto a winser2003 domain controller?
>>>>>
>>>>> Any ideas?
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>