Limiting AOL IM

[Scott]

Greetings -
I think this may have something to do with setting up policies for
individual users, but I am green when it comes to this on my home PC. I have
kids that I can't seem to limit or remove AOL IM from there login on my
XP-SP1a system. Is there a way to do remove it or limit it from there login
without having to remove it from the PC completely?

Thank you.
Scott

 

[techguru100]

If your hard drive has NTFS, you can set permissions on
the AIM folder. (NOTE: If you have XP Home, you will need
to boot into safe mode to change permissions.)
If your hard drive is FAT16/32, instructions for
converting are here:
314097 - How to Use Convert.exe to Convert a Partition to
the NTFS File System
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
us;314097&Product=winxp
Information on changing permissions is included in this
article:
308418 - HOW TO: Set, View, Change, or Remove File and
Folder Permissions in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
us;308418&Product=winxp

 

[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

See www.dougknox.com, Win XP Utilities, Windows XP Security Console. With the licensed version, you can restrict access to specific applications on a per-user basis.

 

[Scott]

Very cool advice. I am running XP-Pro w/SP1a. Which AIM Folder do I limit
access to? Is it the one under C:\Program Files\AIM? Do I just give my login
account access to this or can I give anyone I want access to it? If I remove
the EVERYONE account, does this take away anyone's ability to use it?
Can you tell I am green at this???
Thanks for the advice and tips...
Scott