Locking down Windows XP

[Guest]

Hi,

I have a user who seems to get all kinds of spyware, and viruses on her
Windows XP computer. Is there a easy way to lock down programs from running,
as well as IE so they won't run? This person uses IM, and if I could lock
the machine down to where that is all they use, that would be fine. Any
advice would be appreciated!

Thanks,

Mike

 

[Galen]

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Hi,

I have a user who seems to get all kinds of spyware, and viruses on
her Windows XP computer. Is there a easy way to lock down programs
from running, as well as IE so they won't run? This person uses IM,
and if I could lock the machine down to where that is all they use,
that would be fine. Any advice would be appreciated!

Thanks,

Mike

Here's a collection of links that you might like to consider:

Windows XP Security Checklist:
http://labmice.techtarget.com/articles/winxpsecuritychecklist.htm

PC Magazine Security Watch: Locking Down Internet Explorer:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1639817,00.asp&e=747

Creating Your Own Windows XP Security Template:
http://techrepublic.com.com/5100-6270-5144081.html?tag=hdi#

That should give you a comfortable start.

Galen

 

[Chris Cowles]

The PCMag link is broken.

 

[Galen]

In Chris Cowles <[email protected]> had this to say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:

The PCMag link is broken.

Freaky, it worked yesterday. I can probably dig up more links if you'd like.
If the goal is simply to disable access to IE you could use the Control
Panel > Classic View > Add/Remove > Set Program Access and Defaults. I
looked for something in gpedit for this but if it's there I can't seem to
find it. You'd think it would be...

Galen