Selectively Disabling Internet Explorer

[Guest]

I have about 5 PCs that I have setup mulitple users on. I want to disable the ability to web browse for some users and allow others. Initially I thought I could get away with simply deleting the shortcuts for those users but people are persistent.

Is there a way to do this more effectively?

Thanks.


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Bob Hartung, Dir of I.T.
Wisco Industries, Inc.
Oregon, WI 53575

 

[Kim]

On the workstation you could delete the proxy server
address for the users you don't want to access the
internet.

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The PCs are Windows 2000 Professional running IE 6.0

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Bob Hartung, Dir of I.T.
Wisco Industries, Inc.
Oregon, WI 53575

I want to disable the ability to web browse for some users
and allow others. Initially I thought I could get away
with simply deleting the shortcuts for those users but
people are persistent.

 

[GO]

You could try removing permissions on the Internet Explorer files although
I'm not sure if it will have any effect on system stability. However, a
clever user could still use the Windows (file) Explorer to surf the net but
that could be prevented by using a software firewall.

Another option would be to use the group policies. I don't know much about
them, so I can't shed any light on how to go about doing it, but I would
think there would be something available to do this within the policies.


Greg

I have about 5 PCs that I have setup mulitple users on. I want to disable

the ability to web browse for some users and allow others. Initially I
thought I could get away with simply deleting the shortcuts for those users
but people are persistent.

 

[GO]

Scenario:
User 1 shall be known as 'X'
User 2 shall be known as 'Y'
User 3 shall be known as 'Z'

X should NOT have access, Y and Z can.

Startup item for X to release the computer's IP. (see ipconfig /?)
Y and Z don't have that batch file.

There are ways to disable the command prompt in 2k.. Don't know how, I just
know it can be done.


GL, Tim

Yeah but this would leave 'X' without access to the company's internal
network.

 

[Tim Judd]

I have about 5 PCs that I have setup mulitple users on. I want to disable
the ability to web browse for some users and allow others. Initially I
thought I could get away with simply deleting the shortcuts for those
users but people are persistent.

Is there a way to do this more effectively?

Thanks.

Scenario:
User 1 shall be known as 'X'
User 2 shall be known as 'Y'
User 3 shall be known as 'Z'

X should NOT have access, Y and Z can.

Startup item for X to release the computer's IP. (see ipconfig /?)
Y and Z don't have that batch file.

There are ways to disable the command prompt in 2k.. Don't know how, I just
know it can be done.


GL, Tim