RE: How to block users from installing other apps

From: Noonan, Wesley (Wesley_Noonan_at_bmc.com)
Date: 06/25/03

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    To: "'Jane Han'" <janehan22@yahoo.com>, focus-ms@securityfocus.com
Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2003 16:37:36 -0500

    Yeah, re-write your customized inhouse applications. That was a bad design
    decision by your developers. Making someone an admin is just that. To my
    knowledge, anything you can do to stop them, they can undo.

    It also sounds like you have a people policy issue.

    Wes Noonan, MCSE/CCNA/CCDA/NNCSS/Security+
    Senior QA Rep.
    BMC Software, Inc.
    (713) 918-2412
    wnoonan@bmc.com
    http://www.bmc.com

    > -----Original Message-----
    > From: Jane Han [mailto:janehan22@yahoo.com]
    > Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2003 15:22
    > To: focus-ms@securityfocus.com
    > Subject: How to block users from installing other apps
    >
    > Due to several customized inhouse applications, the
    > users need to be local aministrator to lauch the
    > applications.  Since most users are local
    > admin, they can download and install applications such
    > as games, AOL instant messages...from internet.
    >
    > Is it possible to block users from installing
    > applications through Group Policy in this case?  or
    > disable internet explorer?
    >
    > Any solutions or suggestions?
    >
    >
    > Thanks in advance,
    > Jane
    >
    >
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