Re: Access to C Drive

From: Matt Scarborough (vexversa@verizon.net)
Date: 01/08/03


From: Matt Scarborough <vexversa@verizon.net>
Date: Wed, 08 Jan 2003 10:00:59 +0000


On Tue, 7 Jan 2003 08:18:38 -0800, oily timbers wrote
<11e601c2b668$6fb98b40$cef82ecf@TK2MSFTNGXA08>
> With Office 2000 (including Frontpage) running on Windows
> 2000 in an active directory domain, I have group policies
> in force to hide and prevent access to the C drive (and
> others). Yet, when saving files (or the open file
> toolbar icon is clicked) from Frontpage it insists on
> opening the C drive. How do I set a default location for
> the file saves in Frontpage and prevent the contents of
> the C drive from being displayed? I have set the "Start
> in" location on the start menu shortcut to start in H:\
> (the user's home directory) but this has no effect.

The REG_SZ DefaultWebName Registry value at
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\FrontPage\Explorer\FrontPage Explorer\Settings
is the one you want.

Something like this might work. Futzed and Monkeyed together from the official ADM's
http://www.microsoft.com/office/ork/2000/appndx/95ct_10.htm

You'll need to clear the checks (right-click in GPEdit) for Show Policies and Show
Configured Policies Only to access the setting.

;;;;;;;;

CLASS USER

CATEGORY !!FrontPage
    CATEGORY !!FileLocation
        KEYNAME "Software\Microsoft\FrontPage\Explorer\FrontPage Explorer\Settings"

        POLICY !!UFPDefFileLoc
            EXPLAIN !!UFPDefFileLoc_Help

            PART !!UFPDefFileLoc EDITTEXT REQUIRED
                VALUENAME "DefaultWebName"
            END PART
        END POLICY

    END CATEGORY ; FileLocation

END CATEGORY ; FrontPage

[strings]
FrontPage="Microsoft FrontPage 2000"
FileLocation="Default File Locations"
UFPDefFileLoc="Default Web Path"
UFPDefFileLoc_Help="Specifies an alternate location for FrontPage 2000 Webs, i.e.,
other than the default\nMy Documents\n My Webs\nlocation. Enable the policy, then
enter the fully qualified path to the alternate location in the "Default Web Path"
box"

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Matt Scarborough 2003-01-08



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