Re: batch files

From: Andrew Mitchell (amitchell_at_removecasey.vic.gov.au)
Date: 04/30/04


Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2004 07:43:41 -0700


"Andy" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> said

> hello
> I have stopped people opening up a cmd window through gpo
> restricted applications, i have a user running batch
> files from a floppy disk, the user is using several
> pc's , can i stop users running batch files from floppy
> disks.
>

The only way I can think of that you could do this is to stop them running
any .cmd or .bat files by changing the file association and forcing them to
open with notepad or something similar.
Note that this would also prevent any batch file based logon scripts from
working too.

Andy.