Re: restricting software installation

param_at_community.nospam
Date: 07/28/05

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    What if some are?

    "Nathan" <caseynathan@hotmail.com> wrote in message
    news:%23ktuyctkFHA.1384@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
    > Make sure users are not local admins on their machines.
    > <param@community.nospam> wrote in message
    > news:O4Rd7HskFHA.1996@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
    >> Hi all,
    >>
    >> We run a single Server 2003 domain running on SBS2003. What I want to do
    >> is restrict users from installing programs on their machine. If they want
    >> to install a program they would have to call an Admin to do it. Ideally,
    >> it would be nice if I can have an approved list of programs that they can
    >> install, and anything not in the list they would have to contact an
    >> admin. Any suggestions/best practices on this? I have tried messing with
    >> the Software Restriction Policies in the gpedit tool, but that ended up
    >> giving all kinds of errors on the machines including error messages when
    >> Outlook was opened. Probably because of Adobe Professional plugins that
    >> get installed into Outlook & Office products.
    >>
    >> thanks!
    >>
    >
    >

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