Re: Prevent Internet access for Guest Account

From: Doug Knox MS-MVP (dknox_at_mvps.org)
Date: 07/17/04 

Date: Sat, 17 Jul 2004 13:54:10 -0400

Its close, since a lot of the basic information is the same. Scroll DOWN and see the instructions specific to your niece's user account. 

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Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart Display
Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
http://www.dougknox.com
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Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm
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"JW" <JustPostYourReply@ToTheNewsGroup.pls> wrote in message news:%23$4gEUCbEHA.3792@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> This appears to be a cut-and-paste identical response to a different problem
> posted earlier titled "Made my files private and now noone can access".  Or
> maybe my PC is not reading the newsgroup correctly.
> 
> "Doug Knox MS-MVP" <dknox@mvps.org> wrote in message
> news:u0513LCbEHA.2812@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> Note: You must be running NTFS as your file system.
> 
> XP PRO:  In Windows Explorer, go to Tools, Folder Options, View and uncheck
> Use Simple File Sharing.  Now, when you right click on a drive, folder or
> file (on an NTFS partition) and select Properties, you'll see a Security
> tab.  Here you can assign or deny permissions based on user name or user
> group membership.
> 
> HOW TO: Set, View, Change, or Remove File and Folder Permissions in Windows
> XP
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308418
> 
> HOW TO: Set, View, Change, or Remove Special Permissions for Files and
> Folders
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;308419
> 
> HOW TO: Disable Simplified Sharing and Password-Protect a Shared Folder in
> Windows XP
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;307874
> 
> In Windows Explorer, browse to C:\Program Files\Internet
> Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE   Right click this file and select Properties.  Go to
> the Security tab.  Click Add and add your niece's Username to the Security
> Properties *** and then click the Deny permissions boxes, as you desire.
> Denying Read and Execute will prevent her from running IE on her profile.
> 
> DO NOT set Deny permissions on the Users Group.   All users (regardless of
> account status) are members of Users.
> -- 
> Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart Display
> Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
> http://www.dougknox.com
> --------------------------------
> Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro
> http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm
> --------------------------------
> Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
> Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.
> 
> "Mr. Ridk" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:2e0fe01c46c1d$fa6cc420$a601280a@phx.gbl...
>> That was quick!! I'm running XP Pro, SP1 - all the latest
>> patches installed.
>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>Are you running XP Home or Pro?
>>>
>>>-- 
>>>Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered
>> Smart Display
>>>Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
>>>http://www.dougknox.com
>>>--------------------------------
>>>Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro
>>>http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm
>>>--------------------------------
>>>Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
>>>Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.
>>>
>>>"Mr. Rick" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
>> in message news:2e0ea01c46c1b$cb8e3d70$a601280a@phx.gbl...
>>>> My 12 year old neice wants to use my computer and,
>> while
>>>> I'm happy to let her use any of the installed apps, I
>>>> don't want her using my machine to surf the web. How
>> do I
>>>> disable Internet access for the Guest Account?
>>>.
>>>
> 
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