Re: Prevent Internet access for Guest Account

From: Mr. Rick (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 07/17/04 

Date: Sat, 17 Jul 2004 13:19:39 -0700

Worked like a charm!!!

Thank you,
Rick

>-----Original Message-----
>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?
>>>.
>>>
>.
>