[thelist] request for assistance on XP Home setup...

Mark Groen mark at markgroen.com
Wed Apr 21 20:16:44 CDT 2004


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "jsWalter"
To: <thelist at lists.evolt.org>
Sent: April 21, 2004 12:50 PM
Subject: RE: [thelist] request for assistance on XP Home setup...
> > Give the kids separate user names and set yourself up as Admin.
> yep, did that already.
> OK, now please explain (slowly) to me how I can "lock down" the
kids

http://www.x-setup.net/

>   - no cmd box

yup, disables the Windows keys

>   - drives visible

makes them gone

>   - no install of apps
does that
>   - no access to control panel
>   - no access to any drives (beyond My Documents)

does that too

>   - no access to Internet Options
>   - no access to any site beyond "approved"

all locked down

> And I'd like a single place to add URLs to the "approved"

think there's a spot for that too

> And all this done from a single location, not to be manually
configured on
> each account, individually.
> Is this possible?

Yup, I have the older 6.1 version and it does all that - they are
about to go "Pro" though so get your copy while you can!

cheers,

               Mark

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