Reg Hacks

[jazzytenor89]

Does anyone know about any reghacks that i can use to trim down XP so you can only use Office, and no one can get to any settings, or change anything?

Thanks,

Matt

 

[Zoron]

If you're using Windows XP Pro, this can be accomplished by using gpedit.msc. I can't remember for certain, but I don't think this is included with XP Home. GPedit is your best option.

 

[jazzytenor89]

We are making laptop images for students can use at home, but we want them to only be able to use microsoft office and nothing else.

 

[Zoron]

Then you create the image on a laptop that you've already configured with gpedit.msc. You can lock down the entire system... including access to the Control Panel, Start Menu, etc. Once the image is created, the same settings will be copied to the other laptops when you reimage them.

 

[riser]

Local Security Policy (Same as gpedit.msc)

Start - Control Panel - Administrator Tools - Local Security Policy

Look through it and you can start making changes on it. You'll also want to remove Administrator rights from the user accounts so they can't install software or other things.

When you finish with the Local Security Policy, you can export it and then import it on each computer. If you need help, you can google "Export local security policy" or look into "Secedit.exe" for help.