How to Keep users from deleting history in IE

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Hi,
In Internet Explorere, Is there a way to keep users from deletling history,
deleteing temp Internet files and cookies (or easier taking them from
changing any "options" (Internet explorer 6.0 or above) ?

Thanks a lot

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If XP Pro...

Disable changing history settings
http://www.boyce.us/gp/gpcontent.asp?ID=705

Disable changing Temporary Internet files settings
http://www.boyce.us/gp/gpcontent.asp?ID=704

Tools menu: Disable Internet Options... menu option
http://www.boyce.us/gp/gpcontent.asp?ID=745

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:E47720A1-A74D-4BD7-BE27-446FC84A4B59@microsoft.com,
Megan <Megan@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
> Hi,
> In Internet Explorere, Is there a way to keep users from deletling
> history, deleteing temp Internet files and cookies (or easier taking them
> from changing any "options" (Internet explorer 6.0 or above) ?
>
> Thanks a lot

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"Megan" <Megan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:F2EC688E-5A44-4896-B166-7232B4A08F76@microsoft.com...
> wesley, Glen
> Thank you to you both...... This is what my problem is , I go to
> HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft or HKLU\software\policies\microsoft
> but I do not see any sign of Internet Explorer under "Microsoft" key......
> I have tried this both under windows2000 and XP..... What am I missing?
> are you guys have this settings in your regedit? am I suppose to creat
> it???
>
> Thanks a lot
> Megan
>
> "Wesley Vogel" wrote:
>
>> If XP Pro...
>>
>> Disable changing history settings
>> http://www.boyce.us/gp/gpcontent.asp?ID=705
>>
>> Disable changing Temporary Internet files settings
>> http://www.boyce.us/gp/gpcontent.asp?ID=704
>>
>> Tools menu: Disable Internet Options... menu option
>> http://www.boyce.us/gp/gpcontent.asp?ID=745
>>
>> --
>> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>>
>> Wes
>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>>
>> In news:E47720A1-A74D-4BD7-BE27-446FC84A4B59@microsoft.com,
>> Megan <Megan@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
>> > Hi,
>> > In Internet Explorere, Is there a way to keep users from deletling
>> > history, deleteing temp Internet files and cookies (or easier taking
>> > them
>> > from changing any "options" (Internet explorer 6.0 or above) ?
>> >
>> > Thanks a lot
>>


You will have to create the missing keys, when there is no policy
restriction configured then *usually* there will be no keys associated to
the non-configured policy restriction.

--
William

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You're welcome Mitra.

--
William

"Megan" <Megan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:88D97FBD-7973-4CE5-BF39-41CEB48AD265@microsoft.com...
> Thanks William I will try it......
>
> Mitra :-)
>
> "WTC" wrote:
>
>> "Megan" <Megan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:F2EC688E-5A44-4896-B166-7232B4A08F76@microsoft.com...
>> > wesley, Glen
>> > Thank you to you both...... This is what my problem is , I go to
>> > HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft or HKLU\software\policies\microsoft
>> > but I do not see any sign of Internet Explorer under "Microsoft"
>> > key......
>> > I have tried this both under windows2000 and XP..... What am I
>> > missing?
>> > are you guys have this settings in your regedit? am I suppose to
>> > creat
>> > it???
>> >
>> > Thanks a lot
>> > Megan
>> >
>> > "Wesley Vogel" wrote:
>> >
>> >> If XP Pro...
>> >>
>> >> Disable changing history settings
>> >> http://www.boyce.us/gp/gpcontent.asp?ID=705
>> >>
>> >> Disable changing Temporary Internet files settings
>> >> http://www.boyce.us/gp/gpcontent.asp?ID=704
>> >>
>> >> Tools menu: Disable Internet Options... menu option
>> >> http://www.boyce.us/gp/gpcontent.asp?ID=745
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>> >>
>> >> Wes
>> >> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>> >>
>> >> In news:E47720A1-A74D-4BD7-BE27-446FC84A4B59@microsoft.com,
>> >> Megan <Megan@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
>> >> > Hi,
>> >> > In Internet Explorere, Is there a way to keep users from deletling
>> >> > history, deleteing temp Internet files and cookies (or easier taking
>> >> > them
>> >> > from changing any "options" (Internet explorer 6.0 or above) ?
>> >> >
>> >> > Thanks a lot
>> >>
>>
>>
>> You will have to create the missing keys, when there is no policy
>> restriction configured then *usually* there will be no keys associated to
>> the non-configured policy restriction.
>>
>> --
>> William
>>
>>
>>
>>

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Thanks Jody, I will try this and let you know... I actually prefer to do it
this way, if I can

Megan :-)

"Jody Cantello" wrote:

> Instead of modifying the registry by hand, why not just use Group Policy
> editor? The slightest mishap have you will have a corrupted registry when
> doing it by hand.
>
> 1. Start>Run>MMC
> 2. Then File>Add/Remove Snap-in
> 3. Select the "Local Computer Policy" snap-in from the list.
> 4. Then work your way through the tree to the following folder:
> Local Computer Policy>User Configuration>Administrative
> Templates>Windows Components>Internet Explorer
>
> From here you can disable changes to the each of the areas that the other
> posts were saying to manual type in. I however recommend going one level
> further and go to the Internet Control Panel folder under Internet Explorer
> and Disable the General Page. This way they can't even access the buttons.
>
> Jody C.
>
> "WTC" <bcrawfordjr(remove)@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:uw7nr6UlFHA.1412@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > You're welcome Mitra.
> >
> > --
> > William
> >
> > "Megan" <Megan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:88D97FBD-7973-4CE5-BF39-41CEB48AD265@microsoft.com...
> >> Thanks William I will try it......
> >>
> >> Mitra :-)
> >>
> >> "WTC" wrote:
> >>
> >>> "Megan" <Megan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >>> news:F2EC688E-5A44-4896-B166-7232B4A08F76@microsoft.com...
> >>> > wesley, Glen
> >>> > Thank you to you both...... This is what my problem is , I go to
> >>> > HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft or HKLU\software\policies\microsoft
> >>> > but I do not see any sign of Internet Explorer under "Microsoft"
> >>> > key......
> >>> > I have tried this both under windows2000 and XP..... What am I
> >>> > missing?
> >>> > are you guys have this settings in your regedit? am I suppose to
> >>> > creat
> >>> > it???
> >>> >
> >>> > Thanks a lot
> >>> > Megan
> >>> >
> >>> > "Wesley Vogel" wrote:
> >>> >
> >>> >> If XP Pro...
> >>> >>
> >>> >> Disable changing history settings
> >>> >> http://www.boyce.us/gp/gpcontent.asp?ID=705
> >>> >>
> >>> >> Disable changing Temporary Internet files settings
> >>> >> http://www.boyce.us/gp/gpcontent.asp?ID=704
> >>> >>
> >>> >> Tools menu: Disable Internet Options... menu option
> >>> >> http://www.boyce.us/gp/gpcontent.asp?ID=745
> >>> >>
> >>> >> --
> >>> >> Hope this helps. Let us know.
> >>> >>
> >>> >> Wes
> >>> >> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
> >>> >>
> >>> >> In news:E47720A1-A74D-4BD7-BE27-446FC84A4B59@microsoft.com,
> >>> >> Megan <Megan@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
> >>> >> > Hi,
> >>> >> > In Internet Explorere, Is there a way to keep users from deletling
> >>> >> > history, deleteing temp Internet files and cookies (or easier
> >>> >> > taking
> >>> >> > them
> >>> >> > from changing any "options" (Internet explorer 6.0 or above) ?
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> > Thanks a lot
> >>> >>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> You will have to create the missing keys, when there is no policy
> >>> restriction configured then *usually* there will be no keys associated
> >>> to
> >>> the non-configured policy restriction.
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>> William
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>

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That's good to know ..... we have over 1000 nodes and we have a combination
of Windows2000, XP home and XP Pro...... we also still have 95, 98 out
there.....(waiting to be upgraded)
But I think with help from all of you guys, I think I am good to go..

Thanks again to all of you :-) :-)

"WTC" wrote:

> "Jody Cantello" <jcantello@danddcollision.com> wrote in message
> news:_LRHe.111317$X76.105585@tornado.texas.rr.com...
> > Instead of modifying the registry by hand, why not just use Group Policy
> > editor? The slightest mishap have you will have a corrupted registry when
> > doing it by hand.
> >
> > 1. Start>Run>MMC
> > 2. Then File>Add/Remove Snap-in
> > 3. Select the "Local Computer Policy" snap-in from the list.
> > 4. Then work your way through the tree to the following folder:
> > Local Computer Policy>User Configuration>Administrative
> > Templates>Windows Components>Internet Explorer
> >
> > From here you can disable changes to the each of the areas that the other
> > posts were saying to manual type in. I however recommend going one level
> > further and go to the Internet Control Panel folder under Internet
> > Explorer and Disable the General Page. This way they can't even access
> > the buttons.
> >
>
> This only works on XP Pro not Home. In XP Home, you will have to edit the
> registry manually. There is no Group Policy Editor on XP Home. The OP never
> stated if she had XP Pro or Home.
>
>
> --
> William
>
>
>
>
>