WIN 95: Security: how can I hide My Computer.

[Vladislav S. Davidzon]

This is precisely what we decided to do.  Rather than waste my time trying
to secure the browsers, I simply secured them with the system policies,
updated off the network NT server.  It also saved us quite a bit since we
don't have to buy NT for those machines (the public ones). Now, I am just
waiting for someone to hack in.  The systems policy editor can do just about
anything that you can do with the registry, and I am probably going to end
up writing my own policies for some things, like icon rename, etc.

-Vladislav


.-----Original Message-----
.From: web4lib at library.berkeley.edu
.[mailto:web4lib at library.berkeley.edu]On Behalf Of Kyle Harriss
.Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 1998 11:03 AM
.To: Multiple recipients of list
.Subject: Re:WIN 95: Security: how can I hide My Computer.
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.We had been using FoolProof in our library, but gave it up in
.favor of a different solution.
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.We now use the Poledit option to hide all items on the desktop.
.Our patrons use the Start Menu.  Our wallpaper directs them to
.it with a few words.
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.We no longer lock down the PCs beyond what is possible with PolEdit.
.It isn't a huge challenge for someone who knows what they are doing to
.get around this security.. but it isn't often done, and unauthorized
.changed get cleared because..
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.We have adopted a strategy of "rebuild on bootup" and "rebuild on demand"
.via a software package called PC-Rdist.
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.Kyle Harriss				kharriss at d.umn.edu
.Tech Services 				voice: 218-726-6546
.UMD Library				fax:   218-726-8019
.Duluth, MN  55812
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.On Wed, 15 Apr 1998, Susan Acampora wrote:
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.> We have resolved this problem in part by using a program called
.> FOOLPROOF:
.>
.> http://www.smartstuff.com.
.> It is a security program that enables you among other things to protect
.> and hide the drives in My Computer. I have find though, that even
.> FOOLPROOF cannot remove the My Computer icon.  A library patron may
.> still click on it but it will be empty of drives and they will be unable
.> to open the control panel and printers icons.
.> Now no one in our library seems to bother with My Computer as a result.
.>
.> It is not the perfect solution, we too would like to remove the icon
.> completely.
.> But it is a satisfactory one for now.
.>
.> Susan Acampora
.> sacampora at cnr.edu
.> College of New Rochelle Library
.>
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