Locking down IE on public computers

[Iván V.G.]

Also, for those of you who don't specifically need Windows & MSIE, I've  
recently discovered WebConverger, a sort of kiosk mode GNU/Linux distro  
(although I've not personally tested it yet).

En Thu, 12 Jan 2012 22:24:49 +0100, Steffen Schilke  
<steffen.schilke at gmail.com> escribió:

> Did you have a look into the Kiosk Mode?
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/154780/en-us  it works in the newer
> versions as well. Also other browsers have a Kiosk mode (
> http://www.opera.com/support/mastering/kiosk/ , FireFox  R-Kiosk or
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiosk_software ) other buzz words
> are Microsoft Shared Computer Toolkit or Windows SteadyState and Internet
> Explorer Administration Kit (IEAK)
>
> On Thu, Jan 12, 2012 at 9:57 PM, Marcie Brandriff  
> <mbrandriff2 at cwmars.org>wrote:
>
>>  We are using Public Web Browser but are looking to switch to Internet
>> Explorer. However, we need a way to lock down certain functions so  
>> patrons
>> can't make too many changes to it. Any suggestions for either hiding the
>> menus or locking down the Tools menu and maybe Favorites and also  
>> disabling
>> the ability to download and install toolbars?
>>
>> We do have Fortres, but they don't lock down anything inside the  
>> browser.
>> The IT guy there suggested using Microsoft Policies, but I'm having a  
>> hard
>> time searching the Microsoft website because there's so much information
>> there and I don't really know what I'm looking for. Any suggestions here
>> would be helpful as well.


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..:: Iván V.G. :: Tempus fugit, carpe diem ::..

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