Locking down IE on public computers

[Riesner, Giles W.]

We had done this a number of years back making some of our Library PC's
"Catalog Only" stations.

I put together the details along the line and have a 2 pager or so
available from:

 

 
http://faculty.ccbcmd.edu/~griesner/CCBCLIB/OpacOnly-details.pdf 

 

Years back in the Library we used Fortres to lock down our PCs and since
then the College moved to

Using the Centurion Guard (hardware/software combo) and Drive Shield
(software only) and now

Deep Freeze. All do the same as Steady State but cost you some money for
the solution.

 

I'll be glad to answer any questions about what we're doing now or have
done in the past.

 

 

Giles W. Riesner, Jr. | Lead Library Technician , Library Technology 

The Community College of Baltimore County   | 800 South Rolling Road |
Catonsville, MD 21228 USA
Phone:  1-443-840-2736 | Fax: 1-410-455-6436 | Email:
griesner at ccbcmd.edu

CCBC. The incredible value of education. 

 

 

 

From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On
Behalf Of Marcie Brandriff
Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2012 3:57 PM
To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU
Subject: [WEB4LIB] Locking down IE on public computers

 

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.

Thanks!

Marcie Brandriff 

Librarian

Northborough Free Library

34 Main Street

Northborough, MA 01532

508-393-5025

mbrandriff2 at cwmars.org

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