RE: How to block users from installing other apps

Jane,

The easiest way to fix this, is:

1. run mmc (as the local admin)
2. add/remove snap in
3. add security configuration and analysis
4. right-click on "sec...config... etc", and say "open database"
5. create a tmp.sdb database (anywhere is fine)
6. after that, you're prompted which template to apply - select compatws.inf (compatible workstation)
7. Right-click on "sec...config...etc" and say "configure workstation"

When it's finished, test it's fine by taking away the local admin rights, and see if you can run the in-house applications, but not as a local admin.

You can automate this by using secedit to apply this template on all workstations via the login script (or however you deploy things, i.e.: Group Policy, etc.)

Hope this helps.

Chay Harley
MCSE+I
-----Original Message-----

From: Jane Han [mailto:janehan22@yahoo.com] Sent: Thursday, 26 June 2003 5:22 AM
To: focus-ms@securityfocus.com
Subject: How to block users from installing other apps

Due to several customized inhouse applications, the users need to be local aministrator to lauch the applications.  Since most users are local admin, they can download and install applications such as games, AOL instant messages...from internet. 

Is it possible to block users from installing applications through Group Policy in this case?  or disable internet explorer?

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Any solutions or suggestions?

Thanks in advance,
Jane