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[Hitesh0528]

i was wondering if there is a way for me to block people from useing kazza and chating programs also is there a way to stop users from installing anything on there computers.
is there a free way to do this or do i have to pay for it

 

[paulw]

The simple answer is you can block these programs using a Firewall, but you will have to pay for anything usefull.

The other way is to use group policies or restrict the users rights on the local pc's so they don't have install permissions.

N.B this of course won't work on Win9x

 

[ricpinto]

Paul said it everything but if you want a free solution, then don't use Win95/ME. Make these type of people to be ordinary users, no rights to install programs. Also change all the local administrator password so only you(administrators) will know.

 

[ricpinto]

Of course before anything else unistall all the programs that you don't want it to be there .

 

[Binkie]

Lakeside Software's SysTrack and SysLock can help to lock out applications, as well as control the websites your users are allowed to visit; all without impacting system performance.

SysTrack tracks websites/pages visited by users and generate alerts, actions (shut down the browser) & notifications if necessary. SysTrack can also audit which applications are being used, and with SysLock shut down unauthorized application usage automatically.

Examples of apps you may not want running in your environment could include virus's, instant messenger, games, resource intensive apps, or sites like kazza.com and weatherbug.com that consume large amounts of resources.

Good luck!

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