Service starting before Group Policies take affect

[Ver17]

The problem I have is... If I setup a service to launch Internet Explorer upon bootup it seems to load IE before the group policies take affect to restrict users access to IE's control panels. Basically when the first IE window opens a user can get access to all the IE control panels. If I close this window and re-open IE, access has then been removed. Anyone have any ideas on how to delay a service from starting? Or maybe have IE close and re-open somehow? Or for GP to load first?


More details on why I am doing it this way.... I am trying to setup Internet Kiosk PC's running Windows XP that will be in various buildings in our company. These PC's are setup to run various maintenance apps every night then reboot and upon boot up launch IE. We need these PC's as automated and locked down as much as posible because we don't want to have to constantely check on them when they are located all over the company. Because these PC's are NOT on a domain I am limited to the individual PC's group policies to control access (so I believe). I also can NOT use specific kiosk software and need to stay with IE (owners discretion). I am starting IE as a service and not simply putting a shortcut in a startup folder to keep people from removing or deleting it from that folder.... I still need to give people access to the start menus program files (again owners discretion). Not a true kiosk I know, but the best I can do with so many requirements from the top brass here.... Any other options or sugestions whould also be great!

 

[PScottC]

Look into the Shared Computer Toolkit from MS. I think that you will find it does what you need.

[URL unfurl="true"]http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/sharedaccess/default.mspx[/url]

Good Luck!

PSC

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[Ver17]

We looked at that toolkit as an option in the beginning but for a reason I can't remember be decided it would not work for us in this case... plus the master copy is almost ready to go, I just need to fine tune this minor IE issue.

Thank you for your suggestion but I think I will keep looking for another solution. Maybe the solution is to simply not pre-load IE and have the user open it themselves...