Technology Notebook

Windows 9x/NT/2k::Security::Registry

Registry keys to lock down settings users are allowed to change in IE for Win2K haven't changed since IE5 on Win98:

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Control Panel]
"Advanced"=dword:00000000
"HomePage"=dword:00000000
"Cache"=dword:00000000
"History"=dword:00000000
"Colors"=dword:00000000
"links"=dword:00000000
"Fonts"=dword:00000000
"Languages"=dword:00000000
"Accessibility"=dword:00000000
"Connwiz Admin Lock"=dword:00000000
"Connection Settings"=dword:00000000
"Proxy"=dword:00000001
"Autoconfig"=dword:00000001
"Ratings"=dword:00000000
"Certificates"=dword:00000000
"Profiles"=dword:00000000
"FormSuggest"=dword:00000001
"FormSuggest Passwords"=dword:00000001
"Messaging"=dword:00000000
"CalendarContact"=dword:00000000
"ResetWebSettings"=dword:00000000
"Check_If_Default"=dword:00000000
"GeneralTab"=dword:00000000
"SecurityTab"=dword:00000000
"ContentTab"=dword:00000000
"ConnectionsTab"=dword:00000000
"ProgramsTab"=dword:00000000
"AdvancedTab"=dword:00000000

Values of zero = allow, one=restrict