IE in Windows2000

Excuse my ignorance Wilso, but I don't fully understand the question.

Windows 2000 enables different profiles with different levels of priveliges. An administrator has full access, other users have the amount of control allowed by the administrator. I want to know if I can prevent other users from changing the home page in internet explorer. It was a request from an operator who uses the computers I maintain at work. His colleagues sometimes change the home page, and because our intranet search engine doesn't work very well ie. it doesn't work at all, it can be a problem to find the original home page if you don't know the address.
On instructions from the boss, I've locked out their ability to create shortcuts on the desktop, the taskbar and the menus. But I don't know how to lock the home page, or even if it's possible!

Oh, I see. I'm sure you'll get your answer ;-)

Sorry I can't help :-(

I think Spybot S&D allows this feature. Not sure how you'd lock out Spybot S&D from the user, tho.

I can hide a program from other users. Don't think I'd be able to install it on these machines though!

Why can't you install?

Edit: well, anyways, try this page. I think what you're looking for might be here.

I wouldn't be permitted to bring in an unlicenced product from outside.

Oh. . . that sucks. Too bad, S-S&D is one of the better programs out there. We're required to use it at work, since they don't restrict our web access.

Perhaps you can take the program to them and ask them if it would be permitted. Explaining that it removes malware and is considered one of the top three anti-spyware programs in the world, and free to boot. They might make an exception.

Hell, doesn't hurt to ask. Not like you're gonig to get fired for asking, right?

I could ask. But I already know what the answer is. Especially since we have very restricted access to the internet, ie. none.

Just like my last job. . . No internet, that is.

Well, the link I provided the second time is a registry tweak. I'm pretty sure regedit.exe is locked out of most users if they're not the administrator. OTOH, most users may not even know it exists. This would provide a solution to locking the homepage, and not allowing anyone to change it.

Of course, back up the registry, blah blah blah. . .all that stuff you already know so well.

Ah the registry. I've got a machine on my desk (3 actually) that I can perform any test on. I'll have a mess around with that to find out how to do it. I've got full images if anything goes wrong. Thanks for the reminder.

Have fun. . .let us know how it works out. If the site is decent, and it does appear to be that way, I may have to spend more time there. Looks like there's a lot of stuff there.

I wish I had more answers, but my job (also with very limited access to the internet) automatically re-sets the home page to the home page on the local server every time a user logs on. I'm not sure how this is done. All I really know is a dos window opens during the log-on, and the standard warnings appear about being monitored, and not going to unauthorized web sites. etc. come on. During this time, the dos window displays "Updating user's home page to the Source." It's really senseless tome, since the 'Source' as it's called, is frequently redesigned with less usability in order to make everything look better.

Any way, I can try asking around, and see if anyone in the computer admin area have a clue (usually, however, all they know is how to re-set a password).