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Limiting users access to Outlook Express

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by edentone 1 view

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I am managing a lab with 1 W2K server and 24 W2K Pro clients. I upgraded to IE 6 and also wanted to uninstall Outlook Express 6. Outlook Express 6 is complicated to remove since there is no uninstall button from the add/remove programs. Microsoft suggests removing manually, but it is profile independant, so when a new users logs on, they have access to Outlook Express.

I was thinking of using Group Policies to limit their use with Outlook Express 6. Can this be done? Please email me if you have any idea to edentone@hotmail.com.

Thank you all!

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by ksmith

What would happen if you change the ACL on the "C:\ProgramFiles\Outlook Express" directory only give the Domain Admin rights to the directory?

Goodluck..

by edentone

It is worth a shot. I definately want an easy situation resolution if possible and this seems like it.

by stoobydo

Go into the registry and delete the stubpath. This will delete the icon from the taskbar permanently. Using regedt32, go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\Microsoft\active setup\installed components\{44BBA840-CC51-11CF-AAFA-00AA00B6015C} Select the stubpath and delete it. I found this tip at www.jsiinc.com/sube/tip2100/rh2196.htm if you want to verify. As far as gpedit.msc, I have never seen anything for OE.

by edentone

It also is worth a shot. I cannot say that it appeals to me of imaging over a tampered registry but it should work.

by matt duggan

An option I'm personally about to pursue is to use the IE Admin Kit (IEAK) to deploy the latest version of IE, Outlook Express, and all related plugins. The stuff we don't want them playing with (Outlook Express & Netmeeting) won't be in the package.

Once we've build the package, it will be deployed through Group Policy to the machines (not the users). The users won't have enough rights to add a copy of Outlook Express to the machines either, so once the package is deployed and OE removed (thanks to the IEAK), it won't find it's way back into the site.

Group policy is a big help for things like this - you can limit your users in many ways. Deploying apps like this also means you have a nice and consistent lab.

Hope this helps.

by edentone

Needless to say, this seems like the most direct answer and the most consistant with what I would like them to be doing. I will look into this one.

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