The restrictions that are available to Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1

The restrictions that are available to Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1

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SUMMARY

This article defines the registry settings that provide new
user restrictions that a computer administrator can apply to Internet Explorer
6.0 Service Pack 1 (SP1).



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MORE INFORMATION

Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 provides computer administrators
more latitude in restricting users' access to various features in the program.
Each of the following values is of type DWORD. To turn on the value, set it to
1. To turn off the value, set it zero (0).

Note
You can use Group Policy or the Internet Explorer Administration
Kit (IEAK) to apply most of these settings. When you apply most of these
settings, a restart of Internet Explorer is required for the changes to take
effect.



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Restriction
values in the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Software/Policies/Microsoft/Internet
Explorer/Restrictions and
HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Policies/Microsoft/Internet
Explorer/Restrictions registry keys

The following restriction values reside in either of these
registry keys:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Software/Policies/Microsoft/Internet
Explorer/Restrictions

HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Policies/Microsoft/Internet
Explorer/Restrictions

When a computer administrator restricts menu commands by
implementing the appropriate registry value, users may receive the following
error message if they try to use the menu commands:

The
operation has been canceled due to restrictions in effect on this computer.
Please contact your system administrator.

NoFileOpen
: Turns off the Open
command on the
File
menu.

NoFileNew
: Turns off the New
command on the
File
menu.

NoBrowserOptions
: Turns off the Internet Options
command on the
Tools
menu.

NoSelectDownloadDir
: Turns off Save
on the File
Download
dialog box.

NoBrowserClose
: Turns off Close
button, located in the upper
right corner of the window or dialog box. This registry value also turns off
the Close
command on the File
menu.

The following registry values remove the associated menu when
the appropriate registry key and value is implemented:

NoBrowserSaveAs
: Removes the Save As
command on the
File
menu.

NoFavorites
: Removes Favorites
menu and disables the
Favorites bar.

NoHelpItemTipOfTheDay
: Removes the Tip of the Day
command on the
Help
menu.

NoHelpItemNetscapeHelp
: Removes the For Netscape Users
command on
the Help
menu.

NoHelpItemTutorial
: Removes the Internet Explorer Tutorial
command
on the Help
menu.

NoHelpItemSendFeedback
: Removes the Send Feedback
command on the
Help
menu.

NoPrinting
: Removes Print
command on the
File
menu.

No_LaunchMediaBar
: Removes the Media Bar
command on the toolbar when the user plays online
content.

The following menus are disabled when the appropriate registry
key and value is added:

NoTheaterMode
: Disables F11 key (full-screen mode).

NoBrowserContextMenu
: Disables the right-click shortcut menu on a Web page.

NoFindFiles
: Turns the F3 command and the Search bar.

NoViewSource
: Turns off the Source
command on the
View
menu. However, to completely disable user's ability to
view the source, the NoBrowserContextMenu
value must be added.

NoOpeninNewWnd
: Turns off the CTRL+N command and the Open
command to open a new window.

AlwaysPromptWhenDownload
: Makes the Always ask before opening this type of
file
check box on the on the Safe Open File
dialog
box unavailable so that it is always selected.

Note
This value does not apply to any file that is determined to be
unsafe.

For additional information about Unsafe File List in Internet
Explorer, click the following article number to view the article in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:
291369

Information About the Unsafe File List in Internet Explorer 6

NoNavButtons
: Disables the Back
and Forward
navigation buttons on the toolbar.

NoHelpMenu
: Disables the Internet Explorer Help
menu.

No_MediaBarOnlineContent
: Disallows the playing of online content.



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Restriction values in the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Software/Policies/Microsoft/Internet Explorer/Toolbars/Restrictions registry key

The following toolbar restriction values reside in the following
registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Software/Policies/Microsoft/Internet Explorer/Toolbars/Restrictions

When the following menu has been restricted by using
the appropriate registry DWORD value, users may receive the following error
message:

The operation has been canceled due to
restrictions in effect on this computer. Please contact your system
administrator.

NoToolbarOptions
: The user receives the error message when they try to click any
command on the View
menu except Customize
and
Lock the Toolbars
.

The following menus are removed
when the appropriate registry DWORD value is added:

NoToolBar
: Removes the toolbar. However you can add standard buttons on the
View Toolbar
menu. To completely enable this setting, you must
enable the NoToolbarOptions
DWORD value.

NoAddressBar
: Removes the Address bar.

NoLinksBar
: Removes the Link bar. The user receives the following error
message when they try to click Links
on the
Toolbar
menu:

The operation has been
canceled due to restrictions in effect on this computer. Please contact your
system administrator.



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Restriction values in the HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/Policies/Explorer registry key

The following restriction values reside in the following registry
key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/Policies/Explorer
The following menu is removed when the appropriate registry DWORD
value is added:

NoWindowsUpdate
: Removes the Windows Update
command on the
Tools
menu.

To disable the Synchronize
command on the
Tools
menu, follow these steps:

Locate the following registry subkey:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Policies/Microsoft/Internet Explorer/Infodelivery/Restrictions

Note
If the subkey does not exist, create it. To do this, follow these
steps:

Locate and then click the following registry subkey:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Policies/Microsoft

On the Edit
menu, point to
New
, and then click Key
.

Type Internet Explorer
, and then
press ENTER.

On the Edit
menu, point to
New
, and then click Key
.

Type Infodelivery
, and then
press ENTER.

On the Edit
menu, point to
New
, and then click Key
.

Type Restrictions
, and then
press ENTER.

Right-click the
HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Policies/Microsoft/Internet
Explorer/Infodelivery/Restrictions
subkey, point to
New
, and then click DWORD Value
.

Type NoManualUpdates
, and then press
ENTER.

Right-click NoManualUpdates
, and
then click Modify
.

In the Value data box, type 1
, and
then click OK
.



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