Group Policy - Accessing areas from open Applications

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Hi,

We are ready to implement 6 new machines onto our network. These are solely
used to access networked files through an application. The application uses
word and excel.

We have implemented Group Policy to heavily restrict what users can do
(Remove My Computer, My Docs, My Network Places, Prevent seeing all drives).
However when Excel / Word opens one of the networked files we have found that
you can open / save to the C drive and access all areas of that.

Is there a setting within Group Policy that also prevents users from opening
/ saving files from / to the C: drive when in applications such as Word /
Excel?

Thanks

Paul
 
Re: Group Policy - Accessing areas from open Applications

Hello Paul,

Are these machines Terminal servers?
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/231289

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/172012-36-hide-local-drive-connecting

http://www.cramsession.com/articles/get-article.asp?aid=786

http://www.windowsnetworking.com/nt/registry/rtips104.shtml

http://www.wisdombay.com/hidedrive/

Best regards

Meinolf Weber
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> Hi,
>
> We are ready to implement 6 new machines onto our network. These are
> solely used to access networked files through an application. The
> application uses word and excel.
>
> We have implemented Group Policy to heavily restrict what users can do
> (Remove My Computer, My Docs, My Network Places, Prevent seeing all
> drives). However when Excel / Word opens one of the networked files we
> have found that you can open / save to the C drive and access all
> areas of that.
>
> Is there a setting within Group Policy that also prevents users from
> opening / saving files from / to the C: drive when in applications
> such as Word / Excel?
>
> Thanks
>
> Paul
>
 
Re: Group Policy - Accessing areas from open Applications

Hi Meinolf

They are clients connected to Windows Server 2003 and they are not terminal
servers.

We have applied to GP whereby you hide drives, including the C drive.
However this still appears when opening or saving from within Excel.

Thanks

Paul

"Meinolf Weber" wrote:

> Hello Paul,
>
> Are these machines Terminal servers?
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/231289
>
> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/172012-36-hide-local-drive-connecting
>
> http://www.cramsession.com/articles/get-article.asp?aid=786
>
> http://www.windowsnetworking.com/nt/registry/rtips104.shtml
>
> http://www.wisdombay.com/hidedrive/
>
> Best regards
>
> Meinolf Weber
> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers
> no rights.
> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups
> ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > We are ready to implement 6 new machines onto our network. These are
> > solely used to access networked files through an application. The
> > application uses word and excel.
> >
> > We have implemented Group Policy to heavily restrict what users can do
> > (Remove My Computer, My Docs, My Network Places, Prevent seeing all
> > drives). However when Excel / Word opens one of the networked files we
> > have found that you can open / save to the C drive and access all
> > areas of that.
> >
> > Is there a setting within Group Policy that also prevents users from
> > opening / saving files from / to the C: drive when in applications
> > such as Word / Excel?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Paul
> >
>
>
>
 
Re: Group Policy - Accessing areas from open Applications

Hi,

Does anyone have anymore ideas on this?

"Paul Worsnop" wrote:

> Hi Meinolf
>
> They are clients connected to Windows Server 2003 and they are not terminal
> servers.
>
> We have applied to GP whereby you hide drives, including the C drive.
> However this still appears when opening or saving from within Excel.
>
> Thanks
>
> Paul
>
> "Meinolf Weber" wrote:
>
> > Hello Paul,
> >
> > Are these machines Terminal servers?
> > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/231289
> >
> > http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/172012-36-hide-local-drive-connecting
> >
> > http://www.cramsession.com/articles/get-article.asp?aid=786
> >
> > http://www.windowsnetworking.com/nt/registry/rtips104.shtml
> >
> > http://www.wisdombay.com/hidedrive/
> >
> > Best regards
> >
> > Meinolf Weber
> > Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers
> > no rights.
> > ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups
> > ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
> >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > We are ready to implement 6 new machines onto our network. These are
> > > solely used to access networked files through an application. The
> > > application uses word and excel.
> > >
> > > We have implemented Group Policy to heavily restrict what users can do
> > > (Remove My Computer, My Docs, My Network Places, Prevent seeing all
> > > drives). However when Excel / Word opens one of the networked files we
> > > have found that you can open / save to the C drive and access all
> > > areas of that.
> > >
> > > Is there a setting within Group Policy that also prevents users from
> > > opening / saving files from / to the C: drive when in applications
> > > such as Word / Excel?
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > > Paul
> > >
> >
> >
> >
 
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