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TECH: Windows 3.1 / Windows 95 Security

In response to Pam Roy's (LMS, Branford High School) request for information
on setting up security for Windows 95, I thought the following may help:

Windows 3.1:

Security can be set in the Restrictions section of the PROGMAN.INI file:
- NoRun=1 disables the Run command under the File menu.
- EditLevel=3 will prevent the user from creating, deleting or changing
programs in the program group.

These 2 settings used in conjuction, prevent the user from running any
application not already in a program group.  It will not prevent a user from
running something if it still exists in a program group.


Windows 95:

The Policies package can be used to set security.  This package is not
included in a standard Windows 95 installation and must be specifically
installed from the Windows 95 CD.

For information on this package, please consult the helpfile on the Windows
95 CD: Admin\reskit\helpfile\win95rk.hlp.

Russell McGrath
Softlink Australia Pty Ltd
rus@softlink.com.au

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