stoping users load certain programs

[hellforgedangel]

Im running windows 2000 pro and i want to be able to block certain programs from use by certain users. Plus if i did this to my firewall (zonealarm) would it stop them configuiring it or would it stop it loading completely?

[Sm0kinP0t]

If you don't want other users to mess with the config of ZA, you can always password it -Pro Version only, i think the normal ZA doesn't have this feature.
As for program permissions, you can always edit the user accounts premissions and right-click the program ou want them NOT to run and set Security>Permissions.

Try to do this with ZA, right click it, allow everyone to run it, but only the admin to write/modify. This should (?) prevent them from tweaking with the conf. Try this with your own user limited account to see if it works.

Give this admin tools a look:
http://www.webattack.com/get/srvadmin.html - freeware
http://www.webattack.com/get/aadmin.html - shareware

[hellforgedangel]

ahh thanks that seems to work ok

Thanks to Info Tech Geek aswell

[Info Tech Geek]

Hellforge,

Right click on the programs folder and assign permissions. For software such as AntiVirus & Firewalls, you want to assign Read & Execute and nothing more. If you would like a how to guide, I would be more than willing to provide one.