[THIN] Re: Installing Programs on the Server

You don't seem to need admin rights to install the Hotbar.  It uses an
ActiveX control for the installation via the website.  I have seen the
problem before.  You can't restrict ActiveX in IE unless you want your
users to be prompted every 5 seconds when browsing the internet.  My
resolution to the problem was to leave the Hotbar directory intact under
C:\Program Files and then change the NTFS permissions to "Deny"
Everyone.  Then you need to remove the registry key under HKLM\Software
and I believe a corresponding key under HKCU\Software

This will keep them from being able to reinstall because the
installation will fail when it tries to reinstall into Program Files.

Maybe someone else on the list has a better solution than this but it
worked for me.

Murphy 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Braebaum, Neil
Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2003 7:27 AM
To: 'thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'


You mean you *let* your users have access to be able to install software
locally to a terminal server? ;-)

Neil (astounded of Tunbridge Wells)

> -----Original Message-----
> From: DeWayne A. Chapman [mailto:dchapman@xxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2003 7:12 AM
> To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [THIN] Installing Programs on the Server
> 
> I have a problem where some of my users are installing these 
> downloaded programs like Hotbar and Weatherbug on my Citrix server.  
> Is there a way to stop this or maybe log who is installing them?

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