Locking History

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Jeff Grossenbacher

Does anyone know of a way to lock the history from being
deleted in Internet Explorer? In our school, the kids can
clear the history if they have visited an inappropriate
site.

Thanks!

~ Jeff
 
Jeff,
Open Regedit to the following location:
Start | Run (type) "regedit" (no quotes)

Create the following entry:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Control
Panel]
"History"=dword:00000001


Note: the above entry restricts the "Current_User"
The below entry restricts (grays-out) all users.

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Control
Panel]
"History"=dword:00000001


Value Data: (0 = disable restriction, 1 = enable restriction)
Note: always Export before editing. Close Regedit and reboot.

A few other entries you might want to consider:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explor
er]
"NoToolbarCustomize"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Control
Panel]
"HomePage"=dword:00000001

The above locks (grays-out) the Home Page section
Note: do this after making the desired selection.

There are lots of other, but see how the above works out for you.
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