Toolkit to Disable Automatic Delivery of Internet Explorer 8

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Hi, I use Vista Home Premium 32bit and I want to install Toolkit to Disable Automatic Delivery of Internet Explorer 8 at http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=21687628-5806-4ba6-9e4e-8e224ec6dd8c&displaylang=en[/url

I also checked out this page at [URL]http://blogs.msdn.com/askie/archive/2009/02/20/ie-8-blocker-policy.aspx for the step by step guide to install it. But in Vista Home Premium 32 bit, I cannot open the Group Policy Editor. When I type GPEDIT.MSC from start\Run and then hit the Enter key, the error message says soemthing like GPEDIT.MSC does not exists.

After I downloaded the Toolkit, I run the IE8BlockerToolkit.EXE and it extracted 4 files:

IE80Blocker.ad
IE80Blocker.cm
IE80BlockerHelp.ht
IE80BlockerHelp-GPFilteringDialog.jp

I double clicked on IE80Blocker.cmd and then I cannot proceeed to the next step to setup the IE8 Blocker Template (IE80Blocker.adm) May I ask if anyone can shed some light on this? How can I install this Toolkit to Disable Automatic Delivery of Internet Explorer 8 in Vista Home Premium 32 bit properly? Many thanks in advance, you help is much appreciated.


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in message Hi, I use Vista Home Premium 32bit and I want to install Toolkit to Disable Automatic Delivery of Internet Explorer 8 at
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...28-5806-4ba6-9e4e-8e224ec6dd8c&displaylang=en

I also checked out this page at
http://blogs.msdn.com/askie/archive/2009/02/20/ie-8-blocker-policy.aspx
for the step by step guide to install it. But in Vista Home Premium 32 bit, I cannot open the Group Policy Editor. When I type
GPEDIT.MSC from start\Run and then hit the Enter key, the error message says soemthing like GPEDIT.MSC does not exists.

After I downloaded the Toolkit, I run the IE8BlockerToolkit.EXE and it extracted 4 files:

IE80Blocker.adm
IE80Blocker.cmd
IE80BlockerHelp.htm
IE80BlockerHelp-GPFilteringDialog.jpg


I double clicked on IE80Blocker.cmd and then I cannot proceeed to the next step to setup the IE8 Blocker Template (IE80Blocker.adm)
May I ask if anyone can shed some light on this? How can I install this Toolkit to Disable Automatic Delivery of Internet Explorer 8
in Vista Home Premium 32 bit properly? Many thanks in advance, you help is much appreciated.


Post Originated from http://www.VistaForums.com Vista Support Forums
 
elmo222 said:
Hi, I use Vista Home Premium 32bit and I want to install Toolkit to
Disable Automatic Delivery of Internet Explorer 8 at
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...28-5806-4ba6-9e4e-8e224ec6dd8c&displaylang=en

I also checked out this page at
http://blogs.msdn.com/askie/archive/2009/02/20/ie-8-blocker-policy.aspx
for the step by step guide to install it. But in Vista Home Premium 32
bit, I cannot open the Group Policy Editor. When I type GPEDIT.MSC from
start\Run and then hit the Enter key, the error message says soemthing
like GPEDIT.MSC does not exists.
Click to expand...

This is correct; the Vista Home Basic/Premium editions do not have the Group
Policy Editor.
After I downloaded the Toolkit, I run the IE8BlockerToolkit.EXE and it
extracted 4 files:

IE80Blocker.adm
IE80Blocker.cmd
IE80BlockerHelp.htm
IE80BlockerHelp-GPFilteringDialog.jpg


I double clicked on IE80Blocker.cmd and then I cannot proceeed to the next
step to setup the IE8 Blocker Template (IE80Blocker.adm) May I ask if
anyone can shed some light on this? How can I install this Toolkit to
Disable Automatic Delivery of Internet Explorer 8 in Vista Home Premium 32
bit properly? Many thanks in advance, you help is much appreciated.
Click to expand...

There is no need to leave the MS newsgroups for a forum as suggested by Mr.
Frisch. As it stands now, the MS forums are fairly unusable and few regular
helpers will use them to offer support.

First of all, is this a single standalone computer? If yes, there is
absolutely no need to put yourself through all of this. Just change your
Automatic Updates settings to "download updates and notify me when they're
ready" (paraphrasing here). Then look at the details for the updates and
uncheck IE8 when it comes down. You will be given the opportunity to "do
not notify me about these updates again". Make these changes from a user
account with administrative privileges.

If you have a network of Vista Home Premium machines which you must
administer and doing this would be difficult on multiple machines (or you
have users who will go ahead and install stuff anyway) then you may want to
ask the experts in the IE 8 beta group. Offhand, it sounds to me like you
won't be able to use this tool in Vista Home Premium since it really is
aimed at systems administrators of mid-sized and large networks but I don't
know that for sure.

microsoft.public.internetexplorer.beta (for IE8)

Malke
 
IE8 = Good Stuff. I'd let her install. Ya gotta keep up man! WTF is wrong
with you?
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He doesn't want yet another bug ridden POS from MS loaded on his
machine until they fix the major errors with SP1 perhaps?
 
elmo222 said:
Hi, I use Vista Home Premium 32bit and I want to install Toolkit to
Disable Automatic Delivery of Internet Explorer 8 at
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...28-5806-4ba6-9e4e-8e224ec6dd8c&displaylang=en

I also checked out this page at
http://blogs.msdn.com/askie/archive/2009/02/20/ie-8-blocker-policy..aspx
for the step by step guide to install it. But in Vista Home Premium 32
bit, I cannot open the Group Policy Editor. When I type GPEDIT.MSC from
start\Run and then hit the Enter key, the error message says soemthing
like GPEDIT.MSC does not exists.
Click to expand...

This is correct; the Vista Home Basic/Premium editions do not have the Group
Policy Editor.
After I downloaded the Toolkit, I run the IE8BlockerToolkit.EXE and it
extracted 4 files:

IE80Blocker.adm
IE80Blocker.cmd
IE80BlockerHelp.htm
IE80BlockerHelp-GPFilteringDialog.jpg


I double clicked on IE80Blocker.cmd and then I cannot proceeed to the next
step to setup the IE8 Blocker Template (IE80Blocker.adm) May I ask if
anyone can shed some light on this? How can I install this Toolkit to
Disable Automatic Delivery of Internet Explorer 8 in Vista Home Premium 32
bit properly? Many thanks in advance, you help is much appreciated.
Click to expand...

There is no need to leave the MS newsgroups for a forum as suggested by Mr.
Frisch. As it stands now, the MS forums are fairly unusable and few regular
helpers will use them to offer support.

First of all, is this a single standalone computer? If yes, there is
absolutely no need to put yourself through all of this. Just change your
Automatic Updates settings to "download updates and notify me when they're
ready" (paraphrasing here). Then look at the details for the updates and
uncheck IE8 when it comes down. You will be given the opportunity to "do
not notify me about these updates again". Make these changes from a user
account with administrative privileges.

If you have a network of Vista Home Premium machines which you must
administer and doing this would be difficult on multiple machines (or you
have users who will go ahead and install stuff anyway) then you may wantto
ask the experts in the IE 8 beta group. Offhand, it sounds to me like you
won't be able to use this tool in Vista Home Premium since it really is
aimed at systems administrators of mid-sized and large networks but I don't
know that for sure.

microsoft.public.internetexplorer.beta (for IE8)

Malke
Click to expand...

That's very good advice for everyone to follow. I installed a new
network card in my pc, and Vista updates now "wants" to install a
driver that causes Blue Screens Of Death!
 
Eric said:
That's very good advice for everyone to follow. I installed a new
network card in my pc, and Vista updates now "wants" to install a
driver that causes Blue Screens Of Death!
Click to expand...

Glad you agree. ;-) IMO it really *is* the best way because that way you see
what you are installing and can make an informed decision. And drivers from
Windows Update are Not A Good Thing.

Malke
 
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