Internet Explorer Browser History

7 Oct 2008 4:40 PM

rvk man

I have a soon to be teenager that has figured out how to delete browser
history. Is there a way I can disable this feature? I do not want anyone to
be able to delete browsing history. Can only find ways to delete info, not
KEEP it without special permission to delete.

7 Oct 2008 6:37 PM

Swifty

rvk man wrote:

> I have a soon to be teenager that has figured out how to delete browser
> history. Is there a way I can disable this feature? I do not want anyone to
> be able to delete browsing history. Can only find ways to delete info, not
> KEEP it without special permission to delete.

Well, if you're on the right sort of router, you can use features in the
router to detect sites that teenager has been to (presuming that you
personally don't go to play{boy,girl}.com and similar sites. This has
the advantage that you can password protect your router so place it
beyond the reach of all but the most inventive teenagers. Hardware
solutions are usually the best.

You could always threaten to fund the appropriate router out of
deductions from teenager's allowance if history deleting continues.

There may be mechanisms for forcing access through a proxy, and using
the proxy to record site usage. Is this a shared system? It's easier if
teenager is on their own system, so you can apply rules to one specific
PC. You would block teenagers PC from direct access to the net, then
force them through a proxy on another system. That proxy would record
URL's visited. Of course, teenager will then start using a 3rd party
proxy on a non-standard port number. People in police states do this all
the time. I've even supplied such proxies on my own PC for colleagues in
repressive states. Don't tell me teenagers name, or I might be tempted
to offer a fee-based proxy. :-)

The main problem is that teenagers are usually more computer savvy than
parent. I work in the IT industry, and my colleagues have a continual
battle controlling their offspring.

--
Steve Swift
http://www.swiftys.org.uk/swifty.html
http://www.ringers.org.uk

7 Oct 2008 8:40 PM

rvk man

Technically....was that a no! A little more complex than I was looking for.
Was hoping for simple password protect to the browse history feature maybe.
Thanks for your help.

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"Swifty" wrote:

> rvk man wrote:
> > I have a soon to be teenager that has figured out how to delete browser
> > history. Is there a way I can disable this feature? I do not want anyone to
> > be able to delete browsing history. Can only find ways to delete info, not
> > KEEP it without special permission to delete.
>
> Well, if you're on the right sort of router, you can use features in the
> router to detect sites that teenager has been to (presuming that you
> personally don't go to play{boy,girl}.com and similar sites. This has
> the advantage that you can password protect your router so place it
> beyond the reach of all but the most inventive teenagers. Hardware
> solutions are usually the best.
>
> You could always threaten to fund the appropriate router out of
> deductions from teenager's allowance if history deleting continues.
>
> There may be mechanisms for forcing access through a proxy, and using
> the proxy to record site usage. Is this a shared system? It's easier if
> teenager is on their own system, so you can apply rules to one specific
> PC. You would block teenagers PC from direct access to the net, then
> force them through a proxy on another system. That proxy would record
> URL's visited. Of course, teenager will then start using a 3rd party
> proxy on a non-standard port number. People in police states do this all
> the time. I've even supplied such proxies on my own PC for colleagues in
> repressive states. Don't tell me teenagers name, or I might be tempted
> to offer a fee-based proxy. :-)
>
> The main problem is that teenagers are usually more computer savvy than
> parent. I work in the IT industry, and my colleagues have a continual
> battle controlling their offspring.
>
> --
> Steve Swift
> http://www.swiftys.org.uk/swifty.html
> http://www.ringers.org.uk
>

7 Oct 2008 9:54 PM

nass

"rvk man" wrote:

> I have a soon to be teenager that has figured out how to delete browser
> history. Is there a way I can disable this feature? I do not want anyone to
> be able to delete browsing history. Can only find ways to delete info, not
> KEEP it without special permission to delete.

If you have XP professional and you assigned this Teen a limited account you
can do this through the GPO by doing the following:
Open a run command and type in:
gpedit.msc click [OK]
On the Group Policy under User Configuration:
   [- ] Administrator Templates
     [-] Windows Component
       [+] NetMeeting
         [+] Internet Explorer = look in the right pane for this Option:
" Turn off " Delete Browsing History" functionality
You can deny the teen this feature but allow yourself access to it as Admin.
From there you can deny and allow the teen whichever you want Him/Her to
have access to, beside you can use the content advisor to block certain sites
for this teen.
If you don't have XP professional then you will need to have a third-party
software.
Note some Teens comes here for help to break their parents Password and hack
even into their accounts to have an Admin Preveliges and spy on their
Parent!!!!
You can also and best to Disallow installing software, unless you log and
install it for the teen, but that too much harsh on the Teen and low
selfsteem.

HTH,
nass
---
http://www.nasstec.co.uk

8 Oct 2008 8:36 AM

ju.c

You set restrictive policies in the registry:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer]
"Restrictions"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Control Panel]
"Accessibility"=dword:00000000
"Advanced"=dword:00000000
"AdvancedTab"=dword:00000000
"CalendarContact"=dword:00000000
"Certificates"=dword:00000000
"CertifPers"=dword:00000000
"CertifPub"=dword:00000000
"CertifSite"=dword:00000000
"Check_If_Default"=dword:00000000
"Colors"=dword:00000000
"Connection Settings"=dword:00000000
"ConnectionsTab"=dword:00000000
"Connwiz Admin Lock"=dword:00000000
"ContentTab"=dword:00000000
"Fonts"=dword:00000000
"GeneralTab"=dword:00000000
"History"=dword:00000000
"HomePage"=dword:00000001
"Languages"=dword:00000000
"Messaging"=dword:00000000
"Privacy Settings"=dword:00000000
"PrivacyTab"=dword:00000000
"Profiles"=dword:00000001
"ProgramsTab"=dword:00000000
"Ratings"=dword:00000000
"ResetWebSettings"=dword:00000000
"SecAddSites"=dword:00000000
"SecChangeSettings"=dword:00000000
"SecurityTab"=dword:00000000
"Wallet"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Restrictions]
"NoBrowserClose"=dword:00000000
"NoBrowserOptions"=dword:00000000
"NoBrowserSaveAs"=dword:00000000
"NoFavorites"=dword:00000000
"NoFileNew"=dword:00000000
"NoFileOpen"=dword:00000000
"NoHelpItemNetscapeHelp"=dword:00000000
"NoHelpItemSendFeedback"=dword:00000000
"NoHelpItemTipOfTheDay"=dword:00000000
"NoPopupManagement"=dword:00000000
"NoTheaterMode"=dword:00000000
"NoViewSource"=dword:00000000

To activate a policy, change "dword:00000000" to "dword:00000001".
They're pretty well straight forward. Let me know if you need more help.

ju.c

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"rvk man" <rvk***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:054D825C-3374-4886-B722-A14293977F68@microsoft.com...
> I have a soon to be teenager that has figured out how to delete browser
> history. Is there a way I can disable this feature? I do not want anyone to
> be able to delete browsing history. Can only find ways to delete info, not
> KEEP it without special permission to delete.