Windows 2000 Group Policy is blocking Internet Explorer

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Hi All,

I applied some restrictions via Local Group Policy to a pc with
Windows 2000 SP4 and Internet Explorer 6.0 Sp1.

I have an intranet application that need to open a new page of IE when
the user click a button on this application, but when they do it, they
receive the message:

"The operation has been canceled due to restrictions in effect on this
computer. Please contact your system administrator."

Ok, I'm the system administration and I really don't know what is the
exact setting that is preventing the user to use the application.

I tried to disable the User Configuration part of the Local Policy and
it works so I think the problem is there, but I cannot find the exact
parameter.

Can you help me?

Thanks Everybody!
 
In news:ed3281f8-8c70-47e4-bb30-8ed0978da32f@i12g2000prf.googlegroups.com,
T_M_P <claudio.toldi@gmail.com> wibbled
> Hi All,
>
> I applied some restrictions via Local Group Policy to a pc with
> Windows 2000 SP4 and Internet Explorer 6.0 Sp1.
>
> I have an intranet application that need to open a new page of IE when
> the user click a button on this application, but when they do it, they
> receive the message:
>
> "The operation has been canceled due to restrictions in effect on this
> computer. Please contact your system administrator."
>
> Ok, I'm the system administration and I really don't know what is the
> exact setting that is preventing the user to use the application.
>
> I tried to disable the User Configuration part of the Local Policy and
> it works so I think the problem is there, but I cannot find the exact
> parameter.
>
> Can you help me?
>
> Thanks Everybody!

I'm on an XP PC at the moment so some of these details may be different
locations.

If this is on a local PC then goto the connections tab in IE properties

LAN Settings button

Use a proxy server pointing to 127.0.0.1 (ie the local machine so web access
is killed)

Tick the box that says Bypass proxy server for local addresses

This should allow your intranet page to still work

Then in gp editor disable the display of the connections tab then the user
cannot alter the settings

HTH?


--
Steve Parry MCP MVP
www.gwynfryn.co.uk
 
On 30 Nov, 12:30, T_M_P <claudio.to...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I applied some restrictions via Local Group Policy to a pc with
> Windows 2000 SP4 and Internet Explorer 6.0 Sp1.
>
> I have an intranet application that need to open a new page of IE when
> the user click a button on this application, but when they do it, they
> receive the message:
>
> "The operation has been canceled due to restrictions in effect on this
> computer. Please contact your system administrator."
>
> Ok, I'm the system administration and I really don't know what is the
> exact setting that is preventing the user to use the application.
>
> I tried to disable the User Configuration part of the Local Policy and
> it works so I think the problem is there, but I cannot find the exact
> parameter.
>
> Can you help me?
>
> Thanks Everybody!


Ok, I found the solution: under User Configuration\Administrative
Templates\Windows Components\Internet Explorer\Browser Menu there is
the policy: "Disable Open in New Window menu option". I disabled it
and now it works.
 
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