User Security

Discussion in 'Windows 7' started by Tlinux, Oct 15, 2009.

  1. Tlinux

    Tlinux MDL Novice

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    I've got a System with Multiple Drives.

    I'm trying to figure out how to do a few things in Windows 7 X64

    1) Control what programs run on Startup for each user, so for example a guest user wouldn't have the Sony & Zune software start on login (It's keyed to the HKEY_Localmachine can these just be moved to HKEY_USERS ?)

    2) Prevent Access / Viewing of the Secondary Drives (So if they use File Explorer they don't even see the drives)
     
  2. HSChronic

    HSChronic MDL Expert

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    1. Yes you can there is no problem with doing that.

    2. Change the NTFS permissions on the files/folders to the users/groups you want. Then change everyone permission to deny.
     
  3. MrFerretKing

    MrFerretKing MDL Member

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    Or you can open up that users ntuser.dat hive in the registry and add the start up entries to that specific users HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run location
    Then unload that users hive.

    Basically make it profile based control instead of system based


    Mfk