GPO to clear Internet History daily?

[woody]

I can't find an option in Group Policies to clear the internet history or set to how many days to keep history.

 

Does this exist? If not, are there any other solutions?

[Geoff]

Feature is planned for IE7.

 

http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2006/06/12/628499.aspx

 

An alternative would be to use firefox and enable the privacy features (easily done with the firefox adm templates).

[woody]

Thanks Geoff, but reading that, the feature in IE7 is to reset ALL user applied settings, not just Internet Explorer, and there doesn't appear to be an automated way to do it as in through a group policy.

 

I could cope with using this feature, if it could be reset through a script of policy.

[Geoff]

I dont think you can. Windows locks certain files as in use (because IE is so intergrated) so you can't delete everything you need to.

 

Go with the Firefox solution IMHO. Works for me.

[woody]

Problem is, I restrict access to users on an individual basis and I do this through Group policy. (I put in a bogus proxy as default so they can't get outside) then when a user has had parental permission, I add them to another group policy which gives them the correct proxy.

 

Since IE intergrates with GP, can I do the same with firefox?

[Geoff]

Yes you can.

 

1) roll your own Firefox MSI with Corporate Firefox.

2) follow the instructions on the website

3) use the Corporate Firefox ADM templates to control settings via GPOs.

[woody]

Thanks Geoff - will look into this!

[ajbritton]

Could you maybe use CCleaner in command line mode from a startup or logon script to clear the IE settings you need to?

[mac_shinobi]

Couldnt you port ( convert ) this vb into vbscript :

 

Source -- >

 

http://www.codecomments.com/archive299-2006-1-778662.html

 

Actual vb example :

 

http://www.devx.com/vb2themax/Tip/19339

 

Basically using wsh / regread / regwrite or w/e commands you need to use to do it ?

 

Then basically just use it as a logon script or something like that ?