cybermax2

hi Steve21 Would you have an example of the script you use and how to run it, as the guy 3 years ago tried and failed with both VBS and shell method.. I am by the way something of an amateur when it comes to programming and fiddling with the registry. I intend trying this on an old computer which doesn't matter if it gets screwed up.and thanks too to SYNACK for his imput. Regards

Hi Steve I am trying to set up a user account so that it automatically opens one program only and then exits on closing to the login prompt without anything else being accessible. Browsing the web I found an old post about using windows shell but the guy who tried it always got error messages. Then a helper suggested this solution which I am trying to get working but I have come up against the above problem with XP home. "Although this thread is long since dead I may have come up with a way to make the shell mode work properly and so thought I would add it for refference. It turns out that as part of XP SP2 they added something called shell protection mode to increase security. This restricts the shell applications access to a certain small subset of folders and files. This can be disabled in the local group policy on the computer by going to: Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Windows Explorer : Turn off shell protocol protected mode Hopefully this will work and act as a refference for anyone who might be trying this kind of thing in future. SYNACK" Hope you can help.

Hi again Dave Apparently you need XP professional to use this tool and I've got the home edition. Is there any solution other than upgrading? Regards

Thanks for that Dave that's just what I needed to know.

Hi there I saw a post from 3 years ago from SYNACK about modifying the shell in XP. He said modify local group policy by going to Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Windows Explorer : Turn off shell protocol protected mode My question is how do you find computer configuration? Regards