Ex.1) Customize Internet Explorer Appearance
You can customize the appearance of Internet Explorer
and add bitmaps to toolbars and your own caption to the Internet Explorer window
title by going here:
'user configuration\windows settings\Internet Explorer
Maintenance\browser user interface.'
Ex.2) Customize IE Toolbar
This GPEDIT entry allows you to specify which buttons
will appear on the standard Internet Explorer toolbar:
'user configuration\administrative templates\windows
components\internet explorer\toolbars\configure toolbar buttons'
Ex.3) Remove the File Delete Confirmation Dialog Box
To remove the 'confirm (filename) delete' box that pops
up when you attempt to delete a file, go to: 'user configuration\administrative
templates\windows components\explorer\display confirmation dialog when deleting
files' and disable the option.
Ex.4) Disable Windows Messenger Easily
If you do not want to use Windows Messenger and you are
annoyed by its persistence, turn it off easily with this GPEDIT option:
'user configuration\administrative templates\windows
components\windows messenger\do not allow messenger to be run'
Ex.5) Customize the Start Menu and Taskbar
This section contains a wealth of options for
customizing the Windows XP start menu and taskbar, everything from adding a 'log
off' button to removing the clock from the system tray is covered here:
'user configuration\administrative templates\windows
components\start menu and taskbar'
Ex.6) Prevent Users from Running Certain Programs
You can prevent programs you specify from running within
Internet Explorer with this GPEDIT option:
'user configuration\administrative templates\windows
components\system\don't run specified windows applications'
You will need to know the name of the application's
executable file.