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11 Apr 2005, 17:31
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Blocking MSN
I want to block MSN access from a certain user.
Is there a registry I can delete or even stop a service from running on a machine?
Using Windows XP Pro
There is an annoying shit bag at work who is abusing it
Thanks
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11 Apr 2005, 17:45
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Re: Blocking MSN
start -> run , enter "services.msc" and you have a list of services you can stop / set to manual start only / disable
or start-> run -> msconfig
there always the uninstaller too...
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11 Apr 2005, 17:47
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Re: Blocking MSN
Can't you somehow block traffic to the MSN server?
It seems mine is connected to *.msg.hotmail.com
Port 1863 if that helps. Hmmm?
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11 Apr 2005, 18:08
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Re: Blocking MSN
One particular user would be hard to block though. Not with your standard routing equipment anyway.
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12 Apr 2005, 09:07
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Re: Blocking MSN
You could edit the hosts file on that user's computer so that msg.hotmail.com pointed back to 127.0.0.1, possibly?
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12 Apr 2005, 11:46
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Re: Blocking MSN
Quote:
Originally Posted by Structural Integrity
One particular user would be hard to block though. Not with your standard routing equipment anyway.
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This was the issued I faced.
As the bosses use MSN Messenger at work.
Not that I give a shit about them anymore *grumble*
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<Bobzy> Minty, you have a line for everything
<Queen> MINTY ROCKS
<Ice-Lady> minty is a odd boy
<Game> Minty rocks
<Queen> no minty..cos u rock
<HobbieRogue4> Minty, you stone!
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12 Apr 2005, 11:49
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Re: Blocking MSN
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Originally Posted by meglamaniac
You could edit the hosts file on that user's computer so that msg.hotmail.com pointed back to 127.0.0.1, possibly?
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This was an option I had tried.
Some reason doesn't work. Possibly a setting here that over rides it.
I simply blocked his internet access
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#cnuts
For all your homoerotic needs
<Bobzy> Minty, you have a line for everything
<Queen> MINTY ROCKS
<Ice-Lady> minty is a odd boy
<Game> Minty rocks
<Queen> no minty..cos u rock
<HobbieRogue4> Minty, you stone!
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12 Apr 2005, 13:35
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Re: Blocking MSN
1) Click Start, click Run, type gpedit.msc, and then press ENTER
2) Double-click the following items to expand them:
* Local Computer Policy
* Computer Configuration
* Administrative Templates
* Windows Components
* Windows Messenger
3) Double-click on the option "Do not allow Windows Messenger to run", and then click Enabled.
4) Click OK, and then close the window
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12 Apr 2005, 14:39
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Re: Blocking MSN
oooh... that's a neat thingy. I didn't know Windows had that.
Would it also be possible to limit the access of certain executables that way? So, a list where I'd add "pr0ndailer.exe" for example and block it from running. Or components that use DirectX or OpenGL.
Although I said I found it a "neat thingy", it seems rather limited to me.
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12 Apr 2005, 15:43
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Re: Blocking MSN
Uh, while we're just at it: Could someone tell me, how I limit this for specific user accounts? I can't find an option to select which user account a policy should be applied for, and I don't want to limit this stuff to myself, more for my guest account actually.
So how do I do that?
Cheers...
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13 Apr 2005, 16:40
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Re: Blocking MSN
I suggest taking his monitor away!
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15 Apr 2005, 18:17
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Re: Blocking MSN
Just for clarity...
Windows Messenger and MSN Messenger are two different things...
One is the built in and completely useless messenger thingy that all windows versions since 95 has had, while the other is a semi-useful chat appliaction.. Which one is it we're talking about here?
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17 Apr 2005, 02:19
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Re: Blocking MSN
Quote:
Originally Posted by Epcylon
One is the built in and completely useless messenger thingy that all windows versions since 95 has had, while the other is a semi-useful chat appliaction.. Which one is it we're talking about here?
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win98 didn't have it
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18 Apr 2005, 11:02
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Re: Blocking MSN
Completely useless ?
It's a great tool for system administrators to message every one when a server needs to be rebooted or something like that
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