How to restrict downloading programs with Internet Explorer:If you don't want other users of your computer to download and install unauthorized software from the Internet, you can set up such a restriction with Folder Guard. The idea of the protection is based on the fact that when Internet Explorer is downloading a file, it stores it in its Temporary Internet Files folder, along with the images and other files necessary to display the web pages when browsing. Only after the file has been successfully downloaded into the temporary folder, Internet Explorer moves it to the destination folder for your choice. This gives us an idea of how to prevent the downloads: we need to prevent Internet Explorer from being able to create program files (such as the .exe and *.zip files) in the temporary folder. However, we must still allow Internet Explorer to store files of other types (such as image files), to be able to display the web pages properly when browsing the Internet. This is just the type of a problem that can be easily solved using the "filters" of Folder Guard. Step 1. Creating the filter Run Folder Guard, switch to its Filters view, and use the Filters - New command to create a new filter. (For more information about filters, see Folder Guard Help.) Fill out the Properties window for the new filter as follows:
Be sure to enter the correct path to the Temporary Internet Files folder in the Apply to folders box. The paths shown on the picture should work if you have Windows 95, 98, or Me. However, if you have Windows 2000 or Windows XP, replace each occurrence of C:\Windows\Temporary Internet Files with C:\Documents and Settings\*\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files. That is, your Apply to folders box should look like: "C:\Documents and Settings\*\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files";
(Note the quotes around the names of the folders, they are important!) Note also that we have entered the masks of only two most popular file formats for the programs, *.exe and *.zip. There are, however, other formats for distributing programs via the Internet, for example, *.rar, *.arc, *.cab, and so on. If you are concerned that other users may download and use such software packages, you should add the appropriate masks to the Apply to files area. Step 2. Activating the filter Rename the new filter to "IE downloads" (or to any other name you like), and activate it by assigning the no access attribute to it:
Step 3. Enabling the protection Now save the changes and enable the protection, as usual (See How to hide a folder for details). The filter you have set up above should prevent Internet Explorer from downloading the exe and zip files from the Internet, and thus prevent users from installing unauthorized software on your computer. Did you find this information useful? Wait, there is more: If you have not done so yet, feel free to download a free no-strings-attached-no-obligation evaluation version of Folder Guard and see for yourself how Folder Guard can be of use to you:
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