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Microsoft => Microsoft Windows => Windows XP => Topic started by: san_crazy on May 31, 2008, 04:08:56 AM

Title: how to block a program from further execution?
Post by: san_crazy on May 31, 2008, 04:08:56 AM

hi friends,

is there any way to disable an application(media player, ms word...etc) from further access.

here is windows xp sp1

regards
san

Title: Re: how to block a program from further execution?
Post by: Dias de verano on May 31, 2008, 04:24:29 AM

Uninstall it?

Title: Re: how to block a program from further execution?
Post by: quaxo on May 31, 2008, 05:28:57 AM

Can you be more specific?

Do you want to completely remove the program or just stop people from opening it?

Title: Re: how to block a program from further execution?
Post by: san_crazy on May 31, 2008, 05:58:27 AM

i just want  to stop people from opening it

Title: Re: how to block a program from further execution?
Post by: Dias de verano on May 31, 2008, 06:19:19 AM

Well, remove them

Title: Re: how to block a program from further execution?
Post by: Carbon Dudeoxide on May 31, 2008, 06:47:43 AM

I think he is looking for some sort of security protocol...

Title: Re: how to block a program from further execution?
Post by: llmeyer1000 on May 31, 2008, 07:31:09 AM

Quote from: Carbon Dudeoxide on May 29, 2008, 07:08:55 AM

san_crazy didn't mention anything about security protocol...

(Well maybe not a quote!  :))

Sorry about that!
I couldn't help myself. Your cousin Monoxide put me up to it.  :D
Which by the way reminds me. Where has ol' Geek001 been for the last 2 days?
He must be totally lost in the land of Win2000.

Let's hope he "pops-up" soon!  ;)

Title: Re: how to block a program from further execution?
Post by: Carbon Dudeoxide on May 31, 2008, 08:56:32 AM

Quote from: Carbon Monoxide

I had nothing to do with that quote! I swear! It was all Llmeyer's doing!!!

Title: Re: how to block a program from further execution?
Post by: quaxo on May 31, 2008, 09:45:43 AM

Quote from: san_crazy on May 31, 2008, 05:58:27 AM

i just want  to stop people from opening it

Either uninstall the programs, password your entire system, or download some sort of software that locks executables.

Or... if you could be more specific as to what it is you're doing, we might be able to help you better. What programs? Who exactly are you trying to keep off? If it's someone who uses the computer regularly, you could create their own user account. There are lots of way to do what you want to do, but it all depends on what exactly you're trying to accomplish.