Disable Open In Internet Explorer (WXP)

[Zindak]

Hello,

I have looked through 27 pages of post and cant seem to find what im looking for. Does anyone have an idea on how to disable the open command from Internet Explorer.

Im not looking to disable the File>Open from the toolbar, but the Open command that you get when you start to download a program from the net.

Any help would be appreciated,

Thanks

[mysterywolf]

any use ??

there's loads in technet at microsoft.com

Security Zones

Security zones integrate with the permission-based security model to create a configurable, extensible mechanism for providing security for users. Whenever users attempt to open or download content from the Web, Internet Explorer checks the security settings associated with that Web site’s security zone. For more information about security zones, see “Understanding Security Zones” earlier in this chapter.
You can configure three different sets of permissions for each security zone for both signed and unsigned code:
·Permissions that are granted without user intervention—These permissions are available to applets from the zone without user intervention. They can be specified separately for signed and unsigned applets.
·Permissions that are granted with user intervention—Users are prompted about whether to grant these permissions to applets from the zone.
·Permissions that are denied—These permissions are considered harmful and are automatically denied to applets from the zone.
Only applets that have permissions granted without user intervention run automatically. An applet that has been denied permissions will not run. If an applet uses permissions granted with user intervention, Internet Explorer displays a dialog box with a list of all the permissions and their associated risks and prompts the user about whether to trust the applet. If the user chooses not to trust the applet, the applet can continue to run with alternate and limited functionality, but the applet is prevented from using the expanded set of permissions.
Note The user will be asked to confirm execution of the applet only if it requests more permissions than the zone can automatically grant. You can configure the specific permissions that Internet Explorer will automatically grant in each zone.

[Zindak]

Thanks Mysterywolf I will look into the zones, I didnt even think about that.

[mysterywolf]

i posted that info a bit blind so when you put the hard work in will you let us know the secret in a shortened version?

[Zindak]

Sure, I will let you know what I come up with

[POBrien]

If you're looking to disable downloads, here's the tweak

http://www.winguides.com/registry/display.php/901/

If you want to grey out or remove the Open option then that would involve tweaking a system file. Which one? I have no idea. Even if the correct file were found and hacked, would it worked? Not sure.

POBrien