Changing IE default access directory

[j]

Hello everybody
my problem is related to internet explorer.
By default internet explorer can access my computer and all drive to
save, download, open files. i want to restrict this access to
particular directory "c:\internet" so that IE can access files system
below this directory. It should not able to access the file system
above this directory..
Plz reply soon
Thanks in advance

[Cor Ligthert]

J,

Is this not a question first for an Internet Explorer newsgroup to ask if it
is possible what you ask. When it cannot be done in internet explorer you
can for sure not do it with VBNet.

Cor

[Crouchie1998]

Hi

Cor is correct in saying that you should be asking this in a IE forum.
Anyway, here's the solution that you require:

Click START, RUN, type 'regedit' (without quotes) & press ENTER

Nagigate to:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer

Double-click 'Download Directory' in the right pane, type in the path you
want your users to use & press OK

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Now, navigate to the following two registry keys:

Current User:
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HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Inte rnet Explorer\Restrictions

All Users:
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HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Int ernet Explorer\Restrictions

In the above two keys, create a new DWORD value by right-clicking in the
right pane & choose NEW --> DWORD, type in 'NoSelectDownloadDir' to create
that key

Now, double click that key & change the value from 0 (zero) to 1 (one) &
click OK

Please note: Creating that value for the current user will disable that
particular user's ability to change download directory whereas, the secon
registry key disables ALL users on that computer. To reverse the restrictions
just change 1 (one) to 0 (zero)

Close the registry editor & restart the computer.

I hope this helps.