Program Manager Restrictions Settings

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) for Windows version 3.1

SUMMARY

In Windows version 3.1, a new section will be added to the PROGMAN.INI initialization file to allow system and network administrators to restrict the functionality of the Program Manager to make it better suited to handle shared files.

There are five new options available to prevent a user from modifying his group's configuration or from running untrusted software. These options appear in the section labeled [Restrictions]. This article details each of the options below.

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   [Restrictions]
   NoRun=[0/1]

      When the NoRun switch is set to 1, the Run command on the File
      menu is disabled. The default value of this option is 0 (allow
      File Run).

   [Restrictions]
   NoClose=[0/1]

      When the NoClose option is set to 1, this option prevents the
      user from exiting the Program Manager, through the File menu,
      the System menu, the ALT+F4 accelerator or the Task Manager. The
      default value of this option is 0 (allow exit).

   [Restrictions]
   NoSaveSettings=[0/1]

      When the NoSaveSettings option is set to 1, this option prevents
      the user from saving the main window position and the load order
      of the groups. It also disables the "Save Settings on Exit"
      command on the Options menu. The default value of this option is
      0 (allow the user to save settings).

   [Restrictions]
   NoFileMenu=[0/1]

      When the NoFileMenu option is set to 1, this option disables the
      File menu entirely. All commands on this menu are disabled as
      well. The default value of this option is 0 (the File menu is
      enabled).

   [Restrictions]
   EditLevel=<value>

      This EditLevel option controls the extend to which a user can
      modify read/write groups (shared, read-only groups may never be
      modified). The following values are recognized:

         0 Allow any change (default)
         1 User cannot create, delete, or rename groups
         2 Value 1 restrictions; also, user cannot create or delete
           items
         3 Value 2 restrictions; also, user cannot change item command
           lines
         4 Value 3 restrictions; also, user cannot change any item
           property