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As of 10-14-03, PWB v2.03 revision 1 contains better file checking and pathing. PWB adds the PWB path to the file if a path is not specified, and checks for the existence of the file and give a warning if it is not found.

--Scott

PWB v1 check the access in the following order.

IP
No Access
Only Access

--Scott

We are working on a graphical INI configuration utility that will offer hints and tips and hopfully aliviate this problem in the future. In the mean time I have added this information to the PWB v2 RTF file.

Our main focus currently is gettnig PWB v2.03 revision 1 released, so it will be a little ...

I bet there is a way to turn "Always Save Never Open" on. I will do some searching and see what I can find.

--Scott

It may not be that easy. In a Windows application, every button is a "shortcut" to a menu item. By disabling the menu item you also disable the button.

I will attempt to get the menu items independent from the buttons but it may not be possible in a Windows environment the way PWB is written. You ...

I will be deffientely looking into it. Thank you for pointing it out.

--Scott

Public Web Browser was originally designed to secure an OPAC through a Windows Terminal server via WYSE Winterms. Originally released as a freeware product, PWB has grown into a powerful and innovative tool for securing a wide range of public access computers and terminals.

PWB has been developed ...

Don't stop with PWB.

Because Public Web Browser was build using Microsoft Visual Studio and incorporates the Internet Explorer HTML rendering engine, PWB can take advantage of the Windows registry and policy settings that control how Internet Explorer functions. Thus the registry editor and policy ...

You are absolutely right, I will add it to our to-do list. Thanks for the sugestion.

--Scott

You can make the changes to the local Group Policy from a remote computer.

Follow the same basic instructions, but when you get to the "Group Policy Object" click browse and select "Another Computer", type in the computer name and you can make the Group Policy changes to the remote computer.

Unfortunately PWB uses the Internet Explorer HTML rendering engine and this includes the printing and saving dialogs. Fortunately PWB uses the IE HTML rendering engine so most of the Windows Policies will effect PWB.

Here are the directions to restrict the IE save as dialog using PWB and MMC.

In ...

Full paths should be used in the INI [Files] section.

Default:
PolicyFile=.\Policy.txt

Should be used:
PolicyFile=C:\Your Path\Public Web Browser v2\Policy.txt

The default is to use the relative path, but a better practice is to tell PWB the locations of the file. When using the relative path ...

Are you using any other type of restrictrictions such as NT policies?

Send a copy of your INI file to Support@TeamSoftwareSolutions.com.

--Scott

It sounds like a permissions problem. Make sure the limited users has access to the IP.txt file.

--Scott

When viewing OLE/ActiveX type objects (Word, Excel, etc...) PWB displays through the IE engine a warning if you want to open or save it and there is a check box on the dialog to always ask. Uncheck the check box and click the open button. From then on that type of document will open in PWB and not ...