Windows XP as a kiosk

[_neutrino Veteran]

I am attempting to setup a Windows XP Pro machine as a Kiosk for a time clock where i work Is there a specific software (FREE would be best) or just a setting i can do that will make it so once the computer has been logged on it will open Internet Explorer (web app will only work in IE) in Full screen mode and will not allow you to close it without using a code?

[sc302 Veteran]

I am attempting to setup a Windows XP Pro machine as a Kiosk for a time clock where i work Is there a specific software (FREE would be best) or just a setting i can do that will make it so once the computer has been logged on it will open Internet Explorer (web app will only work in IE) in Full screen mode and will not allow you to close it without using a code?

do this:

make a batch file that looks like this:

:start

"c:\program files\internet explorer\iexplore.exe"

goto start

name the batch file internet.cmd

save internet.cmd to c:\windows\system32

go into the registry

hklm\software\microsoft\windows nt\currentversion\winlogon\shell

change explorer.exe to c:\windows\system32\internet.cmd

Have fun with it.

[+BudMan MVC]

Yup that would pretty much do it ;) Here's a MS article that gives the same info.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555463

How I can setup my local computer to be use as internet Kiosk computer?

Or take a look at this software - which would allow you to lock down the machine and only allow access to what you want, and then put it back to its clean slate after a reboot, etc.

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/...ss/default.mspx

[_neutrino Veteran]

As always thank you for the assistance

[kryten]

Another thing to try is pressing F11 in IE. That puts it in kiosk mode. F11 again will put it back to normal.

[sc302 Veteran]

Another thing to try is pressing F11 in IE. That puts it in kiosk mode. F11 again will put it back to normal.

That just switches full screen mode on and off. Does not produce a "kiosk mode".

[_neutrino Veteran]

Yeah i had done that and like sc302 says its just full screen A true kiosk mode prevents people from accessing anything other than that program.

[sc302 Veteran]

follow my steps above and every time they close out of internet explorer it will just reopen. ctrl+al+del still works if you want to log off or open the task manager and run other tasks, you could disable the task manager or rename it and use the file open within ie to open the task manager.

[sc302 Veteran]

You can even use tweakui to autologon so that it becomes a true kiosk, give the default user simple user rights where they can't do much of anything, us gpo's to lock down that user even further and disable task manager, then use the logoff function within ctrl alt del to logon with a priveleged user.