Hiya all, I have an educational environment where I don't want users to install TCP/IP and arbitrarily assign some static IP's which might collide with pre assigned ones on staff PC's. Is there a way I can disable the Add protocol button under Network settings in Control Panel. I have tried installing DeepFreeze but IP starts working even without restart. The users bring in their own Win98 CD and insert them when prompted. Any ideas??

u could copy the CPL file assosciated with the TCI/IP whihc is the network cpl to some other folder like windows from the system folder. U could probably write a batch file to move it back and forth else move the file in the user profile to the windows folder else a folder of your choice. and run a batch command in your profile on startup to move it back. That should stop them.

Hi, the CPl iwas talking about is Netcpl.cpl i think. Anyway u can also use poledit that is the policy edtior for windows98. Hope this link will help U http://www.southwest.com.au/~jfuller/poledit/poledit.htm