Compatibility

IE URL Lock is known to work with the following configurations

• Without Active Directory
  • Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2 and SP3 with Internet Explorer 6, 7, or 8
  • Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 SP2 with Internet Explorer 6, 7, or 8
  • Microsoft Windows 2000
    • Use the IEURLLock-2000.adm group policy template instead of IEURLLock.adm. The Windows 2000 version lacks built-in documentation, though you can refer to this web site for the parameter and value meanings
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01
    • It might work in version 5.00 if it is the only browser helper object installed
  • IE URL Lock deployment
    • Local
      • Double-click on the Windows Installer (MSI) file and follow the on-screen instructions
    • Remote
      • Copy an installed "\Program Files\IE URL Lock" folder to a target computer
      • Import the remote deployment registry file into that computer's registry
  • Microsoft Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 7 64-bit
    • Local
      • Double-click on the Windows Installer (MSI) file and follow the on-screen instructions
      • Only when used with version 1.2.0.0 or higher or version 1.0.3.3 or earlier. Versions between those two are incompatible with Windows Vista and Windows 7.
      • The non-business editions of Windows Vista and Windows 7 do not ship with gpedit.msc, which unfortunately requires manual registry editing to configure IE URL Lock at this time.
      • Note that if you upgrade a Windows system from XP or earlier to Windows Vista or later, you will need to reinstall IE URL Lock 1.3.0.0. The MSI packages for 1.2.0.0 and newer install a different DLL depending upon which version of Windows is being used.
    • Remote
      • Remote installation without ActiveDirectory is not supported in Windows Vista and Windows 7. The wevtutil.exe program needs to be run to register the event provider manifest, and I presently don't know how to do that remotely without a normal ActiveDirectory MSI installation. Please let me know if you know of a way.
  • Microsoft Windows 8 64-bit with Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 in Desktop Mode
    • I verified its functionality using the demo version of Windows 8
    • The desktop mode of IE works with IE URL Lock, but the Metro UI version of Internet Explorer 10 does not appear to use IE URL Lock
  • IEs for Linux with Internet Explorer 5, 5.5, or 6, which uses Wine
    • To install, run the following command, adjusting the path as necessary for the different IE versions. The license agreement does not appear, but it will install if you accept it anyway
      • export WINEPREFIX=~/.ies4linux/ie6; msiexec /i ~/IEURLLock-1.0.3.3.msi
    • Note that I haven't tried to configure IE URL Lock in IEs for Linux. Wine doesn't ship with gpedit.msc by default. Configuration will be possible when the new XULRunner-based configuration tool is released. For now, manual tweaking of the registry should permit you configure IE URL Lock in IEs for Linux
• With Active Directory
  • Microsoft Windows Vista and Windows 7
  • Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2 with Internet Explorer 6, 7, or 8
  • Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 SP2 with Internet Explorer 6, 7, or 8
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP1
  • IE URL Lock deployment
    • Computer-based policy (assigned): Installation and uninstallation when affected computers are rebooted
    • User-based policy
      • Assigned: Install at user logon is required. Uninstallation does not appear to always work when logging on as a user who does not have IE URL Lock in the user policy, even when the "Uninstall this application when it falls out of the scope of management" option is selected (am I doing something wrong? Please let me know :-)
      • Published: Installation and uninstallation via "Add New Programs" in "Add or Remove Programs" works properly
• Browser Notes
  • Internet Explorer 9
    • You should turn on the automatic enablement of newly installed add-ons and turn off add-on performance notifications. Additional details exist on Microsoft's page regarding IE9 group policy configuration. Otherwise, IE URL Lock will not get enabled by default for users, and the add-on performance notifications make it easy for users to turn off add-ons, including IE URL Lock.

IE URL Lock will not work with the following configurations

• Microsoft Windows 95, 98, 98SE, and ME
• Microsoft Windows CE
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.00 or below
• Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
  • Installer presently allows installation, but IE URL Lock doesn't work
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 in the Metro UI Mode in Microsoft Windows 8
  • The desktop mode works properly with IE URL Lock, but not the Metro UI mode
  • I may look into fixing this at some point in 2013. Please let me know if you have any pointers or want to help out with this. Thanks!
  • Bug 17 has been filed to track this
  • As a workaround, set a different browser as your default browser. Internet Explorer 10's Metro UI will no longer be available as long as Internet Explorer is not the default web browser.