"So if you've had enough of dealing with IE's security flaws, how do you
disable or remove Internet Explorer? If you're running Windows 2000 or XP,
there's good news and bad news.

The bad news is that you can't remove IE without crippling your operating
system. However, the good news is that you can disable IE for your users and
move to a different browser.

Several simple, popular methods exist to disable IE. The easiest way to
remove users' ability to browse with IE is to add a bogus proxy server to IE's
Internet Settings.

Follow these steps:

1. In IE, go to Tools | Internet Options.


2. On the Connections tab, click the LAN Settings button.


3. In the resulting dialog box, select the following check box in the Proxy
   Server section: Use a Proxy Server For Your LAN (These Settings Will Not Apply
   To Dial-up Or VPN Connections).


4. Enter 0.0.0.0 in the Address text box.


5. Enter 80 in the Port text box, and click OK.

Please note that adding a bogus proxy server to your Internet settings won't
affect Automatic Windows Update from connecting and updating your operating
system.

You can also restrict Internet settings via Group Policy. Follow these steps:

1. On your domain controller, right-click the organizational unit that
   contains your domain users, and select Properties.


2. On the Group Policy tab, click Edit.


3. Expand User Configuration to set restrictions on a per-user basis.


4. Expand Windows Settings, and expand Internet Explorer Maintenance.


5. Select Connection, and double-click Proxy Settings.


6. Select the Enable Proxy Settings check box, add 0.0.0.0 to the HTTP entry,
   and click OK.


7. Expand Administrative Templates, and expand Windows Components.


8. Select Internet Explorer, and double-click Disable Changing Proxy
   Settings.


9. Select Enabled, and click OK.

Remember that Enabled sets a restriction, Disabled prevents a restriction
from applying to a group of users (even if you enable it for a broader category
of users), and Not Configured doesn't set the restriction.

Before you take any of these steps, download another browser, and test it on
your current configuration. I highly recommend Mozilla's Firefox. After you
install a new browser, answer Yes when it asks whether to make it your default
browser."

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