How to block installing IE toolbars through Group Policy

or this
http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver/en/library/3bd7900c-6145-461d-89f2-c12a8c6dd7301033.mspx?mfr=true

If I disable Allow Third-party browser extensions, other things that is needed also gets blocked. Such as flash or acrobate.  I just need tool bars blocked.

I'm pretty sure that it doesn't stop flash add-ons (not too sure about acrobat)

as far as i know it only stops addons that effect the browser interface(ie toobars and buttons)

Have you tried it? (i can't be bothered -_-)

but yeah i'm pretty sure flash would work

I tried it and it doesn't work.  Toolbars are still there.

humm... i've ad afew issues with GPO before when the non policy registry setting takes presedence over the policy settings.

try a custom adm template.

remeber to uncheck "Only show policy settings that can be fully managed" in the filtering.

CLASS USER
 
CATEGORY "Windows Components"
CATEGORY "Internet Explorer"
 
POLICY "Enable Third Party Browser Extensions"
KEYNAME "SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main"
VALUENAME "Enable Browser Extensions"
VALUEON "yes"
VALUEOFF "no"
END POLICY
 
END CATEGORY;
END CATEGORY;
 
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