Preventing users from installing software.

[Odie]

Can one edit a registry key in order to prevent users from installing software and if so, which key?

[prashanthpai]

May be this will help
http://www.governmentsecurity.org/archive/t40.html

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc784527.aspx

http://www.mail-archive.com/focus-ms@securityfocus.com/msg01131.html

[Odie]

Thanks Prashanthpai got it at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc784527.aspx#w2k3tr_gpswi_tools_qqkf