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Hiding the Recycle Bin and My Computer 2
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in AD Group Policy Object Editor
Group Policies > Administrative Templates > Desktop
they are all in there
You can even disable the dektop all together, so you can't even right click, or move stuff to it. There are about 6/7 settings that do it all in the path.
HTH
Neil J Cotton
njc Information Systems
Systems Consultant
HND, BSc HONS, CCNA, BCS, IETF, DMTF
Group Policies > Administrative Templates > Desktop
they are all in there
You can even disable the dektop all together, so you can't even right click, or move stuff to it. There are about 6/7 settings that do it all in the path.
HTH
Neil J Cotton
njc Information Systems
Systems Consultant
HND, BSc HONS, CCNA, BCS, IETF, DMTF
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OK, there is no setting in current GPs to remove the Printers and Faxes icon, heaven knows why they skipped it.
However, I have writen a quick policy for you. I assume you know about custom ADMs. And how to import them
If not, quick overview.
Copy the code below into a text file, save it as something like StartMenuPrintFax.adm (must be ADM). Save it in the following location. C:\Windows\inf (or where ever your %windir% is.
In your GPOE, click Computer Policies, and right click Administrative Templates and click Add/Remove Admin Templates. A Window with about 5 files in it will appear, click Add again and select your new ADM file. The file name will appear in the window. Click close.
You will notice now, under drop down, a "Start Menu Printers and Faxes" will appear.
If you click on that, you will probably find no policies are listed... this is because it isn't a policy as such, it's a preference, as far as you're concerned and the level of importance, Im not going to explain the difference. Click view, and filters, and uncheck the box "Show only true policies" or something along those lines, i think it's the second one from the bottom. Click OK. You will now have the policy shown, with a red dot on it to say that it is a preferece, as apposed to the blue dot that true policies have. This functions as the rest of your policies. It is named Hide Printers and Faxes Icon, so Enabling this setting will remove it from the applied clients.
Here is the code - Hope it Helps
CLASS MACHINE
CATEGORY !!PrintFaxStart
POLICY !!HidePrintFaxStart
KEYNAME "SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced"
EXPLAIN !!HidePrintFaxStart_Exp
VALUENAME "Start_ShowPrinters"
VALUEON NUMERIC 0
VALUEOFF NUMERIC 1
END POLICY
END CATEGORY ;; PrintFaxStart
[STRINGS]
PrintFaxStart = Start Menu Printers and Faxes
HidePrintFaxStart = Hide the Printers and Faxes Icon within the Start Menu
HidePrintFaxStart_Exp = Enabling this setting will remove the Windows Printers and Faxes icon from the start menu. Disabling this setting will make the icon visible. Not Configuring this setting will no change the state of the system start menu \n\n N Cotton - NJC Information Solutions 2006
Neil J Cotton
njc Information Systems
Systems Consultant
HND, BSc HONS, CCNA, BCS, IETF, DMTF
However, I have writen a quick policy for you. I assume you know about custom ADMs. And how to import them
If not, quick overview.
Copy the code below into a text file, save it as something like StartMenuPrintFax.adm (must be ADM). Save it in the following location. C:\Windows\inf (or where ever your %windir% is.
In your GPOE, click Computer Policies, and right click Administrative Templates and click Add/Remove Admin Templates. A Window with about 5 files in it will appear, click Add again and select your new ADM file. The file name will appear in the window. Click close.
You will notice now, under drop down, a "Start Menu Printers and Faxes" will appear.
If you click on that, you will probably find no policies are listed... this is because it isn't a policy as such, it's a preference, as far as you're concerned and the level of importance, Im not going to explain the difference. Click view, and filters, and uncheck the box "Show only true policies" or something along those lines, i think it's the second one from the bottom. Click OK. You will now have the policy shown, with a red dot on it to say that it is a preferece, as apposed to the blue dot that true policies have. This functions as the rest of your policies. It is named Hide Printers and Faxes Icon, so Enabling this setting will remove it from the applied clients.
Here is the code - Hope it Helps
CLASS MACHINE
CATEGORY !!PrintFaxStart
POLICY !!HidePrintFaxStart
KEYNAME "SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced"
EXPLAIN !!HidePrintFaxStart_Exp
VALUENAME "Start_ShowPrinters"
VALUEON NUMERIC 0
VALUEOFF NUMERIC 1
END POLICY
END CATEGORY ;; PrintFaxStart
[STRINGS]
PrintFaxStart = Start Menu Printers and Faxes
HidePrintFaxStart = Hide the Printers and Faxes Icon within the Start Menu
HidePrintFaxStart_Exp = Enabling this setting will remove the Windows Printers and Faxes icon from the start menu. Disabling this setting will make the icon visible. Not Configuring this setting will no change the state of the system start menu \n\n N Cotton - NJC Information Solutions 2006
Neil J Cotton
njc Information Systems
Systems Consultant
HND, BSc HONS, CCNA, BCS, IETF, DMTF
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