Policy

[GSC]

Hi,

I want to disable the Network Neighbourhood Icon on a NT 4 server. If you create a new policy and choose that the Icon should not be visible it works, BUT still you can find it in the Control Panel. Does someone know how if I can disable just the Network Neighbourhood Icon in the Control Panel or do I have to disable the whole Control Panel.
Thanks in advance

GSC

 

[bp1169]

If this is an NT box I recommend setting the permissions on the applet so that only certain people (i.e. Domain Admins) have access to it. Have a look in \%system root%\system 32 for a file called ncpa.cpl. Hope this helps.

 

[GSC]

If I have FAT on the C-Drive does your solution apply then?

GSC

 

[bp1169]

No, it would not. Something you may want to try is to possibly rename the file to something other than a .cpl extension. I haven't tried that but it may work. I also have a policy key which can remove the applet from control panel. Here is a copy of a .adm file which will remove the icons from control panel. Some of these are specific to pc's within my organization and this policy may have more icons that you have, just delete (or ignore) those keys. Copy the following to a text editor and save it as cpanel.adm and load it into your policies.
--start copying below here---
CLASS USER

CATEGORY !!CPL_Icons
POLICY !!CPL_Access
KEYNAME "Control Panel\Don't Load"
VALUENAME "Access.cpl"ValueOn !!CPL_Hide ValueOff Numeric 0
END POLICY

POLICY !!CPL_AppWiz
KEYNAME "Control Panel\Don't Load"
VALUENAME "appwiz.cpl"ValueOn !!CPL_Hide ValueOff Numeric 0
END POLICY

POLICY !!CPL_Console
KEYNAME "Control Panel\Don't Load"
VALUENAME "console.cpl"ValueOn !!CPL_Hide ValueOff Numeric 0
END POLICY

POLICY !!CPL_Cpqmgt
KEYNAME "Control Panel\Don't Load"
VALUENAME "cpqmgmt.cpl"ValueOn !!CPL_Hide ValueOff Numeric 0
END POLICY

POLICY !!CPL_DevApps
KEYNAME "Control Panel\Don't Load"
VALUENAME "devapps.cpl"ValueOn !!CPL_Hide ValueOff Numeric 0
END POLICY

POLICY !!CPL_Inetcpl
KEYNAME "Control Panel\Don't Load"
VALUENAME "inetcpl.cpl"ValueOn !!CPL_Hide ValueOff Numeric 0
END POLICY

POLICY !!CPL_Intl
KEYNAME "Control Panel\Don't Load"
VALUENAME "intl.cpl"ValueOn !!CPL_Hide ValueOff Numeric 0
END POLICY

POLICY !!CPL_Joy
KEYNAME "Control Panel\Don't Load"
VALUENAME "Joy.cpl"ValueOn !!CPL_Hide ValueOff Numeric 0
END POLICY

POLICY !!CPL_License
KEYNAME "Control Panel\Don't Load"
VALUENAME "liccpa.cpl"ValueOn !!CPL_Hide ValueOff Numeric 0
END POLICY

POLICY !!CPL_Main
KEYNAME "Control Panel\Don't Load"
VALUENAME "main.cpl"ValueOn !!CPL_Hide ValueOff Numeric 0
END POLICY

POLICY !!CPL_MonAgt
KEYNAME "Control Panel\Don't Load"
VALUENAME "bhctrl.cpl"ValueOn !!CPL_Hide ValueOff Numeric 0
END POLICY

POLICY !!CPL_MMsys
KEYNAME "Control Panel\Don't Load"
VALUENAME "mmsys.cpl"ValueOn !!CPL_Hide ValueOff Numeric 0
END POLICY

POLICY !!CPL_Modem
KEYNAME "Control Panel\Don't Load"
VALUENAME "modem.cpl"ValueOn !!CPL_Hide ValueOff Numeric 0
END POLICY

POLICY !!CPL_NCPA
KEYNAME "Control Panel\Don't Load"
VALUENAME "ncpa.cpl"ValueOn !!CPL_Hide ValueOff Numeric 0
END POLICY

POLICY !!CPL_ODBC
KEYNAME "Control Panel\Don't Load"
VALUENAME "odbccp32.cpl"ValueOn !!CPL_Hide ValueOff Numeric 0
END POLICY

POLICY !!CPL_Ports
KEYNAME "Control Panel\Don't Load"
VALUENAME "Ports.cpl"ValueOn !!CPL_Hide ValueOff Numeric 0
END POLICY

POLICY !!CPL_Server
KEYNAME "Control Panel\Don't Load"
VALUENAME "srvmgr.cpl"ValueOn !!CPL_Hide ValueOff Numeric 0
END POLICY

POLICY !!CPL_System
KEYNAME "Control Panel\Don't Load"
VALUENAME "sysdm.cpl"ValueOn !!CPL_Hide ValueOff Numeric 0
END POLICY

POLICY !!CPL_Telephony
KEYNAME "Control Panel\Don't Load"
VALUENAME "telephon.cpl"ValueOn !!CPL_Hide ValueOff Numeric 0
END POLICY

POLICY !!CPL_Timedate
KEYNAME "Control Panel\Don't Load"
VALUENAME "timedate.cpl"ValueOn !!CPL_Hide ValueOff Numeric 0
END POLICY

POLICY !!CPL_UPS
KEYNAME "Control Panel\Don't Load"
VALUENAME "UPS.cpl"ValueOn !!CPL_Hide ValueOff Numeric 0
END POLICY

POLICY !!CPL_FIND
KEYNAME "Control Panel\Don't Load"
VALUENAME "FINDFAST.cpl"ValueOn !!CPL_Hide ValueOff Numeric 0
END POLICY

POLICY !!CPL_CPQ1
KEYNAME "Control Panel\Don't Load"
VALUENAME "CPQHPL.cpl"ValueOn !!CPL_Hide ValueOff Numeric 0
END POLICY

POLICY !!CPL_CPQ2
KEYNAME "Control Panel\Don't Load"
VALUENAME "CPQNTAC.cpl"ValueOn !!CPL_Hide ValueOff Numeric 0
END POLICY

POLICY !!WSP_Proxy
KEYNAME "Control Panel\Don't Load"
VALUENAME "wspcpl32.cpl"ValueOn !!CPL_Hide ValueOff Numeric 0
END POLICY

POLICY !!INP_Input
KEYNAME "Control Panel\Don't Load"
VALUENAME "input.cpl"ValueOn !!CPL_Hide ValueOff Numeric 0
END POLICY
END CATEGORY; Control Panel

[strings]
CPL_Icons="Control Panel Icons"
CPL_Access="Deny Access to Accessibility"
CPL_AppWiz="Deny Access to Add/Remove Programs"
CPL_Console="Deny Access to Console Properties"
CPL_Cpqmgt="Deny Access to Compaq Insight Agents"
CPL_DevApps="Deny Access to PC Card"
CPL_Inetcpl="Deny Access to Internet"
CPL_Intl="Deny Access to Regional Settings"
CPL_Joy="Deny Access to Joystick"
CPL_License="Deny Access to Licensing"
CPL_Main="Deny Access to Fonts,Mouse,Keyboard,Printers"
CPL_MonAgt="Deny Access to Monitoring Agent"
CPL_MMSys="Deny Access to Multimedia"
CPL_Modem="Deny Access to Modem"
CPL_NCPA="Deny Access to Network"
CPL_ODBC="Deny Access to ODBC"
CPL_Ports="Deny Access to Ports"
CPL_Server="Deny Access to Server"
CPL_System="Deny Access to System"
CPL_Telephony="Deny Access to Telephony"
CPL_TimeDate="Deny Access to Date/Time"
CPL_UPS="Deny Access to UPS"
CPL_Hide ="No"
CPL_FIND="Deny Access to FindFast"
CPL_CPQ1="Deny Access to CPQ 1"
CPL_CPQ2="Deny Access to CPQ 2"
WSP_Proxy="Deny Access to Proxy"
INP_Input="Deny Access to Input"