Altering the Start Menu 1

[Jonathan]

We have a PC on which someone has altered the Start Menu so that all it now shows is the &quot;Shutdown&quot; and &quot;Settings&quot; options.&nbsp;&nbsp;Does anyone know how this was done?<br><br>Cheers<br><br>Jon <p> Jonathan<br><a href=mailto:j.w.george@virginnet.co.uk>j.w.george@virginnet.co.uk</a><br><a href= > </a><br>Working with: Visual Basic 6, Access 97, Visual Interdev 6, VBScript, Active Server Pages, SQL Server 6.5, Oracle 7

 

[MasterRacker]

All users or just under that person's ID?&nbsp;&nbsp;Sounds like they were farting around in the registry in their system settings or policies area.&nbsp;&nbsp;One place to look:<br><br><FONT FACE=monospace><br>HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders<br>Value Name&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Default&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;Desktop&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;%USERPROFILE%\Desktop&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;NetHood&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;%USERPROFILE%\NetHood&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;Programs&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;%USERPROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;Start Menu&nbsp;&nbsp;%USERPROFILE%\Start Menu&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;Startup&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;%USERPROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup&nbsp;&nbsp;<br></font><br><br>Here's a tip fro <A HREF="

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» Still more on Locking down the desktop.<br>In tip 0050 and its' links, we discussed Explorer and System settings for locking down the desktop.<br>Here are a few more Value Names that work if IE 4.01, SP1 Active Desktop or greater is installed. All are type REG_DWORD values. A data value of 0 is off and a data value of 1 is on. Use regedt32 to navigate to:<br><br>HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer<br><br>NoDesktopUpdate&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- Prevents placing new shortcuts on the desktop?<br><br>NoFolderOptions&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- Removes the Folder Options menu item from the Settings menu.<br><br>NoFavoritesMenu&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- Removes the Favorites folder from the Start menu.<br><br>NoRecentDocsMenu - Removes the Documents command from the Start menu.<br><br>NoSetActiveDesktop - Remove the Active Desktop item from the Settings menu.<br><br>I refuse to install Active Desktop, so I can't test these entries. <br>======================================================<br><br>These would be the first two areas I would look at. <p> Jeff<br><a href=mailto: masterracker@hotmail.com> masterracker@hotmail.com</a><br><a href= > </a><br> Of all the things I've lost in life, I miss my mind the most ...