Best way to disable desktop changes without mandatory profiles?

[pcn]

What is the best way to disable desktop changes without using mandatory profiles?
I want to make sure that nothing gets changed by the users.

 

[dball63]

Policy setting

don't save settings at exit

Users can make all the changes they want. The minute they logout and log back in.....its back to the way it was.

 

[pcn]

I am running Windows 2000 Server and have setup a policy that has the "Don't save settings on exit" enabled. The user can still put shortcuts on the desktop and they are still saved. Is there a way to disable changes to the desktop more thoroughly?

Thanks much

 

[dball63]

You could try policy setting
Hide all items on desktop

that will keep them from putting things on desktop.

Thats all I can think of short of manditory profiles.
I've always had good luck w/ "Don't save settings at exit"

Have you tried it at the local machine policy assuming that you did a group policy on your server already

 

[mcginty]

What's the easiest way to stop users changing the time on q Win2k machine, and how?

Rgds,
Ted

 

[jtb]

system policy editor on all w9x/wme/nt4 systems and gpo on w2k...

one thing ms did right... even if it is complicated...

JTB
Solutions Architect
MCSE-NT4, MCP+I, MCP-W2K, CCNA, CCDA,
CTE, MCIWD, i-Net+, Network+
(MCSA, MCSE-W2K, MCIWA, SCSA, SCNA in progress)