Desktop control in XP 1

[bmacgill]

I need to limit the machine access in XP to program icons that I put on the desktop and configure. No right click and no creating shortcuts except as local administrator.No start or run and definitly no command prompt

 

[vacunita]

Microsoft Steady State

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/sharedaccess/default.mspx

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[smajer]

Hello,

Disable right click:

Open up the "run" command (if it is disabled use 'Windows Key' + R)
Type in "regedit" but without the quotations. Then push enter.
Navigate to:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
Look for the value name "NoViewContextMenu" (if no such value exists, then just go ahead and create it)
Make sure the type is REG_DWORD
Type in a 0 to disable right clicking and a 1 to enable right clicking.
Restart your computer after the modification.

Disable "New -> Shortcut" Menu in Windows XP:

Open regedit and goto: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.lnk\ShellNew
In right-side pane, you'll see a string value "Command". Double-click on it and delete the complete string from "Value data" box:

When trying to create a new shortcut, the user will receive an error.

As far as start menu options, those can be disabled using policy settings with GPEDIT, check out:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/292504

Goodluck




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[dberg35]

Before you start reg hacks are you on a domain? If so then use Group Policy.

 

[smajer]

yeah, this would work too

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[Diancecht]

Cut the users' hands so they can't do nothing at all ...

Cheers,
Dian