Remove shortcut to programs from Start Menu on Terminal server

[fs483]

Hello,

I've been doing this process manually and it works but I wonder what's the proper practice. I have multiple terminal servers at customer sites and want to know which method do you guys use to remove certain programs from the Start Menu. I usually go into the All users/Start Menu (and desktop) folders and move away all the unwanted programs and put it into Administrator/Start Menu. However, when I sometimes install programs, the programs puts a shortcut back into the All users/Start Menu ? Any way to avoid that ? I started playing around with Group Policies on Windows 2000 and 2003 and I know you can disable quite a few things (like Control-Panel, Command Prompt...) but what about just a few icons and shortcuts ?

thanks
akwong

 

[ubby1]

I have come across the same problem. Unfortunately I could not find a way around it. When you install a new program the All User profile is and has to be updated with the Program file shorcuts.

Unless someone else has a better suggestion - trimming it is each time is the only answer. Otherwise, setting secutiry settings on the folder itself - removing everyone is the other option but then the users see the folders in Program Files.