Re: Reg Editing

NWren,

> Hey KM!
>
> Well, a fair amount. We are looking on restricting a whole bunch of items.
> Yeah, I figured it might be something like that. The document I have said you
> would be able to do it under Local Machine, but clearly the path is different
> somehow. I have the list of items we trying to adjust below. This document is
> used by libraries to lockdown their PCs. We want to use it for our Embedded
> Toasters. Hence trying to find the place as to effect the whole toaster, not
> just a peculiar user. Thanks!


Then you probably want to tweak settings for the same reg.path under HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT branch. This will affect all user accounts
created at run time.

--
Regards,
KM, BSquare Corp.


> Common Program Groups do not appear on the Start Menu
> Hide all Desktop Icons
> Remove File Menu from Explorer
> Remove Find Command from Start Menu
> Remove Network Neighborhood Icon (and prevent network access from explorer
> though still works via command prompt)
> Remove Run Command from Start Menu
> Hide Control Panel, Printers, and My Computer in Explorer & Start Menu
> Only Drag and Drop can be user to alter the Start Menu & Desktop. Taskbar
> does not appear on Start Menu
> Disable Right Click Menus of the Taskbar, Start Button, Clock, and Taskbar
> Application Icons
> Disable Right Click Menus of the Desktop and Explorer's results pane
> Remove Shutdown Button from Start Menu
>
>
> "KM" wrote:
>
> > NWren,
> >
> > What policies you are looking for?
> > They are usually under HKEY_CURRENT_USER (not HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE) on XPe/XP Pro.
> >
> > --
> > Regards,
> > KM, BSquare Corp.
> >
> >
> > > Hmm, I checked that place in my XP Embedded, and I didnt see it there. There
> > > wasnt a Policies. Any thoughts? Thanks!
> > >
> > > "Gordon Smith (eMVP)" wrote:
> > >
> > > > NWren wrote:
> > > > > So, all warnings aside. Im looking for a similar path in the XP
> > > > > Embedded as it would be in other Win 2000/Xp registries. Seems like
> > > > > its changed locales within Embedded.
> > > > >
> > > > > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current
> > > > > Verison\Policies\Explorer
> > > > >
> > > > > Im looking to tweak some of the Explorer settings. Though didnt seem
> > > > > to be in the same place for Embedded as others. Any ideas of where I
> > > > > need to be looking? Thanks!
> > > >
> > > > They'll be in exactly the same place as XP Pro.
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Gordon Smith (eMVP)
> > > > -- Avnet Applied Computing Solutions
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> >
> >
> >


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