Re: How can we prevent Restricted users from modifying desktop, screen saver, etc.?

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From: Keith Miller (k.miller79_at_verizon.net)
Date: 03/13/04 

Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2004 00:31:41 -0600

On a standalone or workgroup computer, right? Then go here:

http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/index.html

and get Doug's Security Console.

Keith

"Steve Nielsen" <steve_nielsen@_blahX3_lincoln.k12.or.us> wrote in message
news:%23AQfZ4ICEHA.3804@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Ok, it works to disable the display control panel, but it applies it to
> everyone, I really just want to disable it for restricted users group or
> even a specific user.
>
> Steve
>
> Steve Nielsen wrote:
>
> > Apparently not far enough!
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Steve
> >
> > Keith Miller wrote:
> >
> >> How hard did you look? :)
> >>
> >> User Config -> Admin templates -> Control Panel -> display
> >>
> >> Keith
> >>
> >> "Steve Nielsen" <steve_nielsen@_blahX3_lincoln.k12.or.us> wrote in
> >> message
> >> news:Oe4dM9HCEHA.2256@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> >>
> >>> Thanks. I looked through gpedit.msc and couldn't find anything to
> >>> restrict user control of the desktop or display properties.
> >>>
> >>> Steve
> >>>
> >>> Nic wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Steve Nielsen <steve_nielsen@_blahX3_lincoln.k12.or.us> wrote in
> >>>> news:Oc1zZ8GCEHA.240@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl:
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>> A ex-co-worker once came up with a registry setting that was suppposed
> >>>>> to accomplish this but it didn't work or was easily circumvented
> >>>>> (can't
> >>>>> recall, was a while ago).
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I was thinking about something like possibly restricting rights to the
> >>>>> user's desktop folder. Would that work? How about keeping them out of
> >>>>> the display properties altogether? Is there a way to do that?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> TIA
> >>>>> Steve
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> In the System32 directory click on a file called it's all in
> >>>> there.
> >>>>
> >>>> Nic
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >
>

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