Re: How Can I Prevent Icons From Appearing on Desktop?
From: Asheesh Laroia (pan-news@asheeshenterprises.com)
Date: 05/09/02
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From: Asheesh Laroia <pan-news@asheeshenterprises.com> Date: Thu, 09 May 2002 02:05:30 GMT
Two questions:
1. Why can't he just have access to those icons?
2. Why does he need Windows? Can't a customized Linux install do the job
fine, as well as teach him about a more modern operating system? :-)
-- Asheesh.
On Sun, 28 Apr 2002 18:12:36 -0400, Mary Smith wrote:
> Thanks Asheesh!
>
> He has his own computer. His grandfather built it for him shortly after
> he turned 3 years old. We've had him running Windows 98 with Icons
> hidden via the checkbox on the Display Properties, Effects tab (as I
> recall) which works rather well when the desktop is viewed as a web
> page. At least, it worked well from age 2-1/2, when he first mastered a
> trackball, up until 2 - 3 months ago, at age 4, when he figured out how
> to change the display from being viewed as a web page to a normal
> desktop display, whereupon those potentially troublesome icons popped
> back up on his desktop.
>
> I would like to install WIN2K on his computer and find a way to deny
> access for him to My Computer, My Network Places, Windows Explorer and
> other potentially troublesome utilities & applications. Isn't there
> some way to require a password to run an application or utility?
>
> MaryM
>
> "Asheesh Laroia" <pan-news@asheeshenterprises.com> wrote in message
> news:rBYy8.17618$Ob6.2847827@typhoon.nyroc.rr.com...
>> Can't the icons be removed by security policies?
>>
>> Anyway, the *right* way to do this is to:
>>
>> 1. Give him his own account on the computer
>>
>> 2. Set the privileges so he can poke around all he wants, but when he
>> tries to delete something important he gets an "Access Denied" message.
>>
>> This setup is perfect because it lets you share one computer (i.e., no
>> more expensive hardware).
>>
>> -- Asheesh.
>>
>> On Sun, 28 Apr 2002 10:37:39 -0400, Mary Smith wrote:
>>
>> > My 4-year-old-son has mastered many aspects of his IBM compatible PC.
>> > So many that I need to find some way from preventing him from getting
>> > into things like My Computer, My Network Places, (which, as far as I
>> > know, cannot be removed from the desktop for out-of-sight,
>> > out-of-mind advantages) and utilities like Windows Explorer.
>> >
>> > How can I prevent him from being able to run certain utilities and
>> > applications?
>> >
>> > I shall very much appreciate your help on this.
>> >
>> > Mary
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