Locking up the Desktop

From: Peter (psnell_at_daymon.com)
Date: 10/07/03


Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2003 11:02:35 -0700

Additionally, you could tweak the local security policy on
the individual boxes if they are in a workgroup on in a
GPO if they are part of an AD domain to prevent them from
even changing them in the first place.

>-----Original Message-----
>Thanks,
>Will give it a try to see if it solves the problem
>of "lost" icons..
>
>John
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Set it the way you want it and then change the
>ntuser.dat
>>file extension to .man. They will still be able to make
>>the changes, but the changes won't be saved when they
>>logoff. I don't know if this works in 98.
>>
>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>Is there a way to Lock up the desktop so that
>individuals
>>>using the computer cannot change, add, delete the icons
>>>on the current view?
>>>If so can this be done also on Win98?
>>>.
>>>
>>.
>>
>.
>



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