Re: Need to gray out an option in Graphics Properties.

From: Wesley Vogel (123WVogel955_at_comcast.net)
Date: 03/29/05 

Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2005 17:44:23 -0700

User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Control Panel\Display\
Hide Settings tab

Description
Removes the Settings tab from Display in Control Panel.

This policy prevents users from using Control Panel to add, configure, or
change the display settings on the computer.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
NoDispSettingsPage

http://www.boyce.us/gp/gpcontent.asp?ID=433
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User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Control Panel\
Hide specified control panel applets

Hide desk.cpl (Display Properties)

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\
Explorer
DisallowCpl

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\
Explorer\DisallowCpl
desk.cpl

http://www.boyce.us/gp/gpcontent.asp?ID=423
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User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Control Panel\Display\
Remove Display in Control Panel

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
NoDispCPL

http://www.boyce.us/gp/gpcontent.asp?ID=361 

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Hope this helps.  Let us know.
Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
In news:E1728E4E-B983-49A4-BA29-680F922309C4@microsoft.com,
Mike <Mike@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
> I recent set up a Dell Optiplex GX280 with a  Intel 82915G Video
> driver but I need to gray out the Graphics properties options when I
> right click.  I set up 5 of these machines with a group policy but a
> user was able to change the rotation of the screen 180 degrees.  Is
> there any way I can gray out the graphics properties option with a
> registry key or group policy?  I know I can just take out the right
> click functionality completely with group policy but I'd like to keep
> this option open.

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