prevent changes to display property settings

[dw]

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I wish to prevent other users of a computer from making changes to display
settings - theme, desktop, screen saver, etc. Using Windows XP Pro with only
an administrator user configured. I assume I need to create a User group, but
then what? Thanks in advance for any assistance

 

[Guest]

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Group Policy

Start | Run | Type: gpedit.msc | OK |
Navigate to >>>
User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Control Panel\
Hide specified Control Panel applets

[[This setting removes Control Panel items (such as Display) and folders
(such as Fonts) from the Control Panel window and the Start menu.]]

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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In news:6E3E4036-B282-4965-85A2-4CC9E4CB9E3C@microsoft.com,
DW <DW@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
> I wish to prevent other users of a computer from making changes to
> display settings - theme, desktop, screen saver, etc. Using Windows
> XP Pro with only an administrator user configured. I assume I need to
> create a User group, but then what? Thanks in advance for any
> assistance

 

[Byte]

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Wes I don't believe DW is using a Server 2003. He/she shoud go to the
Control Panel/User Accounts and read up about limited user accounts. XP
does not have a system/system32 file named gpedit.msc

"Wesley Vogel" wrote:

> Group Policy
>
> Start | Run | Type: gpedit.msc | OK |
> Navigate to >>>
> User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Control Panel\
> Hide specified Control Panel applets
>
> [[This setting removes Control Panel items (such as Display) and folders
> (such as Fonts) from the Control Panel window and the Start menu.]]
>
> --
> Hope this helps. Let us know.
> Wes
>
> In news:6E3E4036-B282-4965-85A2-4CC9E4CB9E3C@microsoft.com,
> DW <DW@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
> > I wish to prevent other users of a computer from making changes to
> > display settings - theme, desktop, screen saver, etc. Using Windows
> > XP Pro with only an administrator user configured. I assume I need to
> > create a User group, but then what? Thanks in advance for any
> > assistance
>
>

 

[Guest]

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On Thu, 13 Jan 2005 12:11:03 -0800, Byte wrote:

> Wes I don't believe DW is using a Server 2003. He/she shoud go to the
> Control Panel/User Accounts and read up about limited user accounts. XP
> does not have a system/system32 file named gpedit.msc

It's available in XP Pro but not in XP Home.
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Sharon F
MS-MVP ~ Windows Shell/User

 

[Guest]

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DW stated that he is [[Using Windows XP Pro...]]

That's why I didn't ask and posted what I did.

XP Pro has gpedit.msc, XP Home does not.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In news:4B265F75-34F6-4424-86BE-75AAD6825FEC@microsoft.com,
Byte <Byte@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
> Wes I don't believe DW is using a Server 2003. He/she shoud go to the
> Control Panel/User Accounts and read up about limited user accounts.
> XP does not have a system/system32 file named gpedit.msc
>
> "Wesley Vogel" wrote:
>
>> Group Policy
>>
>> Start | Run | Type: gpedit.msc | OK |
>> Navigate to >>>
>> User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Control Panel\
>> Hide specified Control Panel applets
>>
>> [[This setting removes Control Panel items (such as Display) and
>> folders (such as Fonts) from the Control Panel window and the Start
>> menu.]]
>>
>> --
>> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>> Wes
>>
>> In news:6E3E4036-B282-4965-85A2-4CC9E4CB9E3C@microsoft.com,
>> DW <DW@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
>>> I wish to prevent other users of a computer from making changes to
>>> display settings - theme, desktop, screen saver, etc. Using Windows
>>> XP Pro with only an administrator user configured. I assume I need
>>> to create a User group, but then what? Thanks in advance for any
>>> assistance