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More info?)
You can rename ntuser.dat to ntuser.man this will reset the desktop
after they log off. Is this what you had in mind?
JR Trent wrote:
> The basic goal is that once their desktop is set up we don't want
them to be
> able to delete their icons. While this is not a big deal if it hits
the
> recycle bin, we've had instances where that has not occured and we
then have
> to figure out where it was pointing (if it's a non-standard program).
We
> have a small IT staff and are trying to "tie down" some of the things
that
> are not a big deal, technically, but are a pain in the neck when we
have more
> important things that need to be attended to.
>
> "Gautam Anand" wrote:
>
> > NTFS perms could get pretty messy to play around with. Specially on
> > multiple boxes.
> >
> > What exactly do you have in mind when you don't want the users to
> > change the desktop icons.
> >
> > Do they need those icons to be there?
> > Why don't you want them to del the desktop icons? If you just want
the
> > icons to be there, then you could write a lil batch file which you
can
> > use as a logon script. This batch file copies certain shortcuts
from a
> > central location and dump them on the users desktop when he logs
in.
> > hardly an entp solution but it should be effective. You could need
to
> > test it out.
> > You could do something like a
> >
> > ---------------------------------------------------
> > rem this file copies desktop shortcuts to the users desktop.
> > copy \\servername\sharename\*.lnk %userprofile%\desktop /y
> > ---------------------------------------------------
> >
> > Also, if these icons are reqd to be used by the user, then place
them
> > in the startmenu of the All Users Container. So that way,they
always
> > show up and the users don't have the access to delete these things.
> >
> > But seriously, what are you trying to achieve with these steps.
> >
> >
> > --
> > Gautam Anand
> > e: gautam at hotpop dot com
> > ---------------------------------
> > "Ken B" <none@microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:%23pFkQHjqEHA.1164@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > | You could also (probably--I've never tested this) change the NTFS
> > | permissions on the desktop folder within a problematic user's
> > profile to
> > | Read Only... provided you're using NTFS on the drive their
profile
> > folders
> > | are located
> > |
> > | Ken
> > |
> > |
> > | "Gautam Anand" <gautam@hotpop.com> wrote in message
> > | news:%23lM6tTiqEHA.3244@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > | > 1. One option to give these users Mandatory profiles. So no
matter
> > | > what changes they make to the profile everything gets reset to
> > | > defaults and next logon. Additionally for their data you could
> > provide
> > | > these guys with Home Folders. So if this is possible you make
a)
> > no
> > | > changes to desktop saved like deleting Icons b)make backing up
and
> > | > restoring user data a much lesser headache. Im going to think
up
> > of
> > | > more solutions to this as well.
> > | >
> > | > Good luck till then
> > | >
> > | > --
> > | > Gautam Anand
> > | > e: gautam at hotpop dot com
> > | > ---------------------------------
> > | > "JR Trent" <JR Trent@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message
> > | > news:451D6167-06AF-4B39-A72C-D27F537CD905@microsoft.com...
> > | > |I have tried to no avail to find a policy to prevent our users
> > from
> > | > deleting
> > | > | a desktop icon. I have even tried enabling the following
> > policy:
> > | > User
> > | > | Configuration-Administrative Templates-Desktop-Don't save
> > settings
> > | > at exit,
> > | > | in the hope that if they did delete an icon it would come
back
> > on
> > | > reboot - no
> > | > | luck.
> > | > |
> > | > | Does anyone know of a method for doing this? Any information
is
> > | > greatly
> > | > | appreciated!!
> > | >
> > | >
> > |
> > |
> >
> >
> >
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