Permanently Hiding the Taskbar

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Maybe you should ask some of the folks that can't find their Taskbars. ;-)

Look around here...
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
364. Right hand side
Disable Menu Bars and the Start Button

Policy Settings for the Start Menu in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;292504

Prevent changes to Taskbar and Start Menu Settings
http://www.boyce.us/gp/gpcontent.asp?ID=354

Remove access to the context menus for the taskbar
http://www.boyce.us/gp/gpcontent.asp?ID=370

Remove All Programs list from the Start menu
http://www.boyce.us/gp/gpcontent.asp?ID=386

Remove common program groups from Start Menu
http://www.boyce.us/gp/gpcontent.asp?ID=338

Remove Documents menu from Start Menu
http://www.boyce.us/gp/gpcontent.asp?ID=340

Remove Drag-and-drop context menus on the Start Menu
http://www.boyce.us/gp/gpcontent.asp?ID=353

Remove Logoff on the Start Menu
http://www.boyce.us/gp/gpcontent.asp?ID=351

Remove My Music icon from Start Menu
http://www.boyce.us/gp/gpcontent.asp?ID=348

Remove My Network Places icon from Start Menu
http://www.boyce.us/gp/gpcontent.asp?ID=349

Remove My Pictures icon from Start Menu
http://www.boyce.us/gp/gpcontent.asp?ID=347

Remove Network Connections from Start Menu
http://www.boyce.us/gp/gpcontent.asp?ID=342

Remove Run menu from Start Menu
http://www.boyce.us/gp/gpcontent.asp?ID=346


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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:%23V$2gg0pFHA.2472@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl,
Tom Bombadill <Genius_poster@yahoo.com> hunted and pecked:
> Hi,
>
> I was wondering if there's a way to permanently hide the taskbar/start
> menu for certain users. I need to run a particular application for
> certain users and I don't want them to have access to the taskbar and
> start menu, or anything else in the OS for that matter.
>
> Thanks