how to disable the 'Shortcut' option

rohit

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Can anyone tell me how to disable the 'Shortcut' option under Desktop Context
menu;under 'New'?None of the other options should be affected by this.
 
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HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.lnk\ShellNew

Delete the ShellNew key.

Add or remove entries in the New objects list (ShellNew)
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/shellnew.htm

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:097104B6-E1E0-4D48-9250-7EBC2C4CD8AA@microsoft.com,
rohit <rohit@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
> Can anyone tell me how to disable the 'Shortcut' option under Desktop
> Context menu;under 'New'?None of the other options should be affected by
> this.