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Remove My Documents icon on the desktop
Removes most occurrences of the My Documents icon. This setting removes the My Documents icon from the desktop from File Explorer from programs that use the File Explorer windows and from the standard Open dialog box. This setting does not prevent the user from using other methods to gain access to the contents of the My Documents folder. This setting does not remove the My Documents icon from the Start menu. To do so use the “Remove My Documents icon from Start Menu” setting. Note: To make changes to this setting effective you must log off from and log back on to Windows 2000 Professional.
Remove Computer icon on the desktop
This setting hides Computer from the desktop and from the new Start menu. It also hides links to Computer in the Web view of all Explorer windows and it hides Computer in the Explorer folder tree pane. If the user navigates into Computer via the “Up” button while this setting is enabled they view an empty Computer folder. This setting allows administrators to restrict their users from seeing Computer in the shell namespace allowing them to present their users with a simpler desktop environment. If you enable this setting Computer is hidden on the desktop the new Start menu the Explorer folder tree pane and the Explorer Web views. If the user manages to navigate to Computer the folder will be empty. If you disable this setting Computer is displayed as usual appearing as normal on the desktop Start menu folder tree pane and Web views unless restricted by another setting. If you do not configure this setting the default is to display Computer as usual. Note: In operating systems earlier than Microsoft Windows Vista this policy applies to the My Computer icon. Hiding Computer and its contents does not hide the contents of the child folders of Computer. For example if the users navigate into one of their hard drives they see all of their folders and files there even if this setting is enabled.
Hide Internet Explorer icon on desktop
Removes the Internet Explorer icon from the desktop and from the Quick Launch bar on the taskbar. This setting does not prevent the user from starting Internet Explorer by using other methods.
Remove the Desktop Cleanup Wizard
Prevents users from using the Desktop Cleanup Wizard. If you enable this setting the Desktop Cleanup wizard does not automatically run on a users workstation every 60 days. The user will also not be able to access the Desktop Cleanup Wizard. If you disable this setting or do not configure it the default behavior of the Desktop Clean Wizard running every 60 days occurs. Note: When this setting is not enabled users can run the Desktop Cleanup Wizard or have it run automatically every 60 days from Display by clicking the Desktop tab and then clicking the Customize Desktop button.
Hide and disable all items on the desktop
Removes icons shortcuts and other default and user-defined items from the desktop including Briefcase Recycle Bin Computer and Network Locations. Removing icons and shortcuts does not prevent the user from using another method to start the programs or opening the items they represent. Also see “Items displayed in Places Bar” in User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Common Open File Dialog to remove the Desktop icon from the Places Bar. This will help prevent users from saving data to the Desktop.
Prohibit User from manually redirecting Profile Folders
Prevents users from changing the path to their profile folders. By default a user can change the location of their individual profile folders like Documents Music etc. by typing a new path in the Locations tab of the folder’s Properties dialog box. If you enable this setting users are unable to type a new location in the Target box.
Maximum size of Active Directory searches
Specifies the maximum number of objects the system displays in response to a command to browse or search Active Directory. This setting affects all browse displays associated with Active Directory such as those in Local Users and Groups Active Directory Users and Computers and dialog boxes used to set permissions for user or group objects in Active Directory. If you enable this setting you can use the “Number of objects returned” box to limit returns from an Active Directory search. If you disable this setting or do not configure it the system displays up to 10000 objects. This consumes approximately 2 MB of memory or disk space. This setting is designed to protect the network and the domain controller from the effect of expansive searches.
Hide Active Directory folder
Hides the Active Directory folder in Network Locations. The Active Directory folder displays Active Directory objects in a browse window. If you enable this setting the Active Directory folder does not appear in the Network Locations folder. If you disable this setting or do not configure it the Active Directory folder appears in the Network Locations folder. This setting is designed to let users search Active Directory but not tempt them to casually browse Active Directory.
Enable filter in Find dialog box
Displays the filter bar above the results of an Active Directory search. The filter bar consists of buttons for applying additional filters to search results. If you enable this setting the filter bar appears when the Active Directory Find dialog box opens but users can hide it. If you disable this setting or do not configure it the filter bar does not appear but users can display it by selecting “Filter” on the “View” menu. To see the filter bar open Network Locations click Entire Network and then click Directory. Right-click the name of a Windows domain and click Find. Type the name of an object in the directory such as “Administrator. ” If the filter bar does not appear above the resulting display on the View menu click Filter.
Desktop Wallpaper
Specifies the desktop background (“wallpaper”) displayed on all users’ desktops. This setting lets you specify the wallpaper on users’ desktops and prevents users from changing the image or its presentation. The wallpaper you specify can be stored in a bitmap (*. bmp) or JPEG (*. jpg) file. To use this setting type the fully qualified path and name of the file that stores the wallpaper image. You can type a local path such as C: -> Windows -> web -> wallpaper -> home. jpg or a UNC path such as -> -> Server -> Share -> Corp. jpg. If the specified file is not available when the user logs on no wallpaper is displayed. Users cannot specify alternative wallpaper. You can also use this setting to specify that the wallpaper image be centered tiled or stretched. Users cannot change this specification. If you disable this setting or do not configure it no wallpaper is displayed. However users can select the wallpaper of their choice. Also see the “Allow only bitmapped wallpaper” in the same location and the “Prevent changing wallpaper” setting in User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Control Panel. Note: This setting does not apply to remote desktop server sessions.