Hide My Computer Icon

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Phil

I'm trying to Hide My Computer Icon on a users desk top
but there doesn't seem to be any GPO interface. Does any
one have any I deas?

Phil
 
Group Policy:
User Configuration
Administrative Templates
Desktop
Hide all icons on Desktop

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Registry Editor (REGEDIT.EXE):
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\
CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
Double-click the NoDesktop value
If it does not exist, select
Edit | New | DWORD Value
and type "NoDesktop"
Enter 1 for the value
Click [OK]
Click on the desktop
Press [F5] to refresh the desktop

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Tweak UI:
http://www.microsoft.com/


Austin M. Horst
 
Thanks Austin,

If I do that it will hide all the icons. Need to have a
few on the desk top, so I just want to hide the "My
Computer" Icon.

Phil
 
There is no such policy, you can hide the drives in My Computer, or as
Austin M. Horst says hide all icons on the particular desktop.

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Phil said:
Thanks Austin,

If I do that it will hide all the icons. Need to have a
few on the desk top, so I just want to hide the "My
Computer" Icon.

Phil
-----Original Message-----
Group Policy:
User Configuration
Administrative Templates
Desktop
Hide all icons on Desktop

-------------------------

Registry Editor (REGEDIT.EXE):
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\
CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
Double-click the NoDesktop value
If it does not exist, select
Edit | New | DWORD Value
and type "NoDesktop"
Enter 1 for the value
Click [OK]
Click on the desktop
Press [F5] to refresh the desktop

-------------------------

Tweak UI:
http://www.microsoft.com/


Austin M. Horst
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