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Carrie Garth \(MVP\)
Hi John,
There is a Group Policy that, if enabled, will "Hide My Network Places icon on
desktop". If you are the sole administrator of your computer, use the Group Policy
Editor (gpedit.msc) to Enable the following policy. Else, talk to your
Administrator.
User Configuration > Administrative Templates > Desktop:
Hide My Network Places icon on desktop
Also, if you have never used gpedit.msc, and the computer in question is a
standalone(workgroup) computer, keep in mind that policies set using
Administrative Templates will effect all users of the computer (including
Administrators).
For more information see the following Microsoft Knowledge Base Articles:
KB218601 - Local Group Policy Objects Cannot Be Set on a Per-User Basis
http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=218601
KB293655 - How to Apply Local Policies to all Users Except Administrators on Windows
2000 in a Workgroup Setting
http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=293655
And if you have any questions specific to Group Policy, you may want to post in the
following newsgroup: win2000.group_policy
--
Carrie Garth, Microsoft MVP for Windows 2000
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: "John" <john.marthe AT colorado DOT edu>
: Wrote in message : Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2003 11:01 AM
: How can I remove the My Netqork Places icon from a Windows
: 2000 Pro desktop? I don't want to remove the local area
: connection; just want the users to not have access to it.
:
: Thanks, John
There is a Group Policy that, if enabled, will "Hide My Network Places icon on
desktop". If you are the sole administrator of your computer, use the Group Policy
Editor (gpedit.msc) to Enable the following policy. Else, talk to your
Administrator.
User Configuration > Administrative Templates > Desktop:
Hide My Network Places icon on desktop
Also, if you have never used gpedit.msc, and the computer in question is a
standalone(workgroup) computer, keep in mind that policies set using
Administrative Templates will effect all users of the computer (including
Administrators).
For more information see the following Microsoft Knowledge Base Articles:
KB218601 - Local Group Policy Objects Cannot Be Set on a Per-User Basis
http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=218601
KB293655 - How to Apply Local Policies to all Users Except Administrators on Windows
2000 in a Workgroup Setting
http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=293655
And if you have any questions specific to Group Policy, you may want to post in the
following newsgroup: win2000.group_policy
--
Carrie Garth, Microsoft MVP for Windows 2000
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- c x g
: "John" <john.marthe AT colorado DOT edu>
: Wrote in message : Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2003 11:01 AM
: How can I remove the My Netqork Places icon from a Windows
: 2000 Pro desktop? I don't want to remove the local area
: connection; just want the users to not have access to it.
:
: Thanks, John