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    Lock Desktop icons

    Hello

    Does someone know how to lock down desktop icons in XP so that users cannot delete the shortcuts. I am looking for a reg hack as opposed to a software solution as its a corporate environment that doesn’t want to spend money on tweeks or use shareware.

    Thanx
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    Have you tried playing with group policies?

    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307882

    Other then that maybe if possible create some sort of bat file that runs at startup that will check to see if the pre defined shortcuts are still on the desktop, and if not then put them back.

    save the .bat file someplace and create a short cut and place the shortcut in the startup folder. So that when windows boots up it will auto load the script..

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    Simply change the security permissions for the icons.... remove full control and allow read only!
    Never, ever approach a computer saying or even thinking "I will just do this quickly."

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    I ended up locking down the \All Users\Desktop folder with "properties", Security", "advanced, "edit" and checked the Deny box for "Delete Subfolders and files" & "delete" for the security users.

    Thanx for the responce.
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