Computing.Net > Forums > Windows NT > Show/Hide desktop icons in WinNT Worksta

Specialty Forums
Security and Virus
General Hardware
CPUs/Overclocking
Networking
Digital Photo/Video
Office Software
PC Gaming
Console Gaming
Programming
Database
Web Development
Digital Home

General Forums
Windows XP
Windows Vista
Windows 95/98
Windows Me
Windows NT
Windows 2000
Win Server 2008
Win Server 2003
Windows 3.1
Linux
PDAs
BeOS
Novell Netware
OpenVMS
Solaris
Disk Op. System
Unix
Mac
OS/2

Drivers
Driver Scan
Driver Forum

Software
Automatic Updates

BIOS Updates

My Computing.Net

Howtos

Site Search

Message Find

Data Recovery

About

Show/Hide desktop icons in WinNT Worksta

Reply to Message Icon
Original Message
Name: Frankie
Date: April 9, 2001 at 23:47:22 Pacific
Subject: Show/Hide desktop icons in WinNT Worksta
Comment:

Can anyone tell me how to show/hide desktop icons in Windows NT Workstation 4.0??

Many thanks

Frankie


Report Offensive Message For Removal

Response Number 1
Name: Dr. Zhivago
Date: April 10, 2001 at 00:31:26 Pacific
Subject: Show/Hide desktop icons in WinNT Worksta
Reply: (edit)

To hide all Desktop Icons from Explorer, use the following Windows NT registry hack :
Hive: HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Key: Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
Name: NoDesktop
Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 1

With this key enabled, you cannot right click on the desktop to get a context menu. This is a lockdown option.

See:

http://is-it-true.org/nt/registry/rtips48.shtml


Report Offensive Follow Up For Removal

Response Number 2
Name: Mike
Date: April 12, 2001 at 14:54:01 Pacific
Subject: Show/Hide desktop icons in WinNT Worksta
Reply: (edit)

You could just use the Polcy Editor (poledit) Thit will allow you to lock down virtually anything on client machines.

Mike


Report Offensive Follow Up For Removal







Use following form to reply to current message: 

   Name: From My Computing.Net Settings
 E-Mail: From My Computing.Net Settings

Subject: Show/Hide desktop icons in WinNT Worksta

Comments:
         

 


  Homepage URL (*): 
Homepage Title (*): 
         Image URL:
 
Data Recovery Software



User Accounts

Parallels and Windows Domains

OS Install Failure

Vista and Dual Core Athlon

How to stop scanning while opening

All Posts Awaiting Replies