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Thanks! Not exactly what I was after, but the closest thing to it and useful all the same :)<br />
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Cheers,<br />
Darz
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Thanks! Not exactly what I was after, but the closest thing to it and useful all the same :)

Cheers,
Darz

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Hi there.<br />
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I have a 'restricted' Windows 2003 system but have found that users can get to special folders using the Shell: commands with windows file explorer. E.g. Shell:Windows brings them to C:\Windows although they wouldn't have been able to get there by typing C:\Windows into the file explorer address bar.<br />
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This page <a href="http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/shell-commands-to-access-the-special-folders/" rel="ugc">http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/shell-commands-to-access-the-special-folders/</a>&nbsp;mentions the registry area which controls these, but this is specific to Windows 7 &amp;&nbsp;Vista.<br />
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Does anybody know how I would remove access to these Shell: commands in 2003? I would prefer a link to a reliable site, a Microsoft site would be best as I have to relay the information and can't really relay a link to somerandomguy.com.<br />
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Maybe there is a proper name for these that I could use to google them?<br />
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Thanks in advance.<br />
Darz
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Hi there.

I have a 'restricted' Windows 2003 system but have found that users can get to special folders using the Shell: commands with windows file explorer. E.g. Shell:Windows brings them to C:\Windows although they wouldn't have been able to get there by typing C:\Windows into the file explorer address bar.

This page http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/shell-commands-to-access-the-special-folders/ mentions the registry area which controls these, but this is specific to Windows 7 & Vista.

Does anybody know how I would remove access to these Shell: commands in 2003? I would prefer a link to a reliable site, a Microsoft site would be best as I have to relay the information and can't really relay a link to somerandomguy.com.

Maybe there is a proper name for these that I could use to google them?

Thanks in advance.
Darz

How do I remove access to Shell: filesystem commands in Windows 2003?

The Microsoft Legacy Operating System topic includes legacy versions of Microsoft operating systems prior to Windows 2000: All versions of MS-DOS and other versions developed for specific manufacturers and Windows 3/3.1, Windows 95 and Windows 98, plus any other Windows-related versions, and Windows Mobile.

Microsoft Legacy OS

Windows Server 2003 was based on Windows XP and was released in four editions: Web, Standard, Enterprise and Datacenter. It also had derivative versions for clusters, storage and Microsoft’s Small Business Server. Important upgrades included integrating Internet Information Services (IIS), improvements to Active Directory (AD) and Group Policy (GP), and the migration to Automated System Recovery (ASR).

Windows Server 2003

Microsoft Windows XP is the sixth release of the NT series of operating systems, and was the first to be marketed in a variety of editions: XP Home and XP Professional, designed for business and power users. The advanced features in XP Professional are generally disabled in Home Edition, but are there and can be activated. There were two 64-bit editions, an embedded edition and a tablet edition.