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Group Policy setting - restoring network places

One of my users deleted their Network places from the desktop.
From I this microsoft article I can see how to restore
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/279769

However I have the customize desktop disabled through group policy - where is this located?
It is a users policy somewhere i know -

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You might be looking for: User configuration, Administrative templates, Desktop, Active Desktop: Disable Active Desktop or another Active Desktop setting.
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all set to not configured - suspect the setting is elsewhere
Is anything within "Desktop" configured? If not are you checking settings in the right place, right GPO? Use gpresult on client to see if settings come from other GPOs.
where does the output of gpresult save to?
there is definetly nothing coonfigured to do with desktop on users OR computers settings
essentially i need the group policy to unhide desktop properties desktop tab!!
To save gpresult output in log file use this command: "gpresult /v > gpolog.txt"

Another set of setting which could cause this behaviour is in "User configuration, Administrative templates, Control Panel, Display"
To unhide desktop tab!!! :D "User configuration, Administrative templates, Control Panel, Display, Hide Desktop Tab! I was just about to ask you how did you to manage to disable only one button on desktop tab. LOL!
not configured!!
Setting has to come from somewhere - maybe from local policy or any other GPO. What did gpresult reveal?
I agree - it is the where that is the mystery - I have just deleted the local profile and recreated it - network places back
Solved - GPolicy > user policy > admin templates > control panel > display > set all to not configured

Thanks for your help
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