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Remove The All Programs Button From XP Pro For One User
Posted on 2009-04-08
Hello, I run the I.T. Dept at a school. We have some users who are only allowed to use a folder on their desktop. I can't seem to find a way to remove the "All Programs" buttom from the desktop. I have everything else turned off. What is the best way to do this. AND what is a rap.reg file? Thank you.
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RAP "Remove All Programs" access.
If you wish to remove the All Programs button from the Windows XP Start menu, you can do it for a user or for all users of the computer:
Current User
1. Copy / Paste the following to a RAP.REG file:
REGEDIT4
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Softwar
"NoStartMenuMorePrograms"=
2. Merge the RAP.REG file with your registry or run regedit /s RAP.REG.
3. The user may have to log off and on for this setting to take effect.
All Users
1. Copy / Paste the following to a RAP.REG file:
REGEDIT4
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Softwa
"NoStartMenuMorePrograms"=
2. Merge the RAP.REG file with your registry or run regedit /s RAP.REG.
3. You must restart Windows XP for this setting to take effect.
If you wish to remove the All Programs button from the Windows XP Start menu, you can do it for a user or for all users of the computer:
Current User
1. Copy / Paste the following to a RAP.REG file:
REGEDIT4
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Softwar
"NoStartMenuMorePrograms"=
2. Merge the RAP.REG file with your registry or run regedit /s RAP.REG.
3. The user may have to log off and on for this setting to take effect.
All Users
1. Copy / Paste the following to a RAP.REG file:
REGEDIT4
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Softwa
"NoStartMenuMorePrograms"=
2. Merge the RAP.REG file with your registry or run regedit /s RAP.REG.
3. You must restart Windows XP for this setting to take effect.
btw... RAP is just a name. It could just as easily be called "donotletkidshaveaccesstoa
the idea is simply to make a .reg file that changes the registry key controlling access to the function. Right click on the file and select merge and it is done.
the idea is simply to make a .reg file that changes the registry key controlling access to the function. Right click on the file and select merge and it is done.
This method will allow you to do it per machine, though I would imagine there is a way to do it with a server policy too.
Navigate to the registry key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ Software\ Microsoft\ Windows\ CurrentVersion\ Policies\ Explorer
Add a DWORD named NoStartMenuMorePrograms and set the (Hex) value to 1.
The rap.reg file I've just found on a Google search is an article telling you how to do the above by creating a rap.reg file and then importing it to the registry. Either the above or following that article will have the same effect. If you need a hand creating the registry key, let me know.
HTH
Tony
Navigate to the registry key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ Software\ Microsoft\ Windows\ CurrentVersion\ Policies\ Explorer
Add a DWORD named NoStartMenuMorePrograms and set the (Hex) value to 1.
The rap.reg file I've just found on a Google search is an article telling you how to do the above by creating a rap.reg file and then importing it to the registry. Either the above or following that article will have the same effect. If you need a hand creating the registry key, let me know.
HTH
Tony
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