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Old 02-27-2007, 10:45 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Can anybody tell me how I can remove the Admin Tools and Control panel from
STANDARD user menus on Vista Ultimate? I still want Administrators to have
access to these and other 'system' programmes, but cannot permit Standard
users and Guest accounts to have these facilities available.

I have looked at C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\StartMenu but with various
other 'start menu' and 'desktop' files in a variety of locations on the C:
Drive, its difficult to identify which is the 'base (generic menu) and which
is user specific.

On XP it was a breeze in C:\Documents and Settings\All Uers\Desktop was the
generic (base) file while C:\Douments and Settings\All Users\USERNAME\Desktop
was the unique USER desktop.

Any help gratefully appreciated.

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Old 02-27-2007, 08:33 PM   #2 (permalink)
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"Bob Cudmore" <robert.cudmore@cranfordhouse.plus.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:7794D533-F976-4B61-85CA-4AAE05D1EAA4@microsoft.com...
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> Can anybody tell me how I can remove the Admin Tools and Control panel
> from
> STANDARD user menus on Vista Ultimate? I still want Administrators to
> have
> access to these and other 'system' programmes, but cannot permit Standard
> users and Guest accounts to have these facilities available.
>
> I have looked at C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\StartMenu but with
> various
> other 'start menu' and 'desktop' files in a variety of locations on the C:
> Drive, its difficult to identify which is the 'base (generic menu) and
> which
> is user specific.
>
> On XP it was a breeze in C:\Documents and Settings\All Uers\Desktop was
> the
> generic (base) file while C:\Douments and Settings\All
> Users\USERNAME\Desktop
> was the unique USER desktop.
>
> Any help gratefully appreciated.
>
> --
> Bob Cudmore (UK)
First of all, it doesn't harm, if those entries are available in standard
users startmenu - because thouse user accounts can't use administrator tools
without a admin password.

One chance you have: Right click Start button, select Properties in context
menu and switch off the "Control Panel" option. Hope the command names are
right (doesn't have an English Vista). All Settings should be user
dependent.

And also, you should be able to use Group policies to configure Start menu
entries.

Hope this helps

G. Born (DE)

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Old 02-28-2007, 01:17 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Excellent thank you so much and yes, you got the English correct too.

Once again, thanks for your help.

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"GBorn" wrote:
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> "Bob Cudmore" <robert.cudmore@cranfordhouse.plus.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
> news:7794D533-F976-4B61-85CA-4AAE05D1EAA4@microsoft.com...
Quote:
> > Can anybody tell me how I can remove the Admin Tools and Control panel
> > from
> > STANDARD user menus on Vista Ultimate? I still want Administrators to
> > have
> > access to these and other 'system' programmes, but cannot permit Standard
> > users and Guest accounts to have these facilities available.
> >
> > I have looked at C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\StartMenu but with
> > various
> > other 'start menu' and 'desktop' files in a variety of locations on the C:
> > Drive, its difficult to identify which is the 'base (generic menu) and
> > which
> > is user specific.
> >
> > On XP it was a breeze in C:\Documents and Settings\All Uers\Desktop was
> > the
> > generic (base) file while C:\Douments and Settings\All
> > Users\USERNAME\Desktop
> > was the unique USER desktop.
> >
> > Any help gratefully appreciated.
> >
> > --
> > Bob Cudmore (UK)
>
> First of all, it doesn't harm, if those entries are available in standard
> users startmenu - because thouse user accounts can't use administrator tools
> without a admin password.
>
> One chance you have: Right click Start button, select Properties in context
> menu and switch off the "Control Panel" option. Hope the command names are
> right (doesn't have an English Vista). All Settings should be user
> dependent.
>
> And also, you should be able to use Group policies to configure Start menu
> entries.
>
> Hope this helps
>
> G. Born (DE)
>
>
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