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| Thread ID: 29405 | 2003-01-18 23:02:00 | XP Pro - Desktop and Start Menu Settings | craig_b (2740) | Press F1 |
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| 115123 | 2003-01-18 23:02:00 | I admin a multi-user winXP machine, and when I install an app the shortcut icons and stuff always find their way into the All Users section of the docs and settings folder. After I install I have to make certain I remove these shortcuts as I do not want the limited accounts to have access to my applications. Is there any way I can force them to put themselves my account only on install, and then I put only the ones I want into the all users folder? I run fat32, and as such I cannot put permissions on the directories where the applications are stored. I realise that anyone with a bit of savvy can bypass this by using explorer, but the other users of the system aren't that good. I just don't want them wandering into my firewall settings, my remote admin tools, or my games because I forgot to remove the icons - this has happened on more than one occasion... Cheers, Craig. |
craig_b (2740) | ||
| 115124 | 2003-01-19 00:00:00 | As far as I know there isn't a setting, but you could always try running Tweak UI (download it from the Downloads/Power Toys section of www.microsoft.com). Check the setting for Start Menu in Special Folders, which is located under the Explorer category I think. However, there generally isn't any setting to specify which folder Start Menu items go in, and the only time I have encountered this was when I was installing some application and it gave me the option of making it available to all users or just myself - can't remember the program though. So I guess you're out of luck, and will just have to manually move the folders yourself (which means when if you uninstall them they'll still be there, as they weren't found in the All Users folder). |
agent (30) | ||
| 115125 | 2003-01-19 00:08:00 | Yeah, that start-menu setting refers to my users start-menu and has no bearing on where app shortcuts go when installed. I am tempted to simply make the all users folder read-only, but i have a feeling this may not work, or may have detremental side effects, like installers crashing coz they can't place shortcuts.... O well, if there isnt a way, i guess I will have to take care not to leave any shortcuts lying around..... cheers, craig. |
craig_b (2740) | ||
| 115126 | 2003-01-19 02:48:00 | I was asking exactly the same thing a few weeks ago and was disappointed to learn that I'm going to have to keep on manually deleting/moving shortcuts around in the Start menus. :-( It really is something that should be looked into by Microsoft for their next version of Windows, or even the next SP for XP if there will be one. |
Susan B (19) | ||
| 115127 | 2003-01-19 04:27:00 | Yeah, either ms or the app makers themselves. It really is dumb to think that because an app is being installed, that it should immediately be vailable to all users! esp the guest account! Never mind then - it was worth a shot. |
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