Windows NT 4.0 Terminal Server Security

Greetings,

The following information was found in MS KB Q185590.

The following outlines the locations and values for registry entries that are
written to a Windows NT-based workstation or server when you use the System
Policy Editor to modify a policy. Knowing the location of these registry
settings may help you to resolve problems.

DEFAULT USER SETTINGS:

The following data is specific to the options found in the Default User portion
of the System Policy Editor.

Control Panel Display Application:
Category: Control Panel
Subcategory: Display
Selection: Restrict display
Description: Removes or enables tabs from the Control Panel Display application.
Key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
Policies\System

Registry Value Registry Data Description
NoDispCPL REG_DWORD Off = 0 or value removed; On = 1
NoDispBackgroundPage REG_DWORD Off = 0 or value removed; On = 1
NoDispScrSavPage REG_DWORD Off = 0 or value removed; On = 1
NoDispAppearancePage REG_DWORD Off = 0 or value removed; On = 1
NoDispSettingsPage REG_DWORD Off = 0 or value removed; On = 1

For more "in-depth" descriptions, see:

Q161334 Guide To Windows NT 4.0 Profiles and Policies (Part 1 of 6)

Q185587 Guide To Windows NT 4.0 Profiles and Policies (Part 2 of 6)

Q185588 Guide To Windows NT 4.0 Profiles and Policies (Part 3 of 6)

Q185589 Guide To Windows NT 4.0 Profiles and Policies (Part 4 of 6)

Q1855909 Guide To Windows NT 4.0 Profiles and Policies (Part 5 of 6)

Q185591 Guide To Windows NT 4.0 Profiles and Policies (Part 6 of 6)

If you don't have TechNet, a query (Q######) on the Microsoft support Web site will take you to the documents.

Good luck,

Maxwell