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limiting user access in win2k

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by rohan_r

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hi
does anyone know how i can disable the control panel and run option on win2k pro.i used poledit.exe to disable some option on the win98 computers but i don't know how to do that on win2k pro.any other tips on how to lock down computer will be very helpful

thanks in advance

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by shortbus

Use Group Policies. Go to start, run, type in "gpedit.msc" and press enter. Do some looking around and get familiar with it. Really useful for locking down Win2k computers.

Group Policies are Win2k equivalent of your poledit.

by joseph moore

The old NT Registry hacks also work in Win2K.
So, open Regedit.

To hide the Control Panel:
Hive: HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Key: Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
Name: NoSetFolders
Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 1

To hide Run:Hive: HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Key: Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
Name: NoRun
Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 1

There are a whole bunch of other lockdown restrictions you can use by modifying the Registry. Go to this URL:

http://is-it-true.org/nt/atips/atips198.shtml

and scroll down to the Deskto and Explorer Restrictions for a bunch of other links.

hope this helps

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