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by steve-the-helpdesk 1 view

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It seems that my users are spending too much time Minesweeping! My MD has asked me to lock down the games that install with NT (and most other Windows OS) but there is nothing about deleting them or preventing them from running, anywhere in the MS TechNet.

How can I do this remotely, across the LAN?

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by gperrie

To remove them 'nicely', in Control Panel..Add/Remove Programs..Windows NT setup then remove the tick from Games. I don't know any way to do this method remotely though

The 'dirty' way of removing them is to delete the exe files and the shortcuts from the start menu. They should be in the same place on all PCs so a logon script could do it with an easy 'if exists then delete' type command

Gavin

by steve-the-helpdesk

Thanks, you were the only one who didn't tell me that I should tell the Department Managers how they should be doing their job. I've got enough to do without wiping their noses for them as well! ;-)

by gigelul

Hi
You can implement a policies.
Use Policies editor - open a new one and you will have a and a .
Open Default computer:
-network\system policies update\remote update-enable
Open Default user:
-system\restrictions\run only allowed Windows application - use show button and in next windows add all exe, com, bat, cmd files necessary for OS and users working (of course don't add "games").
Save this policies as NTconfig.pol in NETLOGON share on PDC and BDC.
At next logon you will see on taskbar an new icon which show you that the policies was applied.

by gigelul

Also here are many others usefully options. To avoid any mistake add domain account with add user option and for this account don't apply restrictions.

by timthetoolman

Hi,

From a technical point of view the above answer is fine...

...but what the hell are your managers doing? It should get to the point where too many staff are playing minesweeper? the most mindless game on earth?

Either they're not happy,bored to tears or tragically underworked ...or all three.

Tell your managers to fix the root of the problem. Thats what they're paid for...

Cheers,
Tim.

by arobichaud

I suggest you send out a doc on how to share a certain folder...(Ie: the minesweeper folder) Don't tell them thats what its for, hehe once shared go in delete it. HEHEHE problem solved. Or you could pc anywhere or something third party like that to control pc's all over the network.

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