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silver roo
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 03, 2007 10:51 pm    Post subject: Lock the Desktop Reply with quote

On a stand alone PC, how do I stop users from changing the desktop,
screensaver etc?
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 04, 2007 1:04 am    Post subject: RE: Lock the Desktop Reply with quote

With xp its a snap,create a password on youre user account,create a new
user account with or w/o administrative privilages...

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On a stand alone PC, how do I stop users from changing the desktop,
screensaver etc?
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PostPosted: Fri Dec 14, 2007 5:30 am    Post subject: Re: Lock the Desktop Reply with quote

If you are using XP Pro, you can disable changing of desktop wallpaper and
screensaver in the Group Policy Editor. To start the Group Policy Editor,
click start > run > gpedit.msc and press ok. Based on my experience, I think
the wallpaper and screensaver can be changed in a limited user account.

"Andrew E." <eckrichco@msn.com> wrote in message
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With xp its a snap,create a password on youre user account,create a new
user account with or w/o administrative privilages...

"silver roo" wrote:

On a stand alone PC, how do I stop users from changing the desktop,
screensaver etc?
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