TS session minor annoyances...that are making me crazy!

[Gregg Hill]

Hello!

I have some minor appearance issues to which I cannot yet find an answer. I
am posting here in the hope that some bored guru will stumble upon this post
while I am off on Google looking for the answer.

1) I cannot turn off the "Stop USB Mass Storage Device" item in the system
tray when restricted users are logged into a locked down 2000 TS. I have
"Hide the notification area" checked under User Config > Admin Templates >
Start Menu and Taskbar. I need to kill that so no end user can disable the
USB backup drive on the TS.

2) Another thing I have Googled to death is trying to find a GPO setting to
enable desktop icon auto arrange for all users.

Anybody have a clue?

Thank you!

Gregg Hill (slowly stepping through the lockdown policy still to look for
the above items)

 

[Gregg Hill]

Re: TS session minor annoyances...that are making me crazy!

Here is another annoyance:

In spite of using http://support.microsoft.com/kb/250380/en-us and other
articles to remove the three "stub path" registry entries noted below, and a
gutted Default User profile, I still get an IE icon created on each new
user's "Start > Programs" menu. At least I killed the OE icon creation!

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed
Components\{89820200-ECBD-11cf-8B85-00AA005B4383}]
"StubPath"=""

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed
Components\{44BBA840-CC51-11CF-AAFA-00AA00B6015C}]
"StubPath"=""

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed
Components\{7790769C-0471-11d2-AF11-00C04FA35D02}]
"StubPath"=""

Gregg Hill





"Gregg Hill" <greggmhill at please do not spam me at yahoo dot com> wrote in
message news:OavpjImCJHA.4700@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Hello!
>
> I have some minor appearance issues to which I cannot yet find an answer.
> I am posting here in the hope that some bored guru will stumble upon this
> post while I am off on Google looking for the answer.
>
> 1) I cannot turn off the "Stop USB Mass Storage Device" item in the system
> tray when restricted users are logged into a locked down 2000 TS. I have
> "Hide the notification area" checked under User Config > Admin Templates >
> Start Menu and Taskbar. I need to kill that so no end user can disable the
> USB backup drive on the TS.
>
> 2) Another thing I have Googled to death is trying to find a GPO setting
> to enable desktop icon auto arrange for all users.
>
> Anybody have a clue?
>
> Thank you!
>
> Gregg Hill (slowly stepping through the lockdown policy still to look for
> the above items)
>

 

[Jeff Pitsch]

Re: TS session minor annoyances...that are making me crazy!

I've had great luck using a redirected start menu and simply hiding the
icons mentioned below.

--
Jeff Pitsch
Microsoft MVP - Terminal Services

"Gregg Hill" <greggmhill at please do not spam me at yahoo dot com> wrote in
message news:OI2S40mCJHA.4700@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Here is another annoyance:
>
> In spite of using http://support.microsoft.com/kb/250380/en-us and other
> articles to remove the three "stub path" registry entries noted below, and
> a gutted Default User profile, I still get an IE icon created on each new
> user's "Start > Programs" menu. At least I killed the OE icon creation!
>
> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed
> Components\{89820200-ECBD-11cf-8B85-00AA005B4383}]
> "StubPath"=""
>
> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed
> Components\{44BBA840-CC51-11CF-AAFA-00AA00B6015C}]
> "StubPath"=""
>
> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed
> Components\{7790769C-0471-11d2-AF11-00C04FA35D02}]
> "StubPath"=""
>
> Gregg Hill
>
>
>
>
>
> "Gregg Hill" <greggmhill at please do not spam me at yahoo dot com> wrote
> in message news:OavpjImCJHA.4700@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> Hello!
>>
>> I have some minor appearance issues to which I cannot yet find an answer.
>> I am posting here in the hope that some bored guru will stumble upon this
>> post while I am off on Google looking for the answer.
>>
>> 1) I cannot turn off the "Stop USB Mass Storage Device" item in the
>> system tray when restricted users are logged into a locked down 2000 TS.
>> I have "Hide the notification area" checked under User Config > Admin
>> Templates > Start Menu and Taskbar. I need to kill that so no end user
>> can disable the USB backup drive on the TS.
>>
>> 2) Another thing I have Googled to death is trying to find a GPO setting
>> to enable desktop icon auto arrange for all users.
>>
>> Anybody have a clue?
>>
>> Thank you!
>>
>> Gregg Hill (slowly stepping through the lockdown policy still to look for
>> the above items)
>>
>
>

 

[Gregg Hill]

Re: TS session minor annoyances...that are making me crazy!

I'll try that. Any ideas on the items in my first post?

Thank you!

Gregg Hill


"Jeff Pitsch" <jeff@jeffpitschconsulting.com> wrote in message
news:uxSch5pCJHA.4884@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> I've had great luck using a redirected start menu and simply hiding the
> icons mentioned below.
>
> --
> Jeff Pitsch
> Microsoft MVP - Terminal Services
>
> "Gregg Hill" <greggmhill at please do not spam me at yahoo dot com> wrote
> in message news:OI2S40mCJHA.4700@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> Here is another annoyance:
>>
>> In spite of using http://support.microsoft.com/kb/250380/en-us and other
>> articles to remove the three "stub path" registry entries noted below,
>> and a gutted Default User profile, I still get an IE icon created on each
>> new user's "Start > Programs" menu. At least I killed the OE icon
>> creation!
>>
>> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed
>> Components\{89820200-ECBD-11cf-8B85-00AA005B4383}]
>> "StubPath"=""
>>
>> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed
>> Components\{44BBA840-CC51-11CF-AAFA-00AA00B6015C}]
>> "StubPath"=""
>>
>> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed
>> Components\{7790769C-0471-11d2-AF11-00C04FA35D02}]
>> "StubPath"=""
>>
>> Gregg Hill
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "Gregg Hill" <greggmhill at please do not spam me at yahoo dot com> wrote
>> in message news:OavpjImCJHA.4700@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>> Hello!
>>>
>>> I have some minor appearance issues to which I cannot yet find an
>>> answer. I am posting here in the hope that some bored guru will stumble
>>> upon this post while I am off on Google looking for the answer.
>>>
>>> 1) I cannot turn off the "Stop USB Mass Storage Device" item in the
>>> system tray when restricted users are logged into a locked down 2000 TS.
>>> I have "Hide the notification area" checked under User Config > Admin
>>> Templates > Start Menu and Taskbar. I need to kill that so no end user
>>> can disable the USB backup drive on the TS.
>>>
>>> 2) Another thing I have Googled to death is trying to find a GPO setting
>>> to enable desktop icon auto arrange for all users.
>>>
>>> Anybody have a clue?
>>>
>>> Thank you!
>>>
>>> Gregg Hill (slowly stepping through the lockdown policy still to look
>>> for the above items)
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

 

[TP]

Re: TS session minor annoyances...that are making me crazy!

Hi Gregg,

Internet Explorer

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{89820200-ECBD-11cf-8B85-00AA005B4383}
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\>{26923b43-4d38-484f-9b9e-de460746276c}

Outlook Express

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{44BBA840-CC51-11CF-AAFA-00AA00B6015C}

Address Book

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{7790769C-0471-11d2-AF11-00C04FA35D02}

-TP

Gregg Hill wrote:
> Here is another annoyance:
>
> In spite of using http://support.microsoft.com/kb/250380/en-us and
> other articles to remove the three "stub path" registry entries noted
> below, and a gutted Default User profile, I still get an IE icon
> created on each new user's "Start > Programs" menu. At least I killed
> the OE icon creation!
>
> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed
> Components\{89820200-ECBD-11cf-8B85-00AA005B4383}]
> "StubPath"=""
>
> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed
> Components\{44BBA840-CC51-11CF-AAFA-00AA00B6015C}]
> "StubPath"=""
>
> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed
> Components\{7790769C-0471-11d2-AF11-00C04FA35D02}]
> "StubPath"=""
>
> Gregg Hill

 

[Gregg Hill]

Re: TS session minor annoyances...that are making me crazy!

Well, it appears I did not have the

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed
Components\>{26923b43-4d38-484f-9b9e-de460746276c}

registry entry to kill. I will do that and let you know how it goes.

Thank you!

P.S. I still have that pesky "arrange icons via GPO" question nagging me.




"TP" <tperson.knowspamn@mailandnews.com> wrote in message
news:ODtb9HuCJHA.3396@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Hi Gregg,
>
> Internet Explorer
>
> HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed
> Components\{89820200-ECBD-11cf-8B85-00AA005B4383}
> HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed
> Components\>{26923b43-4d38-484f-9b9e-de460746276c}
>
> Outlook Express
>
> HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed
> Components\{44BBA840-CC51-11CF-AAFA-00AA00B6015C}
>
> Address Book
>
> HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed
> Components\{7790769C-0471-11d2-AF11-00C04FA35D02}
>
> -TP
>
> Gregg Hill wrote:
>> Here is another annoyance:
>>
>> In spite of using http://support.microsoft.com/kb/250380/en-us and
>> other articles to remove the three "stub path" registry entries noted
>> below, and a gutted Default User profile, I still get an IE icon
>> created on each new user's "Start > Programs" menu. At least I killed
>> the OE icon creation! [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active
>> Setup\Installed
>> Components\{89820200-ECBD-11cf-8B85-00AA005B4383}]
>> "StubPath"=""
>>
>> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed
>> Components\{44BBA840-CC51-11CF-AAFA-00AA00B6015C}]
>> "StubPath"=""
>>
>> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed
>> Components\{7790769C-0471-11d2-AF11-00C04FA35D02}]
>> "StubPath"=""
>>
>> Gregg Hill

 

[Gregg Hill]

Re: TS session minor annoyances...that are making me crazy!

I just looked on the client's 2003 TS and the

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed
Components\>{26923b43-4d38-484f-9b9e-de460746276c}

entry is not there.

Gregg Hill (giving up for the rest of the weekend!)


"TP" <tperson.knowspamn@mailandnews.com> wrote in message
news:ODtb9HuCJHA.3396@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Hi Gregg,
>
> Internet Explorer
>
> HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed
> Components\{89820200-ECBD-11cf-8B85-00AA005B4383}
> HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed
> Components\>{26923b43-4d38-484f-9b9e-de460746276c}
>
> Outlook Express
>
> HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed
> Components\{44BBA840-CC51-11CF-AAFA-00AA00B6015C}
>
> Address Book
>
> HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed
> Components\{7790769C-0471-11d2-AF11-00C04FA35D02}
>
> -TP
>
> Gregg Hill wrote:
>> Here is another annoyance:
>>
>> In spite of using http://support.microsoft.com/kb/250380/en-us and
>> other articles to remove the three "stub path" registry entries noted
>> below, and a gutted Default User profile, I still get an IE icon
>> created on each new user's "Start > Programs" menu. At least I killed
>> the OE icon creation! [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active
>> Setup\Installed
>> Components\{89820200-ECBD-11cf-8B85-00AA005B4383}]
>> "StubPath"=""
>>
>> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed
>> Components\{44BBA840-CC51-11CF-AAFA-00AA00B6015C}]
>> "StubPath"=""
>>
>> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed
>> Components\{7790769C-0471-11d2-AF11-00C04FA35D02}]
>> "StubPath"=""
>>
>> Gregg Hill