Remove My Network Places from Desktop

[Raistlin]

Hi Guys,

Can anybody tell me how to remove the My Network Places icon from the desktop please?

The OS is Windoze 2k Pro.

Registry edits are not a problem, any working solution appreciated.

Thanks very much.

[ntl customer]

Click it and hit the delete botton?

[Paul K]

In XP you right click the desktop, choose properties, click the desktop tab, click customise desktop and untick the bits you want to remove from the list. Is it different in 2000?
By all accounts tweakui can do it for you too if the above isn't right for 2000.

[Raistlin]

Originally Posted by ntl customer

Click it and hit the delete botton?

Thanks but it doesn't seem to want to be deleted.

[MetaWraith]

Try TweakUI for Win2K
http://www.ntcompatible.com/TweakUI_...2000_s210.html

[Raistlin]

Originally Posted by Paul

In XP you right click the desktop, choose properties, click the desktop tab, click customise desktop and untick the bits you want to remove from the list. Is it different in 2000?

Doesn't appear to work that way in 2K Pro
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Originally Posted by MetaWraith

Try TweakUI for Win2K
http://www.ntcompatible.com/TweakUI_...2000_s210.html

Thanks for that.

If it was my laptop I would, unfortunately it's a work laptop and I can't work with any tools/facilities that aren't on the laptop. I also can't connect it to any network (including the internet).

I've got Administrator access, and all the wonderfulness that goes with it, but that's all I've got to work with.

[Paul K]

You can do it with a GPO if you want
http://techrepublic.com.com/5100-1035_11-1059481.html#

[Tristan]

Originally Posted by Raistlin

Thanks for that.

If it was my laptop I would, unfortunately it's a work laptop and I can't work with any tools/facilities that aren't on the laptop. I also can't connect it to any network (including the internet).

I've got Administrator access, and all the wonderfulness that goes with it, but that's all I've got to work with.

All TweakUI does is change registry settings, so it's definitely possible! All I can suggest however is Googling for the key, which I presume you've already done...

[Millay]

Do beleive you can remove this icon in local group policy.

Give that a try

goto a run dialog and type gpedit.msc.

then select Administrative Templates from users.

Select Desktop.

Enable 'Hide My network Places on Desktop'

that should do it.

[Paul K]

Originally Posted by Millay

Do beleive you can remove this icon in local group policy.

Give that a try

goto a run dialog and type gpedit.msc.

then select Administrative Templates from users.

Select Desktop.

Enable 'Hide My network Places on Desktop'

that should do it.

LOL post 7

[Millay]

I know I know beaten to it ... In my defence whilst you where posting the link I was writting out how to do it, :o) and if you read any of my usual posts, writing something that half makes sense is a big deal for me

[Raistlin]

Originally Posted by Paul

You can do it with a GPO if you want
http://techrepublic.com.com/5100-1035_11-1059481.html#

That worked a treat, all sorted now (managed to tie a few other things down as well ).

Cheers Paul.

[Paul K]

It was a joint effort lol

[ntl customer]

Originally Posted by Raistlin

Thanks but it doesn't seem to want to be deleted.

Hmm - in XP it asks if I would like to delete the network places icon from the desktop?

Obviously it must work differently in 2000 then. But I've not used 2000 for a long time.

Originally Posted by Tristan

All TweakUI does is change registry settings, so it's definitely possible! All I can suggest however is Googling for the key, which I presume you've already done...

Why would you assume anybody would know to Google for anything to do with the windows registry? That's serious expert territory. Unless you already know how well Raist gets on with computers, in which case ignore me.