[K12OSN] desktop.ini

[Kevin Verheyen]

And are those steps evt. scriptable?

Kevin

Op 12-aug-05, om 17:49 heeft Rusty Pywtorak het volgende geschreven:

> Mickeysoft refers to this as 'user tracking.' Others have referred  
> to it
> as a form of spyware. Irregardless, it can be disabled by editing the
> local security policy.
>
> To do this, go to an XP machine and run gpedit.msc. Then navigate
> through User configuration / Adminstrative Templates / Start Menu and
> Taskbar. In there you will see the item "Turn off user tracking." You
> want to enable it.
>
> Note that enabling the policy will not delete any existing desktop.ini
> files. It merely prevents them from being created when a new  
> profile is
> generated.
>
> Also note that this setting only applies to a single PC. You either  
> have
> to make the same change at every XP machine manually or from active
> directory deploy a group policy object.
>
> Rusty Pywtorak
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: k12osn-bounces at redhat.com [mailto:k12osn-bounces at redhat.com] On
> Behalf Of Kevin Verheyen
> Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2005 11:09 PM
> To: Support list for opensource software in schools.
> Subject: Re: [K12OSN] desktop.ini
>
> One more question:
>
> Is there a way to prevent them from being created, without getting
> errors on the window$ side?
>
> Kevin
>
>
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