How to Hide Public Folder on Desktop

[Guest]

I finally figured out how to get rid of the Public Folder on the desktop.

With XP in a Domain I needed all my users to have access to My Network
Places, My Computer, IE and My Documents on the desktop. They were hidden by
default so I had to create a registry file for HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE in order to
show them for all users.

I went to the same key and figured out what each GUID represented. Here is
the key to hide the PUBLIC folder on the desktop for Vista if you don't share
your computer or if you run a network where you don't want users saving to
the local machines.

Copy into Notepad and name with .reg extension. Double click to add to
registry.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\HideDesktopIcons]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\HideDesktopIcons\ClassicStartMenu]
"{4336a54d-038b-4685-ab02-99bb52d3fb8b}"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\HideDesktopIcons\NewStartPanel]
"{4336a54d-038b-4685-ab02-99bb52d3fb8b}"=dword:00000001

Note dword:00000000 is to show the folder.
Here are some other GUIDS. They can be put in the above key or for each
user in
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\HideDesktopIcons\NewStartPanel]

VISTA GUIDS

Computer = "{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}"=dword:00000000
Network = "{F02C1A0D-BE21-4350-88B0-7367FC96EF3C}"=dword:00000000
USER PROFILE = "{59031a47-3f72-44a7-89c5-5595fe6b30ee}"=dword:00000000
Control Panel = "{5399E694-6CE5-4D6C-8FCE-1D8870FDCBA0}"=dword:00000000
Recycle = "{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}"=dword:00000000

XP GUIDS (Note Computer and Recycle are the same)

My Documents = "{450D8FBA-AD25-11D0-98A8-0800361B1103}"=dword:00000000
My Network Places = "{208D2C60-3AEA-1069-A2D7-08002B30309D}"=dword:00000000 "
Internet Explorer{871C5380-42A0-1069-A2EA-08002B30309D}"=dword:00000000

I am still trying to find out what GUID this is.
"{9343812e-1c37-4a49-a12e-4b2d810d956b}"=dword:00000000

Cheers,
Lara

 

[Jon]

I finally figured out how to get rid of the Public Folder on the desktop.

With XP in a Domain I needed all my users to have access to My Network
Places, My Computer, IE and My Documents on the desktop. They were hidden
by
default so I had to create a registry file for HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE in order
to
show them for all users.

I went to the same key and figured out what each GUID represented. Here is
the key to hide the PUBLIC folder on the desktop for Vista if you don't
share
your computer or if you run a network where you don't want users saving to
the local machines.

Copy into Notepad and name with .reg extension. Double click to add to
registry.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\HideDesktopIcons]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\HideDesktopIcons\ClassicStartMenu]
"{4336a54d-038b-4685-ab02-99bb52d3fb8b}"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\HideDesktopIcons\NewStartPanel]
"{4336a54d-038b-4685-ab02-99bb52d3fb8b}"=dword:00000001

Note dword:00000000 is to show the folder.
Here are some other GUIDS. They can be put in the above key or for each
user in
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\HideDesktopIcons\NewStartPanel]

VISTA GUIDS

Computer = "{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}"=dword:00000000
Network = "{F02C1A0D-BE21-4350-88B0-7367FC96EF3C}"=dword:00000000
USER PROFILE = "{59031a47-3f72-44a7-89c5-5595fe6b30ee}"=dword:00000000
Control Panel = "{5399E694-6CE5-4D6C-8FCE-1D8870FDCBA0}"=dword:00000000
Recycle = "{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}"=dword:00000000

XP GUIDS (Note Computer and Recycle are the same)

My Documents = "{450D8FBA-AD25-11D0-98A8-0800361B1103}"=dword:00000000
My Network Places =
"{208D2C60-3AEA-1069-A2D7-08002B30309D}"=dword:00000000 "
Internet Explorer{871C5380-42A0-1069-A2EA-08002B30309D}"=dword:00000000

I am still trying to find out what GUID this is.
"{9343812e-1c37-4a49-a12e-4b2d810d956b}"=dword:00000000

Cheers,
Lara

Couple of comments..

Vista Control Panel is
{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}

::{9343812e-1c37-4a49-a12e-4b2d810d956b}
This is for 'Search'

 

[Jon]

Couple of comments..

Vista Control Panel is
{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}

Looks like that's for Control Panel 'Classic View'

Another one for Control Panel is
::{26EE0668-A00A-44D7-9371-BEB064C98683}

 

[Guest]

Hi,

Thanks for the Search one. I don't have the Control Panel GUID you
mentioned in my registry. However, I do view in Classic Mode as I don't like
the new GUI they brought out with XP.

Cheers,
Lara

 

[Rick Rogers]

Hi,

The public folder is not on the desktop by default, something had to have
been changed after installing for it to occur. Can you clarify this a bit as
I am not quite sure what you mean. Does Explorer open to the Public folder
at boot? Or is there simply a folder named Public on the desktop itself?

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com