Program list under ALL PROGRAMS

[Ed]

Hi everyone,

Have a quick 'user' question here. I have an account set up for my son. The
account is a limited one.

The question here is 'Is there a way, to prevent him from seeing all of the
programs I have installed on the machine, if he clicks START===>All
PROGRAMS, while logged in under his account.

It's becoming a little unnerving to look over his shoulder, and see stuff
like 'Turbo Tax, Quicken, etc.' running.


Thanks in advance,

Ed

 

[Guest]

Ed,

You can remove programs from your son's menu by removing them from the 'All
Users' Start Menu, and placing them in your own. You can do this by going to
C:\Document and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs. Cut out any folders
and paste in your start menu (C:\Document and Settings\Ed\Start
Menu\Programs) and copy into anyone else's who you would want to see it (a
spouse, for example, if they had a separate profile).

Your son will only see programs that are listed in either C:\Document and
Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs and :\Document and
Settings\*YourSonsNameHere*\Start Menu\Programs.

Hope this helps,
Jon

 

[Kelly]

Yes and in addition to this great reply, you can also remove the run keys
from here:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

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All the Best,
Kelly (MS-MVP)

Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com