Remove Desktop Icons from User Desktop (not Admin)

[Joe Gallo]

I'm running Windows XP Professional and have separate
Administrator & User accounts set up. A User wishes to
remove some of the icons that appear on her desktop.
These icons appear to be common to all desktops,
including Administrator's. Following the instructions
provided in Windows Help (ie to run Desktop Cleanup
Wizard to select icons to remove) results in the
following error message - "Cannot move XXXX - access is
denied. Make sure the disk is not full or write
protected and that the file is not currently in use."
Right clicking an icon on the desktop and selecting
delete results in the same message. I'd appreciate it
greatly if some kind person can suggest how I can remove
icons and customise the desktop for only this user.

 

[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

Then you, as the Administrator, need to move these shortcuts to your, and
the other User's accounts that do want them. They will be located in
Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop. Copy them to the appropriate
Documents and Settings\<username>\Desktop folder.