Remove the Shutdown button from logon/logoff dialog

[Monty]

Does anyone know how to make this button inaccessible in XP Pro? It needs to
not be seen by a user with limited rights but it can also apply to
administrators if necessary. These are workgroup boxes not on AD.
I can find many references to this:

Remove Shutdown button from Logon Screen
To remove the shutdown button from the logon screen in WinXP and 2K, use
regedit and navigate to the following key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\system
change the value of the dword 'shutdownwithoutlogon' to '0'. exit regedit.

but this does not do the trick for me. I need to eliminate the button from
being seen by a logged on user rather than on startup.

Thanks in advance for any help

 

[Nepatsfan]

If your aim is to prevent these machines from being shutdown at
all by anyone, simply removing the Shutdown button won't work.
There are plenty of ways to get around the button not being in
the usual places.

In order to prevent anyone from shutting these machines down use
the Local Security Policy. Go to Start -> Run -> secpol.msc. In
the Local Policies section select User Rights Assignments. Right
click the line "Shut down the system" and remove all the listed
groups (you might want to make a note of which groups are
currently listed in case you ever have to reverse this
procedure). Do the same for "Force Remote shutdown". An
administrator account can restore these settings.

If you're only looking to hide buttons, look into changing
settings in the Local Group Policy on each machine. Just run
gpedit.msc. I'm not sure where the appropriate settings are
located. You might want to start here:
Local Computer Policy -> User Configuration -> Administrative
Templates -> Start Menu and Taskbar -> Remove and Prevent Access
to the Shut Down command


Nepatsfan