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Prevent Other users from rearranging desktop icons ?
Is there a way to prevent users from rearranging the desktop icons ?
or where does Windows 7 keep the configuration files that keeps track of the icon placement on the desktop?
- OS
- Windows 7 64bit Ultimate
- CPU
- Intel C2Q Q6600 3.3ghz
- Motherboard
- Abit Ip35-Pro
- Memory
- 4x2 OCZ Gold DDR2 800
- Graphics Card(s)
- Inno3d Geforce GTX 460 768mb
- Sound Card
- Onboard Realtek HD Audio
- Screen Resolution
- 1920x1080
- Hard Drives
- 1Tb Western Digital Caviar Blue
1Tb Western Digital Caviar Green
1.5Tb Western Digital Essentials
- PSU
- Zumax 750W
I use a program called
DesktopOK to remember and restore icon placement.
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Lenovo IdeaCenter 450
- OS
- Windows 10 Pro X64
- CPU
- Intel Quad Core i7-4770 @ 3.4Ghz
- Memory
- 16.0GB PC3-12800 DDR3 SDRAM 1600 MHz
- Graphics Card(s)
- Intel Integrated HD Graphics
- Sound Card
- Realtek HD Audio
- Monitor(s) Displays
- HP 22" LCD
- Screen Resolution
- 1680 x 1050
- Hard Drives
- 250GB Samsung EVO SATA-3 SSD
2TB Seagate ST2000DM001 SATA-2
1.5TB Seagate ST3150041AS SATA
- Keyboard
- Dell USB
- Mouse
- Lenovo USB
- Internet Speed
- Cable via Road Runner 3MB Upload, 30MB Download
- Antivirus
- Windows Defender, MBAM Pro, MBAE
- Browser
- Seamonkey
- Other Info
- UEFI/GPT
PLDS DVD-RW DH16AERSH
Is there a way to prevent users from rearranging the desktop icons ?
or where does Windows 7 keep the configuration files that keeps track of the icon placement on the desktop?
How about give them ( the users ) each an user account with their own passwords ?
They can mess around with their own icons whichever way they want.
Just a thought.
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Acer Aspire 7741Z
- OS
- Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit, SP1
- CPU
- Intel Pentium P6200, Cores 2, 2.13 GHz
- Memory
- 4 GB
- Graphics Card(s)
- Intel HD
- Sound Card
- unknown
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 17.3 inches
- Screen Resolution
- 1600 x 900
- Hard Drives
- 640 GB, 5400 PRM
How about give them ( the users ) each an user account with their own passwords ?
They can mess around with their own icons whichever way they want.
Just a thought.
And make sure that they are standard user accounts as well. Who knows what else they might be trying to rearrange.
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Me
- OS
- Win 7 Ultimate x64
- CPU
- FX-8350 @ 4.6 GHz so far
- Motherboard
- Asus M5A97 EVO
- Memory
- ADATA XPG V1 Series Black 8GB DDR3 1600
- Graphics Card(s)
- Sapphire R9 270x Dual-X
- Sound Card
- Xonar DGX w/ Corsair Vengence 1300
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Acer S232HL Abid
- Screen Resolution
- 1920x1080
- Hard Drives
- 120 GB OCZ Vertex 3
500 GB Seagate 7200.12
- PSU
- Antec Earthwatts 650W Green
- Case
- Antec Three Hundred
- Cooling
- Cooler Master 212 EVO
- Keyboard
- Logitech G510
- Mouse
- Logitech G500s
- Internet Speed
- 35000/3000
