I seem to recall trying this and not getting any joy, but I may have been doing it wrong :-) Unless it didn't work on Server 2008 R2, which is what I am using for my users, but to all intents and purposes it generally behaves just like Windows 7
I may have another bash at it when I get back to work tomorrow. On 21 July 2010 16:53, Don Guyer <[email protected]> wrote: > There is a “disable libraries” REG file out on the Internet. I’ve used it > a few times, it does work. I’d assume you could GPO it. If you can’t find > it, let me know. I found it fairly quick Googl’ing. > > > > J > > > > Don Guyer > > Systems Engineer - Information Services > > Prudential, Fox & Roach/Trident Group > > 431 W. Lancaster Avenue > > Devon, PA 19333 > > Direct: (610) 993-3299 > > Fax: (610) 650-5306 > > [email protected] > > > > *From:* James Rankin [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Tuesday, July 20, 2010 4:45 PM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Re: Manage Windows 7 libraries via GPO? > > > > I'd be very interested in any answer to this. I found them impossible to > disable during my testing period. I managed to hide most of the extraneous > Explorer views by removing them from the base user profile for our new > system, but I couldn't get rid of libraries. And you're right - they are a > PITA, particularly when presented to your less-savvy IT user. > > On 20 July 2010 21:37, Tom Miller <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Folks, > > > > In testing our deployment for Windows 7 here, Windows "libraries" are a > source of user confusion. I'd rather the traditional "my documents", etc > instead of libraries. I can see files getting lost in libraries being an IT > headache. Anyone have any suggestions for managing/disabling libraries? > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > Tom Miller > Engineer, Information Technology > Hampton-Newport News Community Services Board > 757-788-0528 > > Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including attachments, is for > the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and > privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or > distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please > contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original > message. > > > > > > > > > -- > "On two occasions...I have been asked, 'Pray, Mr Babbage, if you put into > the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able > rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such > a question." > > > > > > > > > > -- "On two occasions...I have been asked, 'Pray, Mr Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
