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this sounds useful. could you post your solution after you implement it?

thank you. does this mean that i would need execute the "Apply to All Folders" command after these .reg settings were applied in order to propagate this view to all folders?

i want to prevent some users from changing an explorer.exe view setting (because they get confused when they change this setting accidentally). specifically, how can i lock the explorer.exe view to "details"? iow, i don't want a user to be able to switch the view to thumbnails, tiles, icons, or list. thanks, david

thanks Jatin. that matches the MD5 i generated.

could someone please post the MD5 value for this WAIK ISO: WAIK version: 936330AIK file name: 6001.18000.080118-1840-kb3aikl_en.iso thanks, david

nope some great suggestions gosh. first i'll run the norton removal too. if the problem is still occurring i'll try some of your suggestions.

i have an xp system that reboots when i issue the shutdown command. this problem was not occurring prior to uninstalling symantec antivirus. at this point i just need the quickest solution to prevent windows from rebooting. i.e., is there a registry setting that will completely disable windows ability to reboot? any alternative suggestions (even if they are not quick) will be happily accepted too.