chyronn Posted August 13, 2010 Share Posted August 13, 2010 i'd like to know what the path is (if any) to the programs section in the start menu of XP Pro (32bit).i've used this command with no luck.DEL "%allusersprofile%\start menu\programs\shortcut.lnk"i've also tried different variations of this.anyone have any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uid0 Posted August 13, 2010 Share Posted August 13, 2010 DEL "%AllUsersProfile%\Start Menu\Windows Update.lnk"DEL "%AllUsersProfile%\Start Menu\Set Program Access and Defaults.lnk"DEL "%AllUsersProfile%\Start Menu\Windows Catalog.lnk"DEL "%USERPROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs\Remote Assistance.lnk"DEL "%USERPROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs\Accessories\Tour Windows XP.lnk"Some don't exist at cmdlines, delete at runonceex instead:del "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs\Windows Movie Maker.lnk"del "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs\Accessories\System Tools\Security Center.lnk"del "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs\Accessories\System Tools\System Restore.lnk"IE, OE and WMP are handled differently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chyronn Posted August 13, 2010 Author Share Posted August 13, 2010 thank you for this. you said IE OL and WMP are handled differently, these are the ones i wanted to remove, lol. anyway, thanks for confirmingwhat's the difference between DEL and del commands? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yzöwl Posted August 13, 2010 Share Posted August 13, 2010 Nothing whatsoever! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chyronn Posted August 13, 2010 Author Share Posted August 13, 2010 hey Yzowl, off topic, you joined one day after me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uid0 Posted August 16, 2010 Share Posted August 16, 2010 you said IE OL and WMP are handled differently, these are the ones i wanted to remove, lol. Then you wanted to say so in your first post...You can put these in winnt.sif, but they kill start menu icons and desktop ones - probably overkill[Components]IEAccess = OffOEAccess = OffwmPOCM = offThe icons get created by active setup - so you could try removing the offending entries:;ie UserIconConfig[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\>{26923b43-4d38-484f-9b9e-de460746276c}]"StubPath"=-or add your own active setup to run after the others:SET KEY=HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceREG ADD %KEY% /V "addStub1" /d "reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\^>{ffff_new_user\" /V StubPath /d \"wscript %systemroot%\_new_user.vbs\" /t REG_EXPAND_SZ"REG ADD %KEY% /V "addStub2" /d "reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\^>{ffff_new_user\" /VE /d \"New user\""REG ADD %KEY% /V "addStub3" /d "reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\^>{ffff_new_user\" /V Locale /d \"*\""REG ADD %KEY% /V "addStub4" /d "reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\^>{ffff_new_user\" /V Version /d \"1,0,0,0\"" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chyronn Posted August 16, 2010 Author Share Posted August 16, 2010 thank you for that information. much appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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