avoiding generated shortctus

[Winxptwker]

Hi. When I create a new user account, after a slight-installation of my windows XP pro, There are some shortcuts created automaticaly like Media Player, Internet Explorer and Outlook Express and some Accessories leading to the creation of a unwanted folder called Accessories in the Start Menu.

There also are some shortcuts in the Frequently Used Programs List in the Start menu.

Is there a way to stop this from happening? At the moment, I have a batch in the startup folder in Defaults folder to automatically delete them as soon as it creates them but it won't delete itself after it has done it's job.

[GreenMachine]

Oh Boy, one of my favorites!

Stubpath, in the ActiveSetup regkey is the culprit. It can be considered as a RunOnce per user. Search for posts I have made long ago with the word stubpath.

Other links:

http://www.jsiinc.com/SUBE/tip2100/rh2196.htm

http://www.crucifer.net/INF_Web/perui.htm

[Winxptwker]

Oh my god! It works! Thanks. Following http://www.jsiinc.com/SUBE/tip2100/rh2196.htm did the trick! thanks.

[GreenMachine]

Oh my god! It works! ...

What, another disbeliever?

[Alanoll]

GreenMachine....

the problem with you're little tip of looking for prior posts by you, is that you went back and editing them removing what you said

I remember looking for information on it, and you ended up just PMing me about it. lol.

[GreenMachine]

Me? Well, at least they won't pass the search filter! Perhaps I'll get inspired again, and add a STUBPATH page to my WebSite ramblings. Or now that I have my own cage and moderator rights there, I could make an XPCREATE thread ... Things have been a tad quite anyway ...