Setting Folder Options across the domain...

**JayInJersey** · June 15, 2006

Hi all,

Anyone know know a GPO or easy way to set 200+ Windows 2000 machines in an AD to uncheck the "Hide extensions for known file types"?

I inherited a network that never did this and now we want to set it so they can see the extensions.

I'd rather not have my users go in there and poke around with the other settings.

Thanks.

JayInJersey

**MurphysLawConsulting** · June 15, 2006

Jay,

Add this line to your logon script:

REG ADD HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced /v HideFileExt /t REG_DWORD /d 00000000 /f

Edited June 15, 2006 by MurphysLawConsulting

**JayInJersey** · June 16, 2006

Insane thanks Murph....

Edited June 16, 2006 by JayInJersey

**JayInJersey** · June 20, 2006

Well I just tested this out on a Win 2K SP4 machine and it doesn't have the REG command.

I got the REG.exe out of the Windows 2000 resource kit and tried that, still no joy.

Looks like the syntax on a 2k machine is

reg UPDATE HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\'HideFileExt'=00000000

Still 10,000 thanks for pointing me in the right direction.

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