When you run sysprep with a mini setup after the process has completed you get a windows media player shortcut & an IE link on the desktop.

What is the best way to get rid of these as i dont want them on the desktop.? easiest way would be to delete from all users\desktop but unfortunatley it dosent place them here & its not under the default user profile either. It seems to add to the current user but where or what causes it to add to the current user..?

Those are set by registry settings.

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\Setup\UserOptions]
"DesktopShortcut"="no"
"QuickLaunchShortcut"="no"

;-----  Hide My Documents, My Network Places, Internet Explorer Icon on desktop
;-----  {20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D} My Computer 
;-----  {450D8FBA-AD25-11D0-98A8-0800361B1103} My Documents 
;-----  {208D2C60-3AEA-1069-A2D7-08002B30309D} My Network Places 
;-----  {871C5380-42A0-1069-A2EA-08002B30309D} Internet Explorer 
;-----  {645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E} Recycle Bin 
;[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\HideDesktopIcons\ClassicStartMenu]
;"{208D2C60-3AEA-1069-A2D7-08002B30309D}"=dword:00000001
;"{450D8FBA-AD25-11D0-98A8-0800361B1103}"=dword:00000001
;"{871C5380-42A0-1069-A2EA-08002B30309D}"=dword:00000001
;[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\HideDesktopIcons\NewStartPanel]
;"{208D2C60-3AEA-1069-A2D7-08002B30309D}"=dword:00000001
;"{450D8FBA-AD25-11D0-98A8-0800361B1103}"=dword:00000001
;"{871C5380-42A0-1069-A2EA-08002B30309D}"=dword:00000001

IcemanND,

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\Setup\UserOptions]

user options key dosent exisit

also

;[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\HideDesktopIcons\ClassicStartMenu]

HideDesktopicons dosent exist either..

anyone have any other keys or know how to solve this..?

Edited November 8, 200619 yr by chiners_68

If registry keys don't exist you can just create them yourself (manually or via a .REG file).

Edited November 8, 200619 yr by Ctrl-X

Ive added the following reboot & logged back in as the same user but the icons still exisit on the desktop.

back to the drawing board.

here is my reg fie.

REGEDIT4

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\Setup\UserOptions]"DesktopShortcut"="no"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\HideDesktopIcons\ClassicStartMenu]

"{871C5380-42A0-1069-A2EA-08002B30309D}"=dword:00000001

Edited November 8, 200619 yr by chiners_68

I think its in all users

I will check when I am next in work has I had to do this.

Also it enables system restore annoying if you turned it off.

I used a WMI call to turn it off.

anyone..?