Sysprep Funnies

[chiners_68]

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..?

[IcemanND]

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

[chiners_68]

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, 2006 by chiners_68

[Ctrl-X]

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

Edited November 8, 2006 by Ctrl-X

[chiners_68]

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, 2006 by chiners_68

[p4ntb0y]

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.

[chiners_68]

anyone..?