Tweaking Windows Explorer & Common Open File Dialog

[Pierre M]

Dear All,

I need to do several things to secure a specific Windows 2003 environment but did not find how to proceed.

- Change Windows Explorer & Common Open File Dialog Box default directory

- Hide the Desktop Icon from the Common Open File Dialog Box (not within the PlacesBar but in the drop down box)

Any help will be really appreciated !!!

Best Regards,

[cluberti]

You can edit the common explorer open file dialog box via group policy, either locally, or on a domain GPO:

User Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Windows Explorer > Common Open File Dialog

It can also be done via the registry, as per KB 826214:

826214: How to customize the My Places bar in both the Open and the Save As dialog boxes in Office

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/826214