There is a "disable libraries" REG file out on the Internet. I've used it a few times, it does work. I'd assume you could GPO it. If you can't find it, let me know. I found it fairly quick Googl'ing.
J Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox & Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA 19333 Direct: (610) 993-3299 Fax: (610) 650-5306 don.gu...@prufoxroach.com <mailto:don.gu...@prufoxroach.com> From: James Rankin [mailto:kz2...@googlemail.com] Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2010 4:45 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Manage Windows 7 libraries via GPO? I'd be very interested in any answer to this. I found them impossible to disable during my testing period. I managed to hide most of the extraneous Explorer views by removing them from the base user profile for our new system, but I couldn't get rid of libraries. And you're right - they are a PITA, particularly when presented to your less-savvy IT user. On 20 July 2010 21:37, Tom Miller <tmil...@hnncsb.org> wrote: Hi Folks, In testing our deployment for Windows 7 here, Windows "libraries" are a source of user confusion. I'd rather the traditional "my documents", etc instead of libraries. I can see files getting lost in libraries being an IT headache. Anyone have any suggestions for managing/disabling libraries? Thanks, Tom Miller Engineer, Information Technology Hampton-Newport News Community Services Board 757-788-0528 Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. -- "On two occasions...I have been asked, 'Pray, Mr Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
