How to hide "Network" icon within "Save In" dialog box

hi,

i using windows 2008 server ts service, appreciate if let me know how can hide "network" icon under "save in" option within "save as" dialog box using gpo or modifying registry in various applications please, e,g, notepad or ms office 2003. thank you.

regards, william

hi,

 

regarding office 2003, please contact office support further assistance. third party programs, please contact software vendor directly. if hide network icon in windows build-in programs notepad, please refer following suggestion.

 

as far know, there 2 ways meet requirement:

 

1. add following registry key via startup script. please note need restart computer changes take effort.

 

[hklm\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\policies\nonenum]

{f02c1a0d-be21-4350-88b0-7367fc96ef3c}"=dword:00000001

 

you can deploy registry changes via group policy preferences. refer to: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc771589.aspx      

 

in addition, can configure following policy remove network icon start menu:

 

[user configuration\administrative templates\start menu , taskbar\remove network icon start menu]

 

2. in windows 7 , windows server 2008, network discovery used find network computers. if disable it, users without administrator rights should not able find other computers on network. please try create computer startup script contains following commands:

 

netsh firewall set service type=fileandprint mode=disable profile=all

netsh advfirewall firewall set rule group=”network discovery” new enable=no

 

thanks.

nina

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