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Henrik · Posted: Tue Apr 23, 2002 3:09 pm Post subject: ActiveDesktop

Anyone knows how to disable ActiveDesktop in a script ?

Henrik

Serge · Posted: Wed Apr 24, 2002 8:29 am Post subject:

I'm guessing here - would it be a registry setting?

Try a search at http://perso.wanadoo.fr/tmcd2/MapSite.htm or www.winguides.com for a possible registry setting.

Serge

DanTheMan · Contributor Joined: 15 Mar 2002 Posts: 56 Location: Sweden

This works for me on Win2000, probable also on Win98 but at least this
is the reg. key to check for.

LiquidCode · Posted: Wed Apr 24, 2002 11:04 am Post subject:

Nope, doesn't work in 98. Sad

DanTheMan · Contributor Joined: 15 Mar 2002 Posts: 56 Location: Sweden

Sorry about that LiquidCode. Embarassed

Found an alt. way to disable Active Desktop. (But I'm not sure it works on
the run from a VDS-prog many reg. keys changes need a reboot)

Here it is:
Create a new DWORD value named "NoActiveDesktop", and set the new value to equal "1" to enable the restriction or "0" to disable the restriction.

Note: This restriction can be used either on a user by user basis by adding it to HKEY_CURRENT_USER or on a computer wide basis by adding it to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE.

Key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
Policies\Explorer]

Value Name: NoActiveDesktop
Data Type: REG_DWORD
Data: (0 = disable restriction, 1 = enable restriction)

DanThe...

LiquidCode · Posted: Wed Apr 24, 2002 1:59 pm Post subject:

No Prob. I'll try to check it a little later..I'm at work now.. Confused

Henrik · Posted: Wed Apr 24, 2002 3:12 pm Post subject: Win 98

Hi guys !

I found that this works on Win98:

rem *** %B = DISABLE ACTIVE DESKTOP BINARY STRING
%B = 28|0|0|0|163|26|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|1|0|0|0|10|0|0|0
registry write,CURUSER,Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer,ShellState,%B
window send,#ProgMan,@key(f5)

in order to disable the ActiveDesktop
Could anyone try finding a similar key for XP, NT, ME ?

Thanks !

Henrik

LiquidCode · Posted: Wed Apr 24, 2002 3:19 pm Post subject:

Hum...It didn't work for me... Confused

Henrik · Posted: Wed Apr 24, 2002 3:20 pm Post subject:

it should be
%B = 28|.....

:-)

and ,BINARY should be added to the registry write line :-)

Henrik

DanTheMan · Contributor Joined: 15 Mar 2002 Posts: 56 Location: Sweden

Here you have two more...

%%ME = 36|0|0|0|35|136|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|1|0|0|0|11|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0
%%XP = 36|0|0|0|51|8|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|1|0|0|0|13|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0

Rgs
Dan

DanTheMan · Contributor Joined: 15 Mar 2002 Posts: 56 Location: Sweden

Henrik! You now howto convert the "smiley" ?. You did the same before ...

Mac · Posted: Wed Apr 24, 2002 7:54 pm Post subject:

You guys can edit your posts and disable smilies... Wink