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Keywords: Network Neighborhood Icon
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer "NoNetHood"=dword:00000001Gets rid of the Net hood icon on the desktop
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Network "NoEntireNetwork"=dword:00000001removes the Entire network option from the nethood
As I recall, there are instances after bootup that you may want to use UNCs and you can toggle the NoNetHood value to 0 then back to 1 after the command is issued.
Fact is such security issues are the whole point behind what our company does, and 75% of the chunking is done with compiled winbatch doing such quick changes before and after an action.
It's easier to fire up the System Policy Editor (POLEDIT.EXE) and use Windows' system policies. This doesn't require hand-tweaking the Registry and making (semi-) permanent changes that are hard to undo.
I think Microsoft's TweakUI freebie GUI add-on also has a provision to easily do this within a Control Panel, checkbox-style environment.
Article ID: W14836
File Created: 2001:11:08:12:40:14
Last Updated: 2001:11:08:12:40:14