How to forbide them from creating files on desktop?

v0031 · 11-08-2005, 03:52 AM

In my office, five persons share a computer. They create their files on desktop at will, making the desktop a mess. How to set the computer to forbiding them from doing so?

shupola · 11-08-2005, 03:59 AM

well, if you are running win xp you could set up a different account for each user and set a password for yours.

timothyb89 · 11-08-2005, 05:37 AM

right click folder>Properties>Permissions (or something like that)>Chose the users you don't want to Read/Write/View and move the checkbox. You have more *POWER* with admin privliges

. Be careful, you might get some people mad at you

NOTE: This is for a Windows XP with an NTFS partition/Hard Drive

NOTE: You can find the desktop folder in: WIN. XP; C:\Documents and Settings\USER_NAME\Desktop. EVERY OTHER WINDOWS; C:\Windows\Desktop
But, not that this will help much, this isn't for older Windows systems

NOTE: I'm running Knoppix (Linux) right now. Don't get mad if this errors

Good luck!

11-08-2005, 03:52 AM	#1 (permalink)
v0031 Bronze Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 32	How to forbide them from creating files on desktop? In my office, five persons share a computer. They create their files on desktop at will, making the desktop a mess. How to set the computer to forbiding them from doing so?

11-08-2005, 05:37 AM	#3 (permalink)
timothyb89 Gold Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 357	right click folder>Properties>Permissions (or something like that)>Chose the users you don't want to Read/Write/View and move the checkbox. You have more POWER with admin privliges . Be careful, you might get some people mad at you NOTE: This is for a Windows XP with an NTFS partition/Hard Drive NOTE: You can find the desktop folder in: WIN. XP; C:\Documents and Settings\USER_NAME\Desktop. EVERY OTHER WINDOWS; C:\Windows\Desktop But, not that this will help much, this isn't for older Windows systems NOTE: I'm running Knoppix (Linux) right now. Don't get mad if this errors Good luck! __________________ And now that I'm running my life support equipment through Windows 95, I'll never have to worry about - beeeeeeeep... Registered Linux User #425668 Registered Linux Machine #333299

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11-08-2005, 03:59 AM	#2 (permalink)
shupola Diamond Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Nowheresville, U.S. Posts: 1,033	well, if you are running win xp you could set up a different account for each user and set a password for yours.