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Windows Me - Back up the Explorer, desktop and important functions

November 29, 2013
Updated: April 14, 2022
Quick overview:

Windows Me hat bei weitem nicht so fortgeschrittene Möglichkeiten wie Windows 2000/XP um Teile des Betriebssystem abzusichern damit Sie vor anderen Benutzern geschützt sind.

In diesem Artikel stellen wir ihnen dutzende Möglichkeiten vor, wie Sie ihren Windows Desktop, den Explorer sowie bestimmte Windows Me Features sicherer machen können. Ihr Rechner verwandelt sich dann über die Windows Registrierung in ein Hochsicherheitstrakt, den nichtmal gewiefteste Hacker umgehen können.

You can increase the security of Windows by blocking access to certain parts of the system or specifically disabling certain functions. This is particularly useful for multiple users. I have listed the most important ways to protect these parts below.

For each tip, there is a single step that you must perform beforehand:

1. Click on Start/Run and type regedit. The registry editor will appear and you will see a directory structure similar to Explorer.

         

2. Double-click through the keys HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies one after the other. This last Policies folder should have the subfolder Explorer, which you mark.
. If this does not exist, select Policies and right-click on it. Select New/Key and name it Explorer.

3. Now switch to Explorer so that you can see its contents. The right-hand pane now contains all the values described below. Here is an example:

Das Herunterfahren des Computers sperren
Es ist möglich den Shutdown (So wird das Abschalten von Windows genannt) vollständig zu sperren damit der Rechner nicht mehr über herkömmlichem Wege heruntergefahren werden kann.

Wenn Sie ins rechte Teilfenster von Explorer, unter dem oben erwähnten Registrierungspfad, klicken und dann Neu/DWORD Wert wählen erscheint ein neuer Wert, welchen Sie auf den Namen NoClose taufen. Doppelklicken Sie nun auf diesen Wert und tragen Sie in die Befehlszeile eine 1 hinein. Sobald der Wert erstellt ist lässt sich Windows nicht mehr herunterfahren.
Die Installation von Druckern verhindern
Windows Me bietet ihnen z.B. in der Systemsteuerung die Möglichkeit der Druckerinstallation und Einrichtung an. Falls Sie dies ihren Computermitbenutzern sperren möchten müssen Sie der nächsten Anleitung folgen...

Klicken Sie ins rechte Teilfenster und wählen Sie Neu/DWORD Wert. Diesen nennen Sie jetzt NoAddPrinter und doppelklicken darauf. Nachdem Sie die 1 eingetragen haben bleibt ihnen der Druckereinrichtungsassistent verwehrt.

Now that you know the process, it is much more effective if I give you the individual values and a brief description of them.

- NoAddPrinter After you have created the value, double-clicked on it and typed 1 into it, no more printers can be added.

- NoDeletePrinter If you set this value to 1, no more printers can be deleted.

- NoDesktop To disable all icons from the desktop and the context menu that appears when you right-click on the desktop, simply double-click on your custom value and enter 1 instead of 0, as with the other values.

- DisableRegistryTools To prevent users from tampering with the registry, set this value to 1 by double-clicking on it. You will NOT be able to edit the Windows registry to make this change. Unless you export this value as a .reg file. To do this, change the value back to 0. This is how it works: Click on File > Export and activate the option Selected substructure. Once you have selected the correct location on your hard disk and clicked Ok, a file will appear that you just need to double-click to undo the changes.

- ClearRecentDocsOnExit With this value (set to 1) you prevent any snooping by your fellow users who would like to know what you last opened. This means that these documents are deleted every time the system is shut down or restarted.

- NoDevMgrUpdate This denies the user access to the Windows update. Simply double-click on it and enter a 1, as with any value.

- NoSetFolders In the Start menu under Settings, you will see the Taskbar and Start menu entry. You can get rid of it after you have created the value in the registry and given it a 1.

- NoRun Entered with a 1 after double-clicking on it, this value prevents the Run command from being displayed in the Start menu. You must start regedit and other commands manually from the Windows folder.

- NoInternetConnection If you create this value and double-click to enter 1, the symbol for the Internet connection disappears.

- NoNetHood To prohibit other users from accessing the network, you must double-click on NoNetHood and enter 1 in the line so that the Network Neighbourhood icon disappears from the desktop.

- NoRecentDocsHistory You can also completely block access to recently used documents. To do this, change the value to 1.

- NoSMMyDocs This locks the Documents entry that you find in the Start menu. It contains the files that you last opened. If this value is set to 1, the folder remains locked.

- NoFavoritesMenu You can ban the Favorites folder from the Start menu so that nobody can snoop around in your favorites.

Jeden dieser Werte können sie per Doppelklick darauf wieder ändern. Um die Optionen rückgängig zu machen tragen sie einfach wieder eine 0 anstatt der 1 ein. Den selben Effekt erreichen sie, in dem den Wert einfach löschen.

NOTE FOR NEW PUBLICATION:This article was produced by Sandro Villinger and comes from the Windows Tweaks archive, which has been built up since the late 1990s.

Founded Windows Tweaks as a teenager in the 90s. His helpful PC tricks made it Germany's most visited Windows site (at the time Sandro looked like this). He then went on to write elsewhere, for example for PC-Praxis, Computer Bild and PCWorld in the USA. Microsoft also poached him from us. Now Sandro is back, finally sharing his tweaks here again. For a stress-free digital everyday life. You can reach Sandro via e-mail.

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