> Thanks for the response, Mr. Grey.
>
> Indeed, I'm afraid you may be correct. GP is the only way I can think
> they're doing this. Which brings up another question. I read the following
> in a microsoft publication:
>
> "If you do have a requirement for a domain client *not* to execute domain
> GPOs, you need to change a setting in the LGPO that will make a registry
> change on that local client when it is next booted. This key is checked both
> when the client boots and when a user logs onto the domain. If the key is
> properly set, the user and computer will have only the LGPO applied, and any
> domain GPOs will be ignored."
>
> If I can block the domain GPO it should tell me whether it is what is
> reconstituting the desktop icons. The only problem is that I don't know what
> I'm supposed to add to the registry to ignore the domain GPO. Unfortunately
> the Microsoft article only indicated that it is possible, not how to actually
> do it.
>
> Have you ever seen such a registry key? One that blocks domain GPO?
>
> Thanks.
>
> -Mike
>
>
>
>
> "Leonard Grey" wrote:
>

>> The only people who can help you are "the desktop guys". They control
>> your computer via group policy - actually, it's the company's computer -
>> and there ain't a thing you can do about it.
>>
>> ---
>> Leonard Grey
>> Errare humanum est
>>
>> MountainMike wrote:

>>> In my corporation, the desktop guys have set something up on the local
>>> computers that restores certain shortcuts to the desktop everytime the system
>>> boots. So even if I delete, for example, the shortcut to Lotus Notes, when I
>>> reboot, the desktop icon comes back! I've searched all over the place for
>>> batch files, VBSs, etc., that are recreating these icons and I cannot figure
>>> it out. I think they may be using some sort of group policy, but I can't
>>> tell.
>>>
>>> Does anyone know how they might be restoring these icons to the desktop? I
>>> need to make it stop.
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance for any help or insight!
>>>
>>> -Mike