Network and workgroup security settings
- Hide the Network Neighborhood Icon from the Desktop - The Network
Neighborhood/My Network Places icon is shown on the Windows desktop whenever
Windows networking is installed, by enabling this setting the icon will be
hidden. Option affects selected user, see the status bar. Reboot your PC to
activate or deactivate this option. Applicable to Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP.
- Remove Entire Network from Network Neighborhood - Entire Network is
an option under Network Neighborhood that allows users to see all the
Workgroup and Domains on the network. Entire Network can be disabled, so users
are confined to their own Workgroup or Domain. Option affects selected user,
see the status bar. Reboot your PC to activate or deactivate this option.
Applicable to Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP.
- Hide Workgroup Content from Network Neighborhood - Enabling this
option, hides all Workgroup content from being displayed in Network
Neighborhood. Option affects selected user, see the status bar. Reboot your PC
to activate or deactivate this option. Applicable to Windows
95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP.
- Remove the Map and Disconnect Network Drive Options - Prevents
users from making additional network connections by removing the Map Network
Drive and Disconnect Network Drive buttons from the toolbar in Explorer and
also removing the menu items from the Context menu of My Computer and the
Tools menu of Explorer. Option affects selected user, see the status bar.
Reboot your PC to activate or deactivate this option. Applicable to Windows
95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP.
- Hide Computers Near Me in Network Places - This setting allows you
to show or hide the computers listed Near Me in My Network Places. Option
affects selected user, see the status bar. Reboot your PC to activate or
deactivate this option. Applicable to Windows 2000/XP.
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