Removing Programs from Start Menu

[DonnaP.]

In order to incorporate firm styles, I am adding a shortcut to all of our
users' desktop with a Word shortcut incororating our new template. I've been
able to also remove the standard Word and replace it with our new shortcut
via the login script within their Start Menu | All Programs. Is there any
way to also remove it right off the Start Menu itself (without having to go
to every computer | right click and choose UnPin from Start Menu or Remove
from this List? Is there a way to accomplish this through the registry?
Thanks in advance for your help! Donna

[DonnaP.]

I forgot to mention that we are using Windows XP, SP3 and Word 2002.

"DonnaP." wrote:

> In order to incorporate firm styles, I am adding a shortcut to all of our
> users' desktop with a Word shortcut incororating our new template. I've been
> able to also remove the standard Word and replace it with our new shortcut
> via the login script within their Start Menu | All Programs. Is there any
> way to also remove it right off the Start Menu itself (without having to go
> to every computer | right click and choose UnPin from Start Menu or Remove
> from this List? Is there a way to accomplish this through the registry?
> Thanks in advance for your help! Donna
>
>

[Pegasus \(MVP\)[_2990_]]

"DonnaP." > wrote in message
...
> In order to incorporate firm styles, I am adding a shortcut to all of our
> users' desktop with a Word shortcut incororating our new template. I've
> been
> able to also remove the standard Word and replace it with our new shortcut
> via the login script within their Start Menu | All Programs. Is there any
> way to also remove it right off the Start Menu itself (without having to
> go
> to every computer | right click and choose UnPin from Start Menu or Remove
> from this List? Is there a way to accomplish this through the registry?
> Thanks in advance for your help! Donna

Start Menu shortcuts are small files within the "Start Menu" folders ("All
Users" or the current user). They are not registry entries.

You can delete them from your own machine by logging on as Administrator,
then making a network connection to "\\OtherPC\C$\Documents and Settings".
If the passwords match then you can add/modify/delete any file on the remote
machine.

[DonnaP.]

Thanks for such a quick response! I was hoping there was a way to do via the
login script . . . we have over 200 computers (4 offices) and it would be so
much easier if I didn't have to remote onto each one.

"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

>
> "DonnaP." > wrote in message
> ...
> > In order to incorporate firm styles, I am adding a shortcut to all of our
> > users' desktop with a Word shortcut incororating our new template. I've
> > been
> > able to also remove the standard Word and replace it with our new shortcut
> > via the login script within their Start Menu | All Programs. Is there any
> > way to also remove it right off the Start Menu itself (without having to
> > go
> > to every computer | right click and choose UnPin from Start Menu or Remove
> > from this List? Is there a way to accomplish this through the registry?
> > Thanks in advance for your help! Donna
>
> Start Menu shortcuts are small files within the "Start Menu" folders ("All
> Users" or the current user). They are not registry entries.
>
> You can delete them from your own machine by logging on as Administrator,
> then making a network connection to "\\OtherPC\C$\Documents and Settings".
> If the passwords match then you can add/modify/delete any file on the remote
> machine.
>
>
>

[Pegasus \(MVP\)[_2991_]]

If you can delete a file manually then you can do it through your login
script too, e.g. like so:

if exist "%AllUsersProfile%\Start Menu\xxx.lnk" del "%AllUsersProfile%\Start
Menu\xxx.lnk"

The person who wrote your logon script would be aware of this method.


"DonnaP." > wrote in message
...
> Thanks for such a quick response! I was hoping there was a way to do via
> the
> login script . . . we have over 200 computers (4 offices) and it would be
> so
> much easier if I didn't have to remote onto each one.
>
> "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:
>
>>
>> "DonnaP." > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > In order to incorporate firm styles, I am adding a shortcut to all of
>> > our
>> > users' desktop with a Word shortcut incororating our new template.
>> > I've
>> > been
>> > able to also remove the standard Word and replace it with our new
>> > shortcut
>> > via the login script within their Start Menu | All Programs. Is there
>> > any
>> > way to also remove it right off the Start Menu itself (without having
>> > to
>> > go
>> > to every computer | right click and choose UnPin from Start Menu or
>> > Remove
>> > from this List? Is there a way to accomplish this through the
>> > registry?
>> > Thanks in advance for your help! Donna
>>
>> Start Menu shortcuts are small files within the "Start Menu" folders
>> ("All
>> Users" or the current user). They are not registry entries.
>>
>> You can delete them from your own machine by logging on as Administrator,
>> then making a network connection to "\\OtherPC\C$\Documents and
>> Settings".
>> If the passwords match then you can add/modify/delete any file on the
>> remote
>> machine.
>>
>>
>>