Top-Ten Tips for Setting Up Desktops
Now that you have an understanding of what policies and profiles are and how to implement them, take a look at this summary of the top-ten recommended tips on using them to lock down user desktops:
Simplify, simplify, simplify. Simplicity is the most important aspect of any well-managed desktop. Put on the desktop only the icons or Start menu items that the user absolutely needs to perform his job. The best approach is to first imagine a blank slate: a Windows NT 4.0 or 2000 desktop with no icons, a Start button, and no shortcuts in the Start menu. Now think about the icons you need to add for the user to perform his job. This is the desktop design you want.
Deny access to the run command, Find/Search commands, ...
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