Desktop right click disabled

[kwise]

I have win2000 AD, Exchange 2000, and 25 win 2000 front end. GPO on the front
end clients will hide everythings off the desktop. However, I would like the
right click on the desktop to be enabled. I looked under the GPO for that
specific OU under the admin template and I did not find any reference for
enabling or disabling the right click on the desktop. How can I allow the
user to change the desktop properties such as wallpaper. Thanks for the help

[Jeff Swift <Microsoft>]

Did you check the start-up scripts for a registry key being set to disable
rt-click?

Running RSOP will also show you everything being set on the client machine:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;323276

Regarding Wallpaper:
From Vijay S prior post:

You can resolve the issue by following the instructions in the article
given belo:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=327998

or

You Can Change Desktop Wallpaper Setting After Administrator Selects
"Prevent Changing Wallpaper" Option in Group Policy
View products that this article applies to.

This article was previously published under Q327998
SYMPTOMS
If users right-click a picture and then click Set as Desktop Background,
they can change their desktop wallpaper even though you (the administrator)
has enabled the Prevent changing wallpaper property in Group Policy.
CAUSE
The Prevent changing wallpaper Group Policy prevents users from changing
the desktop wallpaper by using Display Properties. However, there are ways
of changing the wallpaper setting, such as through Image Preview, that do
not involve Display Properties. By these other methods, users do not
experience the limitations that apply to Display Properties. You must
specify Active Desktop Wallpaper in Group Policy to prevent users from
changing the desktop wallpaper without using Display Properties.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, specify an Active Desktop wallpaper setting in Group
Policy. To do this, follow these steps:
Click Start, click Run, and then type gpedit.msc.
Under Local Computer Policy, expand User Configuration, expand
Administrative Templates, expand Desktop, and then click Active Desktop.
Double-click Active Desktop Wallpaper.
On the Setting tab, click Enabled, type the path to the desktop wallpaper
that you want to use, and then click OK.

Hope this helps.

Regards,

Vijay S

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"kwise" <kwi...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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[Wcrouse]

Hi
I can't remember the wording exactly, but the setting to enable or
disable the right click functionality refers to making visible the
'context menu', Microsoft's name for the list that pops up when you
right click something. Search for that instead of 'right click'.

[Jeff Swift <Microsoft>]

That is a possiblility as well.

Disable the Context menu via group policy settings
In Windows 2000, perform the following steps to get to the Disable Context
Menus For The Taskbar option

1.. Click Start; select Run.
2.. Type gpedit.msc in the command line.
3.. Select User Configuration | Administrative Templates | Start Menu &
Taskbar | Disable Context Menus For The Taskbar.
Disable the Context menu via a registry edit

1.. Start the Registry Editor by typing regedit.exe in the Windows command
line.
2.. Move to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
Policies\Explorer.
3.. From the Edit menu, select New DWORD Value.
4.. Enter the name NoViewContextMenu and press [Enter].
5.. Double-click the new value, set the value to 1, and choose OK.
6.. Close the Registry Editor.
7.. Log out.
8.. Log back in.
Employing either of these two options will restrict user access to the
Windows Context menu. The example given applies to Windows 2000, but similar
edits can be made in Windows XP. The path you follow in the group policy
tool and registry key might vary slightly, but the steps are basically the
same. In addition to the Disable Context Menu option, a bevy of other user
restrictions can be created using similar techniques.

from: google -> http://techrepublic.com.com/5100-6270-1054875.html

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"Wcrouse" <wcr...@sover.net> wrote in message
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[kwise]

Thanks for your help!