Vista - How Do I Delete PUBLIC from Desktop

How do I get rid of the PUBLIC folder on my desktop. I can't delete it with
the mouse or with the right click. It is not one of the available folders to
view in Control Panel-Personalization.

When I directly copied over one of my XP Profiles (didn't use wizard - just
copied) it isn't on the desktop of that user.

How do I get rid of it? I don't want it accessible to my users because it is
a local harddrive folder and I don't want them saving anywhere local. I have
removed saved permissions to it but I don't want it on the desktops.

Please tell me how to kill it.

Thanks
Lara

"lforbes" <lforbes@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news99415C6-2EB7-4E69-AD3F-4E5653FD34F7@microsoft.com...
> How do I get rid of the PUBLIC folder on my desktop. I can't delete it
> with
> the mouse or with the right click. It is not one of the available folders
> to
> view in Control Panel-Personalization.
>
> When I directly copied over one of my XP Profiles (didn't use wizard -
> just
> copied) it isn't on the desktop of that user.
>
> How do I get rid of it? I don't want it accessible to my users because it
> is
> a local harddrive folder and I don't want them saving anywhere local. I
> have
> removed saved permissions to it but I don't want it on the desktops.
>
> Please tell me how to kill it.
>
> Thanks
> Lara


Open the location you would like to move the folder to, drag it with right
click to the desired location, select "move here" from the menu that opens.

--
Jim

Hi,

Don't get a "Move Here" I only get a Copy or Create Shortcut.

Any other ideas?

Thanks Lara

"JimR" wrote:

> "lforbes" <lforbes@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news99415C6-2EB7-4E69-AD3F-4E5653FD34F7@microsoft.com...
> > How do I get rid of the PUBLIC folder on my desktop. I can't delete it
> > with
> > the mouse or with the right click. It is not one of the available folders
> > to
> > view in Control Panel-Personalization.
> >
> > When I directly copied over one of my XP Profiles (didn't use wizard -
> > just
> > copied) it isn't on the desktop of that user.
> >
> > How do I get rid of it? I don't want it accessible to my users because it
> > is
> > a local harddrive folder and I don't want them saving anywhere local. I
> > have
> > removed saved permissions to it but I don't want it on the desktops.
> >
> > Please tell me how to kill it.
> >
> > Thanks
> > Lara
>
>
> Open the location you would like to move the folder to, drag it with right
> click to the desired location, select "move here" from the menu that opens.
>
> --
> Jim
>

"lforbes" <lforbes@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news99415C6-2EB7-4E69-AD3F-4E5653FD34F7@microsoft.com...
> How do I get rid of the PUBLIC folder on my desktop. I can't delete it
> with
> the mouse or with the right click. It is not one of the available folders
> to
> view in Control Panel-Personalization.
>
> When I directly copied over one of my XP Profiles (didn't use wizard -
> just
> copied) it isn't on the desktop of that user.
>
> How do I get rid of it? I don't want it accessible to my users because it
> is
> a local harddrive folder and I don't want them saving anywhere local. I
> have
> removed saved permissions to it but I don't want it on the desktops.
>
> Please tell me how to kill it.
>
> Thanks
> Lara


Are you sure you dragged with right click?

--
Jim

Hi Jim,

Yes - I am sure. I am a network Admin so I do it all the time. Anyway, I
figured it out. I posted it on this board.
http://www.microsoft.com/communities...0-bc9dfb31832e

Copy into Notepad and name with .reg extension. Double click to add to
registry.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\HideDesktopIcons]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\HideDesktopIcons\ClassicStartMenu]
"{4336a54d-038b-4685-ab02-99bb52d3fb8b}"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\HideDesktopIcons\NewStartPanel]
"{4336a54d-038b-4685-ab02-99bb52d3fb8b}"=dword:00000001

Cheers,
Lara



"JimR" wrote:

> "lforbes" <lforbes@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news99415C6-2EB7-4E69-AD3F-4E5653FD34F7@microsoft.com...
> > How do I get rid of the PUBLIC folder on my desktop. I can't delete it
> > with
> > the mouse or with the right click. It is not one of the available folders
> > to
> > view in Control Panel-Personalization.
> >
> > When I directly copied over one of my XP Profiles (didn't use wizard -
> > just
> > copied) it isn't on the desktop of that user.
> >
> > How do I get rid of it? I don't want it accessible to my users because it
> > is
> > a local harddrive folder and I don't want them saving anywhere local. I
> > have
> > removed saved permissions to it but I don't want it on the desktops.
> >
> > Please tell me how to kill it.
> >
> > Thanks
> > Lara
>
>
> Are you sure you dragged with right click?
>
> --
> Jim
>