Block XP "Set Program Access and Defaults"

        I want to come to you now have SP2 patch for your system, I don't know if you noticed it. After the SP2 patch is finished, an item called "Set Program Access" will be added in the "Add/Remove Programs" dialog box of the Control Panel. And the default value of the option, as shown in Figure 1. "Set Program Access and Defaults" simplifies the process of specifying default programs for activities such as Internet surfing and sending email. In addition, users can also specify programs that are accessible from the Start menu, desktop, and other locations. This function can bring great convenience to our setup program, but if you share a computer with others, then others can modify the program we set up by this function and it will bring us a lot of time. upset. If you don't like this feature, you can shield it. The effect is shown in Figure 2. You can see the difference by carefully comparing the two images.
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one: the registry law

Step one click "Start", "Run" in the Run dialog box enter "Regedit", open registration after a carriage return Table editor.

Step 2 expand the following branches:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Policies], right click on "Policies", create a new "item" named "uninstall ".

Step 3 Select the newly created "uninstall", create a new DWord value in the window on the right, name it "NoChooseProgramsPage", double-click, and change its value data to "1", as shown in Figure 3. , click the "OK" button and close the Registry Editor.

Step 4 Press “F5” to refresh it. Ok, now open the “Add/Remove Programs” window and see if the “Set Program Access and Default” option disappears without a trace.

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Method Two: Group Policy Act

Step one click "Start", "Run", type in the Run dialog box "GPEDIT.MSC", carriage and opened the group Policy editor.

Step 2 expand the following branches: "Local Computer Policy" "User Configuration" "Administrative Template" "Control Panel" "Add or Remove Programs", as shown in Figure 4, found in the right window "Hide settings program access and default page" option, double-click it, in the pop-up "Settings" dialog box, change its value from "not configured" to "enabled", click the "OK" button, and close the group policy editing Device.

Figure 4
Step three press "F5" to refresh.