anyone know if this is possible?

hello,

I need to remove this button from the GUI, if possible:

server 2008, control panel -> network and sharing center -> manage network
connections, then select a nic

OR start -> run, and type: control netconnections
and then select a nic

is there a way to get rid of the 'disable this network device' button that
appears at the top, on the toolbar right under the menus? I know, kind of a
wierd request but I need to find out and then script the change if its
possible.

any input would be appreciated.
thanks.

Why not just Windows determine whether this can be disabled or not based on
the rights granted to this user?

While GPO can be used to enable/disable many things in Windows I don't think
it can be applied at this level of granulatity.

btw you stll would need to remove File->Disable in the menu and Disable in
the context menu.

You can disable the NCPA.cpl using either the registry or GPO would that be
enough?

http://www.windowsnetworking.com/nt/...rtips283.shtml



"James" wrote:

> hello,
>
> I need to remove this button from the GUI, if possible:
>
> server 2008, control panel -> network and sharing center -> manage network
> connections, then select a nic
>
> OR start -> run, and type: control netconnections
> and then select a nic
>
> is there a way to get rid of the 'disable this network device' button that
> appears at the top, on the toolbar right under the menus? I know, kind of a
> wierd request but I need to find out and then script the change if its
> possible.
>
> any input would be appreciated.
> thanks.
>
>
>

Thank you both for the replies... I don't actually want to disable the
ability to disable network adapters, just that button. I know its a wierd
request, but again, I have been asked to find out and do so if possible.

I'm assuming my only hope is if the items displayed on that tool bar are
controlled via a registry setting I can change. But, since you can't
actually use any GUI options to get rid of it I can't make the change and
inspect a before and after dump of the registry to see what was changed.


"James" <> wrote in message
news:...
> hello,
>
> I need to remove this button from the GUI, if possible:
>
> server 2008, control panel -> network and sharing center -> manage network
> connections, then select a nic
>
> OR start -> run, and type: control netconnections
> and then select a nic
>
> is there a way to get rid of the 'disable this network device' button that
> appears at the top, on the toolbar right under the menus? I know, kind of
> a
> wierd request but I need to find out and then script the change if its
> possible.
>
> any input would be appreciated.
> thanks.
>
>