KB194825 - Remove Personalized Settings for Users Running Terminal Server

Article ID: 194825

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition
Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 128-Bit Edition
Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 128-Bit Edition

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256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry

SUMMARY

When users log on to a Terminal Server and Internet Explorer 4.x is installed, Internet Explorer 4.x creates personalized settings for each user who logs on to the same Terminal Server after the logon process occurs.

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WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

NOTE: When you remove this key, make sure that you back it up first. Removal of this key may stop Microsoft Outlook 2000 from recognizing that Microsoft Outlook Express is installed.

To prevent the personalized settings from being created, follow these steps:

Run Registry Editor (Regedt32.exe).
From the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE subtree, go to the following key:
\Software\Microsoft\Active Setup
Delete the Installed Components key and the personalized settings are not created.

Additional query words: terminalsrv

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