Some music for those interested:

Some music for you! These haven't been processed in any way, so you may have to turn up the volume. The crowd gets a bit loud in some of these so you'll have to listen through all that...

Shady Grove > Little Sadie
Chocolate Jesus
Possum
Summertime & Not Fade Away
Norwegian Wood

EZPolicy Windows XP registry editing script

This script sets registry keys which can be found using a reference such as http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=7821c32f-da15-4.... If you wish to customize the script, simply modify the .REG file which is embedded in the script with the keys you wish to add. Also supported is the ability to remove the added keys functioning as a simple "undo".

I've outlined a process to easily restrict configuration access to a particular (target) user:

1. Login as the target user
2. Configure everything (taskbar, desktop, printing, etc.) the way you want it
3. REBOOT THE MACHINE - see below
4. Log in as a user with administrative rights
5. Copy the desktop wallpaper to a file called "C:\wallpaper.bmp"
6. Download and run the script below
7. Log out and log in as the target user
8. Test to make sure the script ran properly

NOTE:
The machine must be rebooted to make sure that the target user's registry is truly unloaded. On some machines, the user's profile may not be unloaded properly which could indicate that there may be a service running as the target user. This is particularly dangerous if the service is a network service such as a shell daemon or SMTP mailer. If you are getting error messages that read "An error occured while loading the selected user's registry!", please ensure that there are no services running as the target user and there are no messages in your Application Event Log.

Please refer to this document for more information: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/837115

Download the script

To save and disable access to certain system configuration options for a user on the computer, right click the link below, click on "Save Link As..." and save as a .js file. Then, simply double click the saved file and answer the questions you are asked.

EZPolicy.js

If you wish to use this script for a different purpose, just download it, change the embedded .REG registry entries and have fun!