Microsoft KB Archive/306362

= Group Policy Does Not Disable Shortcut Menus in the Thumbnail View =

Article ID: 306362

Article Last Modified on 1/31/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 1
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 2
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 1
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 2

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This article was previously published under Q306362



SYMPTOMS
The Disable Windows Explorer's Default Context Menu policy is not enforced if the Windows Explorer view is set to Thumbnail; the context menu, or shortcut menu, is still available in the Thumbnail view even when you disable the shortcut menu by using a Group Policy.



CAUSE
This problem occurs because the thumbnail view object shortcut menu function does not check for the shell restriction.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

260910 How to Obtain the Latest Windows 2000 Service Pack

The English-language version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:   Date      Time   Version        Size     File name 08/29/01 14:48  5.0.3315.4264  187,664  Thumbvw.dll



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Windows 2000 Service Pack 3.

This problem was corrected in Microsoft Windows XP.



Steps To Reproduce the Problem
 Create a Group Policy object for an organizational unit that contains a Windows 2000 Professional-based client computer.  Enable the following policy, and then save the Group Policy object: User Configuration \ Administrative Templates \ Windows Components Windows Explorer \ &quot;Disable Windows Explorer's Default Context Menu&quot;  Restart the client computer to guarantee that the new policy is enabled. On the client desktop, double-click the My Documents folder, and then My Pictures folder. Click Thumbnails on the View menu, or click Organize Favorites on the Favorites menu.</li> Right-click a file (or right-click an item in the Organize Favorites dialog box), to display a shortcut menu.</li> Double-click another folder or item.

Note that the Thumbnails item may continue to be available on the View menu.</li></ol>

For additional information about how to obtain a hotfix for Windows 2000 Datacenter Server, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

265173 The Datacenter Program and Windows 2000 Datacenter Server Product

For additional information about how to install multiple hotfixes with only one reboot, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

296861 Use QChain.exe to Install Multiple Hotfixes with One Reboot

For additional information about how to install Windows 2000 and Windows 2000 hotfixes at the same time, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

249149 Installing Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows 2000 Hotfixes

Additional query words: kbShell gpo ou

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbshell kbmenu kbwin2000presp3fix kbqfe kbwin2000sp3fix kbhotfixserver KB306362

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