How to Disable Right Clicking on the Desktop for Windows 2000

[neovan]

Anybody know how...please tell me!

TIA

 

[MazerRackham]

You want to do that on the desktop only and no other apps? I'm not sure if that's possible. Do you just want to prevent people from changing settings?

 

[neovan]

if possible only on the desktop but how do we do it for windows 2000 in its entirety?

 

[MazerRackham]

If you install MS's Intellipoint software you can make the right button act like a 'regular' click, or anything else you want. Get it from www.microsoft.com/mouse

 

[neovan]

I was hoping there would be something in the registry to do this.

 

[zeruty]

there should be some policy option to do it
I havent messed around with policies since win95... but I'd search the web for "poledit" and see what there is for 2k
poledit is probably on your 2k cd also

 

[Escalade]

Right-click is an essential part of Windows, I don?t think you can disable it. What are you trying to create... a Macintosh type mouse that only has one button? 😉

 

[apothos]

I'm pretty sure you can do this with policies. I used policies to lock down Windows 98 (way back when) to where you couldn't do anything except click on the start menu to get to your programs.

Here are some links for ya.
Intro to Group Policies
Win2k Policy Registry Reference

 

[SaigonK]

click START -- RUN --type in GPEDIT.MSC

Look in there...it can be done...