Removing recent documents folder

Anti

Im giving my laptop to my mother As she is doing some office course.

And what i want to be able to do is

1. Remove the " my recent documents " from the start menu

2. Block access to certain folders line c:\windows And others, As i dont want her deleting things, As she knows very little about computers in general.

The laptop runs winxp MCE

Are there any programs you can suggest to limit what she can do to folers / files. I have already set her up as a limited account with me as Administrator.

sparkicks1

got this from security thread 1 min ago so no credit for me
start run gpedit.msc
user config
admin templates
then play away

leche solara

If your most recent documents are things you wouldnt like your mother to see (?) yoo could open a load of other innocuous documents which will overwrite your recent 'dirty' docs.

Capt'n Midnight

Don't forget than if anyone on the course has a linux boot disk they would be able to read everything that wasn't encrypted.

make sure C: is NTFS or all users have full control of everything

in her account make sure boxes for don't show protected files and hidden files is ticked - while at it make sure hide extensions is unticked

right click on the folder you want and check security, permissions

clear the recent docunemts list by rightclicking on start menu and delving in
also delete all temp folders start run %temp%

use sdelete from sysinternals to delete any files/folders you don't want undeleted (careful now)

spybot has options to remove traces of what last used - but litterly thousands of places where such info can be found on a pc by someone who knows where to look

Ruu_Old

You could set the Windows folder (and any others) as hidden, then Do not show hidden files and folders in My Computer->Tools->Folder Options->View.

sparkicks1

he said his mom was borrowing it for an office course? is she really going to be that nosy and techy thats shes going to get a linux cd to read his files? he probally just doesnt want her going into his files while shes trying to get into hers or something or seeing what hes written lol

you could just make a new user for her though

Anti

Nah its nothing i want hidden, As its a works laptop, Nothing dodgy on there apart from family guy. And a few sci-fi films, I just dont want her to go deleting things by accident, As she has done before

But thanks alot for the replies lads