you could disable that pretty quick by setting a group policy. It won't = matter if they are admins of their computer or not. GPO will stop them = from messing with services and any other items you don't want them to = use. I also tend to agree with the sentiments expressed by the others in the = group. Beat them into submission. Read up on your BOFH if you need = help. Greg -----Original Message----- From: Jonathan Chan [mailto:jchan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2002 10:50 PM To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [windows2000] Re: service question i've got some people disabling the norton service, and i'm sure they = going=20 through the computer mgmt console to do it. i'm pretty sure the users = dont=20 know how to run around in the command line, so why not hide it from the=20 services screen? and everyone is an admin of their own computer here. At 09:20 PM 9/10/2002, you wrote: >Yeah, I was kinda wondering myself why you'd want to hide a service. = If >it's to prevent people from messing with them, that won't really = prevent >that. > >Ray at home > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >[mailto:windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Charles E. = James > > > > > > > >I am sure there is a hacker out there that can help you > >circumvent this but WHY! > > > >Jonathan Chan <jchan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > >> > >>is there a way to prevent a service from being listed as a > >service in the > >>mgmt console? > > > > >=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D >To Unsubscribe, set digest or vacation >mode or view archives use the below link. > >http://thethin.net/win2000list.cfm =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D To Unsubscribe, set digest or vacation mode or view archives use the below link. http://thethin.net/win2000list.cfm ================================== To Unsubscribe, set digest or vacation mode or view archives use the below link. http://thethin.net/win2000list.cfm