Modifying timedate.cpl

Question

Hi there folks

Some of our users like to double click on the clock in the systray to open up a calendar, which they then flick backwards and forwards through before usually clicking the OK or apply buttons, thus setting the date some time in the past or the future. All is well until they try to login again when they get an unexpected login failure.

Can the timedate.cpl be modified to remove the OK and apply buttons. I had a good look yesterday with things like 'Resource Hacker', 'XN Resource Editor' and 'PE Explorer' but it's all a little beyond me.

I know that I can use GP's to prevent changing the time, but as all our users have local workstation admin rights (because some of our crummy software packages require this), I'm not sure whether even modifying the GP would have the desired effect.

Any clues?

If I simply rename (or delete) the timedate.cpl it would solve the problem, but are there any dependant routines which rely on it which would then fail?

All help/guidance greatly appreciated.

Enjoy the weekend

James

PS. It's XP Pro SP2

Answer 1

Hello JWilliamsUK,

Thank you for visiting the Microsoft Answers Community.

If you use mmc to configure the Group Policy Object Editor snap-in you should be able to control the configuration of your users workstations. Take a look at Step-by-Step Guide to the Microsoft Management Console for more information about using mmc.

If this does not solve your issue, please visit Microsoft TechNet to receive additional help with your issue.

Hope this helps

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