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dinsdag 17 januari 2012

Disable Sophos Tray icon on RDS server




Topic how to disable Sophos tray icon on RDS 2008 R2 server.



First change map options to see hidden files and folders. Steps below saves you 1 Mb per user session


  • Browse to the following location:
    Windows 2000/2003 (x86): "C:\Program Files\Sophos\AutoUpdate\Config"
    Windows 2003 (x64): "C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\Config"
    Windows 2008 (x86 and x64): "C:\ProgramData\Sophos\AutoUpdate\Config"
  • Open 'imon.cfg' in Notepad, and change the value of:
    AllowMonitorToRun = 1
    to
    AllowMonitorToRun = 0
  • Save the file.
  • Upon next logon the shield icon should not be present in the system tray area.

maandag 16 januari 2012

Disable VMware Tools systray icon on RDS server


This is a small topic to disable the systray icon on a RDS server.
 
When you take a look at the registry you can see in HKLM > Software > WMware, Inc. > VMware Tools. Then take a look at the right pane at "ShowTray." double click that item and change the value from "1" to "0" then the icon will not be loaded the next time the users will bel logging on.

This trick will save you 3 Mb per user on the RDS server. Sounds like saving less memory. But when you realize that some company's have a few houndred users on several servers.


NOTE: Be careful when making changes to the registry. Always create a backup, even when you know what you're doing there.