Hide menu for all users, Citrix XenApp

[CaseyB]

Can the menu be disabled in the registry so no users see it? Need to prevent them from browsing the servers.

Thank you.

[Paul - PDF-XChange]

Hi Casey

thanks for the post and question. For the record xenapp is not formally supported with our software and I am not particularly conversant with the config required on the xenapp side.

Having said that, the associated reg key for hiding the pro features is:

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HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Tracker Software\PDFViewer\Registration\HideProFeatures

The key is not present until the setting is made and the Viewer closed which prompts settings to be stored in the registry. Create a DWORD and set it to 1 to hide them or set it as described.

I'm interested in hearing how that goes for you.

[CaseyB]

I'm not asking about the pro features, just the basic menu. File, edit, etc. I need to just present the PDF file with no options, toolbars, etc. Pressing F9 seems to do this, but I need to lock it down via the registry. I appreciate your assistance.

Casey

[Paul - PDF-XChange]

Hi Casey,

my apologies, I missed that point. Take a look at the attached reg files - these should help you get to where you want to be. It isn't going to force the menus and tools to be hidden but it will allow you to lock them in a given state. You'll need to set up the Viewer with the Toolbars that you want then run the reg files or set the keys.

I'm not 100% sure how to manage that on your Terminal Server.

I hope this helps however.

[CaseyB]

Paul,

I must be missing something, I don't see anything attached.

Thank you,

Casey

[Paul - PDF-XChange]

Sorry - my bad...

here it is.

[CaseyB]

Paul, thank you that gets me part of the way there.

Is there a DisablAllBars setting that I can make? I really need just the reader window with nothing else. Once I set it for me it repeats just fine, but when I launch it from another account the default settings apply & right now everything is on.

Thank you for your help.

Casey

[Paul - PDF-XChange]

HI Casey,

we don't have a Reg Key that will do that specifically.

when I launch it from another account the default settings apply & right now everything is on.

Because you can lock the Tools in any given state and that the lock is in HKCU you will need to set your users up with the Tools hidden then lock them as you did already.

Taking XenApp out of the picture because I don't have the experience to really say how it is configured, in a multiuser environment like a Terminal Server you could RunOnce or use a logon script for your users, call the setup you want using the "importp" command line then import that locking reg key. This KB article shows how to run a batch file to import settings on logon: https://www.pdf-xchange.com/knowledgeba ... e-machines

The import command might look like this:

"C:\Program Files\Tracker Software\PDF Viewer\PDFXCview.exe" /importp "C:\Users\Public\Documents\PDF-XChange Viewer Settings.dat"

and you could call your reg key like this:

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regedit /S "C:\Users\Public\Documents\DisableCustomizing.reg"

That is a generic way of setting user profiles and locking them. How to do this with XenApp is beyond what I can help you with.

hth