In order to prevent users seeing the Libraries folders from their My Computer and File Save as dialog boxes delete the following registry key
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\NameSpace\{031E4825-7B94-4dc3-B131-E946B44C8DD5}
It should be noted that Hiding the libraries has the knock on effect of preventing Search Bar working as expected.
As an alternative to above we can change the library view to not show Music/Videos/Pictures by right clicking them and choose not to show. Also click Documents and then click the Locations list to remove the public location. Then logoff.
This library information is all stored in a XML files stored in the profile in the location
%appdata%\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Libraries
These file can easily be edited on a win7 or 2008 box as it understands the format. Or you can open the files in notepad.
These XML files then needs to deployed to users. At my greenfield site we did this by putting the XML file in the default users Appdata directory. If you already have live users with Librarys that you need to change you will have to be more creative.
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