RE: "All Users" Desktop

[Guest James Yeomans BSc, MCSE]

RE: "All Users" Desktop

 

Hi there isn't a group policy that will put a shortcut in the all users

folder but you can run a script to run a script at logon to place a shortcut

on the users desktop. The following site provides a good example of a vb

script that does the job, just replace the variables appropriately:

http://www.petri.co.il/forums/showthread.php?t=9023

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James Yeomans, BSc, MCSE

 

 

"Mark" wrote:

> I have a Windows 2003 Server running AD, and about 50 Windows XP

> workstations. I need to copy a shortcut to the "All Users" desktop folder

> and do not want to have to go around to 50 computers to do this. Does

> someone know if this can be automated through a Group Policy or logon

> script? The users do NOT have admin access to their LOCAL computers so I do

> not think a copy command in the logon script will work. Thanks!

>

[Guest Millette]

RE: "All Users" Desktop

 

RE: "All Users" Desktop

 

Microsoft also owns a product called PolicyMaker that you can add shortcuts,

printer, and many other usefull features. It plug right into GPMC and has a

small workstation install that can be done through GP.

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Chris Millette

MCP/Network Administrator

Community Bank & Trust

 

 

"James Yeomans BSc, MCSE" wrote:

> Hi there isn't a group policy that will put a shortcut in the all users

> folder but you can run a script to run a script at logon to place a shortcut

> on the users desktop. The following site provides a good example of a vb

> script that does the job, just replace the variables appropriately:

> http://www.petri.co.il/forums/showthread.php?t=9023

> --

> James Yeomans, BSc, MCSE

>

>

> "Mark" wrote:

>

> > I have a Windows 2003 Server running AD, and about 50 Windows XP

> > workstations. I need to copy a shortcut to the "All Users" desktop folder

> > and do not want to have to go around to 50 computers to do this. Does

> > someone know if this can be automated through a Group Policy or logon

> > script? The users do NOT have admin access to their LOCAL computers so I do

> > not think a copy command in the logon script will work. Thanks!

> >