Guest David Allen Posted October 5, 2007 Posted October 5, 2007 I would like to copy 5 shortcut files from a central network location to the c:\documents and settings\"user"\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\ directory. I would like this to copy to each profile that exists on the computer (however many there are) or basically show up for any user (new or existing) that logs on the computer. I have tried copying them to the "All Users" directory but that did not work. I tried in my script file to use the %userprofile% variable but the problem with that is I am using an agent with an agent credential to push it out and it will copy to the agent profile's folder instead of the main user. Is there a different %variable% that would do this? Or a different way that i can't seem to find? Any suggestions? Thanks in advance.
Guest R. McCarty Posted October 5, 2007 Posted October 5, 2007 Re: How can you Copy a file to all existing profiles? Pre-existing profiles ? - if not place the QuickLaunch shortcuts in the "Default User" tree in the normal path. Any nearly created users will inherit the content in Default User. "David Allen" <DavidAllen@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:63E24CA3-1300-4739-8135-87E346BFE228@microsoft.com... >I would like to copy 5 shortcut files from a central network location to >the > c:\documents and settings\"user"\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet > Explorer\Quick Launch\ directory. > > I would like this to copy to each profile that exists on the computer > (however many there are) or basically show up for any user (new or > existing) > that logs on the computer. > > I have tried copying them to the "All Users" directory but that did not > work. I tried in my script file to use the %userprofile% variable but the > problem with that is I am using an agent with an agent credential to push > it > out and it will copy to the agent profile's folder instead of the main > user. > > Is there a different %variable% that would do this? Or a different way > that > i can't seem to find? Any suggestions? > > Thanks in advance. > >
Guest Pegasus \(MVP\) Posted October 5, 2007 Posted October 5, 2007 Re: How can you Copy a file to all existing profiles? "David Allen" <DavidAllen@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:63E24CA3-1300-4739-8135-87E346BFE228@microsoft.com... >I would like to copy 5 shortcut files from a central network location to >the > c:\documents and settings\"user"\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet > Explorer\Quick Launch\ directory. > > I would like this to copy to each profile that exists on the computer > (however many there are) or basically show up for any user (new or > existing) > that logs on the computer. > > I have tried copying them to the "All Users" directory but that did not > work. I tried in my script file to use the %userprofile% variable but the > problem with that is I am using an agent with an agent credential to push > it > out and it will copy to the agent profile's folder instead of the main > user. > > Is there a different %variable% that would do this? Or a different way > that > i can't seem to find? Any suggestions? > > Thanks in advance. > > Why did the "All Users" directory not work?
Guest Pegasus \(MVP\) Posted October 5, 2007 Posted October 5, 2007 Re: How can you Copy a file to all existing profiles? "R. McCarty" <PcEngWork-NoSpam_@mindspring.com> wrote in message news:eR6v2u5BIHA.5044@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > Pre-existing profiles ? - if not place the QuickLaunch shortcuts in the > "Default User" tree in the normal path. Any nearly created users will > inherit the content in Default User. .. . . true, but none of the existing ones will.
Guest David Allen Posted October 5, 2007 Posted October 5, 2007 Re: How can you Copy a file to all existing profiles? Sorry, Pre-Existing Profiles. "R. McCarty" wrote: > Pre-existing profiles ? - if not place the QuickLaunch shortcuts in the > "Default User" tree in the normal path. Any nearly created users will > inherit the content in Default User. > > "David Allen" <DavidAllen@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:63E24CA3-1300-4739-8135-87E346BFE228@microsoft.com... > >I would like to copy 5 shortcut files from a central network location to > >the > > c:\documents and settings\"user"\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet > > Explorer\Quick Launch\ directory. > > > > I would like this to copy to each profile that exists on the computer > > (however many there are) or basically show up for any user (new or > > existing) > > that logs on the computer. > > > > I have tried copying them to the "All Users" directory but that did not > > work. I tried in my script file to use the %userprofile% variable but the > > problem with that is I am using an agent with an agent credential to push > > it > > out and it will copy to the agent profile's folder instead of the main > > user. > > > > Is there a different %variable% that would do this? Or a different way > > that > > i can't seem to find? Any suggestions? > > > > Thanks in advance. > > > > > > >
Guest R. McCarty Posted October 5, 2007 Posted October 5, 2007 Re: How can you Copy a file to all existing profiles? Yep, while reading your reply noticed that "Nearly" should have been newly. Eye Glasses don't work very well if they are sitting on the desk - even a spell checker can't help you that much. "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com> wrote in message news:uyvbAx5BIHA.6012@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > > "R. McCarty" <PcEngWork-NoSpam_@mindspring.com> wrote in message > news:eR6v2u5BIHA.5044@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... >> Pre-existing profiles ? - if not place the QuickLaunch shortcuts in the >> "Default User" tree in the normal path. Any nearly created users will >> inherit the content in Default User. > > . . . true, but none of the existing ones will. >
Guest David Allen Posted October 5, 2007 Posted October 5, 2007 Re: How can you Copy a file to all existing profiles? The quick launch folder did not exist in the all users folder. I created it and added the shortcuts there but they do not show up on each pre-existing user. "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote: > > "David Allen" <DavidAllen@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:63E24CA3-1300-4739-8135-87E346BFE228@microsoft.com... > >I would like to copy 5 shortcut files from a central network location to > >the > > c:\documents and settings\"user"\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet > > Explorer\Quick Launch\ directory. > > > > I would like this to copy to each profile that exists on the computer > > (however many there are) or basically show up for any user (new or > > existing) > > that logs on the computer. > > > > I have tried copying them to the "All Users" directory but that did not > > work. I tried in my script file to use the %userprofile% variable but the > > problem with that is I am using an agent with an agent credential to push > > it > > out and it will copy to the agent profile's folder instead of the main > > user. > > > > Is there a different %variable% that would do this? Or a different way > > that > > i can't seem to find? Any suggestions? > > > > Thanks in advance. > > > > > > Why did the "All Users" directory not work? > > >
Guest Pegasus \(MVP\) Posted October 6, 2007 Posted October 6, 2007 Re: How can you Copy a file to all existing profiles? AFAIK, items in the QuickLaunch bar reflect only shortcuts that exist in the user's own QuickLaunch folder. Your script would have to copy it into the current user's folder, e.g. at logon time. "David Allen" <DavidAllen@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:18DEA585-8080-4E09-AD32-176BFF414435@microsoft.com... > The quick launch folder did not exist in the all users folder. I created > it > and added the shortcuts there but they do not show up on each pre-existing > user. > > > > "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote: > >> >> "David Allen" <DavidAllen@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:63E24CA3-1300-4739-8135-87E346BFE228@microsoft.com... >> >I would like to copy 5 shortcut files from a central network location to >> >the >> > c:\documents and settings\"user"\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet >> > Explorer\Quick Launch\ directory. >> > >> > I would like this to copy to each profile that exists on the computer >> > (however many there are) or basically show up for any user (new or >> > existing) >> > that logs on the computer. >> > >> > I have tried copying them to the "All Users" directory but that did not >> > work. I tried in my script file to use the %userprofile% variable but >> > the >> > problem with that is I am using an agent with an agent credential to >> > push >> > it >> > out and it will copy to the agent profile's folder instead of the main >> > user. >> > >> > Is there a different %variable% that would do this? Or a different way >> > that >> > i can't seem to find? Any suggestions? >> > >> > Thanks in advance. >> > >> > >> >> Why did the "All Users" directory not work? >> >> >>
Guest David Allen Posted October 6, 2007 Posted October 6, 2007 Re: How can you Copy a file to all existing profiles? Yeah, that is what i was going to do if i could not figure out how to do it with the initial install script. Thank you for your help with this. this is a good place to get help. Again, thanks. "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote: > AFAIK, items in the QuickLaunch bar reflect only shortcuts that > exist in the user's own QuickLaunch folder. Your script would have > to copy it into the current user's folder, e.g. at logon time. > > > "David Allen" <DavidAllen@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:18DEA585-8080-4E09-AD32-176BFF414435@microsoft.com... > > The quick launch folder did not exist in the all users folder. I created > > it > > and added the shortcuts there but they do not show up on each pre-existing > > user. > > > > > > > > "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote: > > > >> > >> "David Allen" <DavidAllen@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > >> news:63E24CA3-1300-4739-8135-87E346BFE228@microsoft.com... > >> >I would like to copy 5 shortcut files from a central network location to > >> >the > >> > c:\documents and settings\"user"\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet > >> > Explorer\Quick Launch\ directory. > >> > > >> > I would like this to copy to each profile that exists on the computer > >> > (however many there are) or basically show up for any user (new or > >> > existing) > >> > that logs on the computer. > >> > > >> > I have tried copying them to the "All Users" directory but that did not > >> > work. I tried in my script file to use the %userprofile% variable but > >> > the > >> > problem with that is I am using an agent with an agent credential to > >> > push > >> > it > >> > out and it will copy to the agent profile's folder instead of the main > >> > user. > >> > > >> > Is there a different %variable% that would do this? Or a different way > >> > that > >> > i can't seem to find? Any suggestions? > >> > > >> > Thanks in advance. > >> > > >> > > >> > >> Why did the "All Users" directory not work? > >> > >> > >> > > >
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