custom shortcuts to start menu

  • Thread starter Thread starter Bob
  • Start date Start date
B

Bob

is there a way to dynamically add shortcuts to the startmenu using GPO?

for example, if someone is a member of Sales, add this shortcut to the sales
database program?
 
Hi Bob,

Thanks for posting!

I understand that you want to add specific shortcut to the start menu for a
member of Users. If I have misunderstood your concerns, please feel free to
let me know.

Based on my research, the user configuration in GPO is applied to all
users' settings. It can not apply to some specific users. As a workaround,
to custom shortcuts to start menu, you may use logon script with GPO.

For example:

1. You may create the actual script file first.

Create a TXT file and input the following content. Save the TXT as the CMD
file.
***********************************************************************
Copy C:\ "Shortcut to test.lnk" C:\"documents and
settings"\%username%\"start menu"
***********************************************************************

2. You may create OUs to contain the specific users which intend to be
applied to the Logon Script Policy.

For the detailed information, please refer to the following:
How to setup a GPO to run Logon Scripts
http://isweb2.memphis.edu/umad/documents/LogonScript.htm

===========================
This response contains a reference to a third party World Wide Web site.
Microsoft is providing this information as a convenience to you. Microsoft
does not control these sites and has not tested any software or information
found on these sites; therefore, Microsoft cannot make any representations
regarding the quality, safety, or suitability of any software or
information found there. There are inherent dangers in the use of any
software found on the Internet, and Microsoft cautions you to make sure
that you completely understand the risk before retrieving any software from
the Internet.

Hope the information helps. If there is anything that is unclear, please
feel free to let me know.

Thanks & Regards,

Jason Tan

Microsoft Online Partner Support
Get Secure! - www.microsoft.com/security

=====================================================

When responding to posts, please "Reply to Group" via your newsreader so
that others may learn and benefit from your issue.

=====================================================
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.




--------------------
| From: "Bob" <[email protected]>
| Subject: custom shortcuts to start menu
| Date: Thu, 12 May 2005 09:57:15 -0400
| Lines: 6
| X-Priority: 3
| X-MSMail-Priority: Normal
| X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180
| X-RFC2646: Format=Flowed; Original
| X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180
| Message-ID: <#[email protected]>
| Newsgroups: microsoft.public.win2000.group_policy
| NNTP-Posting-Host: smtp.pcb.com 64.80.104.131
| Path: TK2MSFTNGXA01.phx.gbl!TK2MSFTNGP08.phx.gbl!TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl
| Xref: TK2MSFTNGXA01.phx.gbl microsoft.public.win2000.group_policy:10657
| X-Tomcat-NG: microsoft.public.win2000.group_policy
|
| is there a way to dynamically add shortcuts to the startmenu using GPO?
|
| for example, if someone is a member of Sales, add this shortcut to the
sales
| database program?
|
|
|
 
Back
Top