Shared favourites available to multiple users

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I want a group of users to have a shared set of IE
favourites. I envisage putting a shortcuts in a folder on
a network share and these appearing in each user's
favourites alongside their machine/profile specific
favourites.

Pointing the favourites folder to the share by editing
user shell folders in the registry replaces the users'
favourites - I want the shared favourites to be available
*in addition* to each user's personal favourites.

The only way I can think of doing this is by using a batch
file called from a logon script to copy the shortcuts from
a network drive to each user's machine, but it seems
inelegant and upsets network admins if I alter logon
scripts (exasperated sigh at internal politics that mean I
can hack apart the registry on each machine but not alter
a logon script!)

Anyone got a solution?
 
*in addition* to each user's personal favourites.
I don't think Internet Explorer (in Windows XP) looks for a Common favorites path. and may not be possible to accomplish (AFAIK)

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Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k

The Parasite Fight:
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.php


I want a group of users to have a shared set of IE
favourites. I envisage putting a shortcuts in a folder on
a network share and these appearing in each user's
favourites alongside their machine/profile specific
favourites.

Pointing the favourites folder to the share by editing
user shell folders in the registry replaces the users'
favourites - I want the shared favourites to be available
*in addition* to each user's personal favourites.

The only way I can think of doing this is by using a batch
file called from a logon script to copy the shortcuts from
a network drive to each user's machine, but it seems
inelegant and upsets network admins if I alter logon
scripts (exasperated sigh at internal politics that mean I
can hack apart the registry on each machine but not alter
a logon script!)

Anyone got a solution?
 
-----Original Message-----
I don't think Internet Explorer (in Windows XP) looks for
Click to expand...
a Common favorites path. and may not be possible to
accomplish (AFAIK)

Thanks for commenting. I feared that may be the case.
 
I've verified it again and IE only looks for the Favorites folder defined in the Shell Folder paths for the current user. Not sure about Windows 2000 though.

--
Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k

The Parasite Fight:
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.php


BMC said:
-----Original Message-----
I don't think Internet Explorer (in Windows XP) looks for
Click to expand...
a Common favorites path. and may not be possible to
accomplish (AFAIK)

Thanks for commenting. I feared that may be the case.
 
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