Add one icon to desktop through group policy

[Tracy Hoffman]

I have a group policy that I setup for users so that their
desktop is setup with no icons. However, I do need
internet explorer to show up either on the desktop or on
the task bar. Is there any way to add one icon to either?

Tracy Hoffman

 

[Darren Mar-Elia]

Tracy-
Probably a couple of ways to skin this. You could simply use a startup or
logon script to copy the shortcut to the desktop portion of the All Users or
user profile. Alternatively, you could use Folder Redirection to redirect
the Desktop to a read-only server share and then put any shortcuts you need
in that share. Users will see them but won't be able to delete, add, modify
them.

 

[Guest]

i am trying to do a similar thing. if i were to use a login script, can you
give me an idea of the syntax? have tried a couple of things with no luck.
thanks

 

[Guest]

Marni,
Did you ever get the syntax for this. I would like to do the same thing?
Sher

 

[NoneOfBusiness]

Marni,
Did you ever get the syntax for this. I would like to do the same thing?
Sher

How about a VBScript to do it in a login script.. for example, the
following creates a shortcut to Windows Explorer but could be easily
modified for anything else...

Dim fso, fldr1
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set fldr1 = fso.CreateFolder("C:\Documents and Settings\All
Users\Desktop")

Set WshShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
Set object = WshShell.CreateShortcut(fldr1 & "\Windows Explorer.lnk")
object.TargetPath="%WINDIR%\explorer.scf"
object.WorkingDirectory="%WINDIR%"
object.Save

 

[Guest]

Thanks for the VBScript info except I do not use or understand VBScript. Can
you (or will you please) give me a dos syntax. I have windows xp and windows
98 machines on my network. I need to delete the old icon and then add the
new icon. Since the users do not have modify access to the all
users\documents and settings\desktop will the script work? If not, how do I
give the user temp access to be able to delete the icon and add the new icon?
Thanks in advance for any help on this
Shery