DESKTOP ICONS

[gaetan dufourcq]

I can't have desktop icons, evenif I choose "show desktop icons" in the
"User Interface Core" settings.
What component did I forgot to import in my configuration?

 

[KM]

At run time please verify the content of the following reg.value(s):

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\-Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersi-on\Explorer\Advanced"], "HideIcons" (dword)
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\-Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersi-on\Explorer\Advanced"], "HideIcons" (dword)

They both should be set to "0".

Also, you can check the following namespace icons for the Desktop:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Mi-crosoft\Windows\CurrentVersion-\Explorer\HideDesktopIcons\ClassicStartMenu]
"{450D8FBA-AD25-11D0-98A8-0800-361B1103}"=dword:00000000
"{208D2C60-3AEA-1069-A2D7-0800-2B30309D}"=dword:00000000
"{871C5380-42A0-1069-A2EA-0800-2B30309D}"=dword:00000000
"{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-0800-2B30309D}"=dword:00000000
(they should be set to "0")

(again, the same for HKUS\.DEFAULT branch)

 

[gaetan dufourcq]

Thanks it works great but I'm devellopping an embedded product who will be
mass producted in factory so I can't change register's values on each
device.
I'm looking for a way to make desktop icons appears during the programming
phase.
Can you help me?

 

[Slobodan Brcin \(eMVP\)]

gaestan,

Thanks it works great but I'm devellopping an embedded product who will be
mass producted in factory so I can't change register's values on each
device.
I'm looking for a way to make desktop icons appears during the programming
phase.
Can you help me?

You can make simple application or script (depending on automation tasks
that need to be done) that will be executed during the FBA or/and when user
login.
This way all changes will be done automatically.

For mass production idea is to make one golden master image that is fully
configured. By FBA and manual work if necessary.
Then do sector multiplication of your XPe image with programs like (ghost).
And if you need unique images (different comp name, SID, ...) for network
purposes then read in product documentation about cloning.


Regards,
Slobodan

 

[KM]

Well.. I wasn't proposing adding the reg.entries but rather to check them out at run time to investigate the issue.

However, if you want to make a patch you have many ways of doing so.
In TD you can add Extra Registry entries. You can build your own component to add some registry.
You can have a script that will automatically run and add required registry entries.
You can manually tweak your image at run time and manually execute fbreseal (see product documentation for System Cloning Tool).