Group desktop icons, does this require script?

[talltim]

Until recently we have had an NT4 Domain with XP workstations. We have
recently started moving to a Server 2003 AD domain.
One on the functions we had on our previous setup was the redirection
of desktop icons to a folder on the server. The (Kix) logon script
mapped drive Z:\ to %logonserver%\Icons and the NT policies handled
adding the correct icons to the desktop from the subfolder that matched
the NT group name
Attempting to replicate the feature in AD as far as I can see requires
a script, is there any way of doing so without? If not where can I go
to find out about creating such a script, bearing in mind that I am not
a coder?

Tim

 

[Guest]

Tim,

With Active Directory, this is quite straight forward when the XP machines
are part of the AD Domain.

1. Ensure the required icons are in a shared folder and the users that need
access to them have got the correct permissions.
2. The user accounts need to be in an organisational unit. Right click the
organisational unit, choose properties.
3. Click the 'Group Policy' tab.
4. Click 'New'. Name the new policy something meaningful (eg. Redirect
Desktop).
5. Select the new policy, and click 'Edit'.
6. The Group Policy edit snapin will load. Navigate to the following
location in the tree structure:
User Configuration > Windows Settings > Folder Redirection > Desktop.
7. Right click on 'Desktop', choose 'Properties'.
8. From there, you can set the desktop redirection policy. This can be
specified as a UNC path, and hence no need to have a drive mapping.

Hope that helps.

Cheers
Dan

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