How to automatically create shortcut for new users?

[CharlesEF]

Hi All,

I would like to have a shortcut created automatically each time a user
is created. I want to mimic the shared documents feature found in
WinXP by having this shortcut point to another drive\folder. I also
want this shortcut placed in the 'My Documents' folder for easy access
by the user.

Can Windows 2000 Pro do this?


Thanks for any help,

Charles

 

[Dave Patrick]

Place the shortcut in;

C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\My Documents

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Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
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| Hi All,
|
| I would like to have a shortcut created automatically each time a user
| is created. I want to mimic the shared documents feature found in
| WinXP by having this shortcut point to another drive\folder. I also
| want this shortcut placed in the 'My Documents' folder for easy access
| by the user.
|
| Can Windows 2000 Pro do this?
|
|
| Thanks for any help,
|
| Charles
|

 

[CharlesEF]

Hi,

Well, yes I know I can do that manually each time a user is created. I
was hoping there was a way that Windows would do it for me. I do not
want to depend on the user creating this shortcut and I would like to
avoid me having to do it for each user I create.

What if I created this shortcut for 1 user and then copied the profile
to make it the default. Then, hopefully, each new user would have this
shortcut also? Will that work?


Thanks for any help,

Charles

 

[Dave Patrick]

You don't need to. When a new user logs on a profile is created from an
image in \default user

So you only need to do it once.

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

| Hi,
|
| Well, yes I know I can do that manually each time a user is created. I
| was hoping there was a way that Windows would do it for me. I do not
| want to depend on the user creating this shortcut and I would like to
| avoid me having to do it for each user I create.
|
| What if I created this shortcut for 1 user and then copied the profile
| to make it the default. Then, hopefully, each new user would have this
| shortcut also? Will that work?
|
|
| Thanks for any help,
|
| Charles

 

[CharlesEF]

Hi,

Okay, I am awake now. Sorry, I misread your first post. I overlooked
the fact that you mentioned 'Default User'. Makes sense now.


Thanks for your help,

Charles

 

[Dave Patrick]

No problem. You're welcome.

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

| Hi,
|
| Okay, I am awake now. Sorry, I misread your first post. I overlooked
| the fact that you mentioned 'Default User'. Makes sense now.
|
|
| Thanks for your help,
|
| Charles

 

[Jim in Arizona]

You don't need to. When a new user logs on a profile is created from an
image in \default user

So you only need to do it once.

What's the difference between All Users and Default User?

 

[Dave Patrick]

\default user is an image used to create profiles for new users.
\all users is common to all users that logon (desktop, start menu, etc.)

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

:
| What's the difference between All Users and Default User?