Where is my icon?

[GPillion]

Hi all,
I work in a middle school. We run an NT4 sp6a server with
Win2k clients. On most of the computers, (not all) if we
install any application on a given computer under
Administrator, of the computer and domain, install the
program, either create a shortcut on desktop or right into
the "All Users" desktop folder, log on as anyone else, the
icon is not there. As a matter a fact all of the icons in
the All users desktop folder that were working before do
not show up on any other login. On some computers it works
fine though.....The icons in the desktop folder under "All
Users" show up no matter who logs in. There have been no
changes to the network recently. This has been getting
progressively worse.
Am I missing something?

Thanks
GP

 

[Dave Patrick]

Run regedt32.exe then have a look in;
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders
and check the Reg_Expand_Sz
"Common Desktop"="%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Desktop"

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


:
| Hi all,
| I work in a middle school. We run an NT4 sp6a server with
| Win2k clients. On most of the computers, (not all) if we
| install any application on a given computer under
| Administrator, of the computer and domain, install the
| program, either create a shortcut on desktop or right into
| the "All Users" desktop folder, log on as anyone else, the
| icon is not there. As a matter a fact all of the icons in
| the All users desktop folder that were working before do
| not show up on any other login. On some computers it works
| fine though.....The icons in the desktop folder under "All
| Users" show up no matter who logs in. There have been no
| changes to the network recently. This has been getting
| progressively worse.
| Am I missing something?
|
| Thanks
| GP

 

[GPillion]

Thank You!
I will try that.

GP

 

[GPillion]

That is definately the spot. But when I create a new
string value it comes up as "REG_SZ" instead
of "REG_EXPAND_SZ", like the existing ones. If I let it go
like that, it does not work. I just get an error message
at logon saying, cannot access folder, path is too long.
If I modify an existing REG_EXPAND_SZ, to say Desktop, it
works like a charm.

1. How do I create an "EXPAND" string?

2. Any idea why these values exist on some computers and
not on others? All computers were installed at the same
time by the same person and are all Dell GX110. They have
benn working fine for 1 1/2 years then all of a sudden
they are dropping one by one.

Thanks
GP

-----Original Message-----
Thank You!
I will try that.

GP

-----Original Message-----
Run regedt32.exe then have a look in;
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\U

s
er Shell Folders

and check the Reg_Expand_Sz
"Common Desktop"="%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Desktop"

--
Regards,

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


:
| Hi all,
| I work in a middle school. We run an NT4 sp6a server with
| Win2k clients. On most of the computers, (not all) if we
| install any application on a given computer under
| Administrator, of the computer and domain, install the
| program, either create a shortcut on desktop or right into
| the "All Users" desktop folder, log on as anyone else, the
| icon is not there. As a matter a fact all of the icons in
| the All users desktop folder that were working before do
| not show up on any other login. On some computers it works
| fine though.....The icons in the desktop folder under "All
| Users" show up no matter who logs in. There have been no
| changes to the network recently. This has been getting
| progressively worse.
| Am I missing something?
|
| Thanks
| GP


.

.

 

[Dave Patrick]

1.) You must use regedt32.exe
2.) Registry corruption for one reason or another.

--
Regards,

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


:
| That is definately the spot. But when I create a new
| string value it comes up as "REG_SZ" instead
| of "REG_EXPAND_SZ", like the existing ones. If I let it go
| like that, it does not work. I just get an error message
| at logon saying, cannot access folder, path is too long.
| If I modify an existing REG_EXPAND_SZ, to say Desktop, it
| works like a charm.
|
| 1. How do I create an "EXPAND" string?
|
| 2. Any idea why these values exist on some computers and
| not on others? All computers were installed at the same
| time by the same person and are all Dell GX110. They have
| benn working fine for 1 1/2 years then all of a sudden
| they are dropping one by one.
|
| Thanks
| GP