Re: Deploying icon to numerous desktops

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"Torgeir Bakken (MVP)" wrote:

> Deus DNE wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > Is there a simple way to deploy an icon onto all desktops on win2kPro
> >
> > I cant use standard MS tools as the OS is pretty welll locked down, and
> > admin is done by bespoke system.
> >
> > I thought about somesort of batch file/script, but got stuck on how to
> > include all 300 workstations.
> >
> > I can connect to WS via a shortcut ie \\WSID\c$, so thought dumping
> > domething into the DOC and Settiings\all users\desktop would be easy, but it
> > just not happening.
> >
> > I can do it one by one, but wheres the fun in that !!
> >
> Hi,
>
> If the computers are in an Active Directory domain, you could do it in
> a computer startup script (with a GPO) that runs as part of the boot
> up process (before the user logs in). It runs under the system context
> and has admin rights.
>
> A VBScript example:
>
> '--------------------8<----------------------
>
> Set oShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
>
> ' Create shortcut in the All Users Desktop folder
> sAllUsersDesktopPath = oShell.SpecialFolders("AllUsersDesktop")
>
> Set oShortCut = oShell.CreateShortcut( _
> sAllUsersDesktopPath & "\Readme.lnk")
>
> oShortCut.TargetPath = "notepad.exe"
> oShortCut.Arguments = "c:\readme.txt"
> oShortCut.Save
>
> '--------------------8<----------------------
>
>
> WSH 5.6 documentation (local help file) can be downloaded
> from here if you haven't got it already:
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/downloads/list/webdev.asp
>
>
Thanks for that.

However even as an admin for the company i have no access to startup scripts
etc.

I need to be able to do somethink from my WS, that will connect to alll
others and drop the icon.

Alternativel i could just get a job where i arent tied up in bespoke admin
shells.

Deus
--
DNE

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