RE: Custom Program Folders

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From: Rashmi.K.Y [MSFT] (v-raky_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 05/10/04 

Date: Mon, 10 May 2004 01:13:51 GMT

Hi,

I understand that you are looking for customizing start menu using .ADM
file.

Please check if the following solution helps you:

Solution 1:

The advantage is customizing of the desktop icons as well as other shell
folder values not offered in standard GPO settings. Relevant text of the
adm policy template file is below:

CLASS USER
CATEGORY !!Shell
KEYNAME "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell
Folders"
 CATEGORY !!CustomFolders
 POLICY !!CustomFolders_Programs
 PART !!CustomFolders_ProgramsPath EDITTEXT REQUIRED
 VALUENAME "Programs"
  END PART
  END POLICY

  POLICY !!CustomFolders_Desktop
  PART !!CustomFolders_DesktopPath EDITTEXT REQUIRED
  VALUENAME "Desktop"
  END PART
  END POLICY
  END CATEGORY

[strings]
Shell="Shell"
CustomFolders="Custom Folders"
CustomFolders_Programs="Custom Programs Folder"
CustomFolders_ProgramsPath="Path to get Programs items from:"
CustomFolders_Desktop="Custom Desktop Icons"
CustomFolders_DesktopPath="Path to get Desktop icons from:"

Solution 2:
CATEGORY !!CustomFolders
KEYNAME
"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders"

POLICY !!CustomFolders_Programs
PART !!CustomFolders_ProgramsPath
EDITTEXT REQUIRED EXPANDABLETEXT
DEFAULT !!CustomFolders_ProgramsDefault
VALUENAME "Programs"
END PART
END POLICY
END CATEGORY

The link below gives more information on custom administrative templates

HOW TO: Create Custom Administrative Templates in Windows 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;323639

Hope it provides the information you are looking for.

Thank you,

Rashmi

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| Hello, currently under my old domain structure I can
| force my users to use the folders I create to show up
| under Start Menu/All Programs by using Poledit. I do
| this by pointing to the network share where I keep these
| folders under the CustomFolders_Programs portion of my
| configuration policy. I don't see where I can do this in
| Group Policy. I need all of my users to have the same
| programs on their start menu. Do I have to create some
| type of custom .ADM file? Any advice would be
| appreciated.
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