Re: Deploying shortcuts via group policy- issues
- From: Brian <briansawyer@xxxxxxxxxxx(donotspam)>
- Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2007 08:03:28 -0800
Hello Paul,
That is what I do. :) I have a logon script that I deploy through group
policy that looks at the users desktop for the icon. If it does not see it,
it creates that icon. It will re-create it if the user deletes it, too.
Basically what the script does is if the EMRapplication icon does not exist-
then it copies the icon from a particular directory on the file server to the
users desktop. Here is a sample of the script:
If Not EXIST "%UserProfile%\Desktop\EMRapplication.url" copy
\\fileserver\installs$\ICONS\ICONS\EMRapplication.url
"%UserProfile%\Desktop\EMRapplication.url"
It works great as far a deploying the icon. The problem was that if a
user already had an IE browser open then when they clicked on the
EMRapplcation icon that we use over the intranet- it would take over the
existing browser. I was wondering what could be done so the icon that was
copied to the desktop would open it's own, seperate browser. Since I last
posted, another gentleman from another GP forum said that there is a setting
in IE under Tools- Internet Options- Advanced Tab- called "Reuse Windows for
launching shortcuts". Once I unchecked that- the icon will bring up its own
window now! But how do I deploy that option via Grou Policy?
That is what my next question is- is where is this setting in Group
Policy? I cannot find it under computer or user settings for Interenet
Explorer in GP management. Would anyone happen to know if a custom GP setting
needs to be added to uncheck the default setting in IE to "Reuse Windows for
launching shortcuts"? Thanks again for your input Paul!
Regards,
--
Thank you,
Brian
"Kardon Coupé" wrote:
How about (and this is just in theory, as I've not tried it).
Have a .bat script running when the user logs on, what copies some
icons/shortcuts from a icon/shortcut folder on the server, to their profile?
then you can delete or add required icons from one folder, and if the user
deleted the icons, they would re-create on the next log on?
Like I said, I've never done it myself, so I wouldn't know how to code it?
but it might give you one option to try? This is just a thoery
Regards
Paul.
"Brian" <briansawyer@xxxxxxxxxxx(donotspam)> wrote in message
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Hello Kardon,
The manual shortcut I listed ("C:\Program Files\Internet
Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE" http://ERMweb/weblink/) works fine. The problem is
trying to deploy it over the network via group policy. The gp creates the
shortcut but the shortcut does not like the path ("C:\Program
Files\Internet
Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE" http://ERMweb/weblink/). That is where my problem
lies. How can you create a workable shortcut via group Policy the will not
overide an opened browser on the desktop? I appreciate your input!!
--
Thank you,
Brian
"Kardon Coupé" wrote:
Regarding the GPO, I can't really help you, but I think if you add -new
between the '\IEXPLORE.EXE' and the 'http://' it should force internet
explorer to open a new window on clicking an icon...
Hope that helps in some way.
"Brian" <briansawyer@xxxxxxxxxxx(donotspam)> wrote in message
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Hello,
I have deployed icons to our users' desktops pointing them to the
internal URL's of our web-based EMR application with a logon script
using
group policy. The script has been successful. The problem we have is
that
when the user clicks on that link, if they already have a web browser
open
in
Internet Explorer- it takes over that browser instead of opening
another
separate browser. We have the users get around this by opening up
another
browser and choosing the link from their favorites. The only other way
around
that- that I know of- is to manually send another shortcut to the
desktop
and
then modify the shortcut properties to open up another web browser with
that
link to the URL (for example, "C:\Program Files\Internet
Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE" http://ERMweb/weblink/). My goal was to do this
through group policy instead of walking around to all our desktops. I
want
to
push out an icon that would put a modified link on the user's desktop
that
would not take over the browser that was already open to a different
web
application that we also use and need open. I tried to do this with a
login
script via group policy but was unsuccessful. Maybe I did not have the
correct scripting entered ( I am no expert J). Maybe it's not possible
but
I
am curious if anyone knows what I am talking about and if they have
tried
this and got it to work.
Here is the logon script:
If Not EXIST "%UserProfile%\Desktop\emrapplication.url" copy
\\fileserver\installs$\icons\ emrapplication.url
"%UserProfile%\Desktop\
emrapplication.url"
The shortcut properties are:
"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE"
http://ERMweb/weblink/
--
Thank you,
Brian
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