The scenario….
The client says that certain icons need to appear on all users desktop on his Windows
2003 server, you say no problem. You quickly navigate to C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop and paste the icons. Nice and easy.
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style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">The client later asks you to do the same thing, but on his 2008
server. Again you say no problem and quickly open up the same location. But wait, it isn’t there! So you remember that user documents are located under
C:\Users (not Documents and Settings anymore!!). But there is still no “all users”. You choose to show hidden folders, but still no luck. One step further
and you choose not to hide protected system files. Aha, success! All users is now in the list. You notice though that the icon has the little arrow on it
(like the shortcut icon). It opens ok and you see the desktop icon. But when you double-click it you get an “access denied” error! It’s the same for all the
system icons.
To cut a long story
short, Server 2008 and Vista have changed the “All Users” location. If you navigate your way back to C:\Users, a folder called Public is visible (also a
hidden folder by default). In here you will now find the location to drop common user icons.
style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">As mentioned, C:\Users\All Users\Desktop is there, but it’s marked as a “protected operating system file” and is a shortcut. Perhaps something to do with the security virtualization?
style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">For information regarding Windows Server 2008 or any other Windows platform, contact Comprendo on 0845 527 4394 or send us an email.
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