Adding Icon to desktop with GPO..

[Mrpush]

Hello,

I'm looking for a way to add My computer (the true icon, not a shortcut) and
My Documents to my domain users desktops.

I see GPO settings to remove them, but not add them.

Any way to do this with GPO?

Thanks much,

Mark

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

Post by Mrpush
Hello,
I'm looking for a way to add My computer (the true icon, not a
shortcut) and My Documents to my domain users desktops.
I see GPO settings to remove them, but not add them.
Any way to do this with GPO?
Thanks much,
Mark

If you enable the Classic Start menu, they should appear on their own ( I
always do that, & force the Windows Classic theme, because I hate the XP
Teletubbies crap). But I'm not sure how you'd do this separately. Try
posting in microsoft.public.windows.group_policy for more help.

[Brad Dinerman (MVP - Enterprise Security)]

Set the following Registry keys through Group Policy to display the My
Computer, My Documents, Internet Explorer and/or My Network Places icons
on the desktops:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\HideD­esktopIcons\NewStartPanel

There will be four DWORD keys within there:
{208D2C60-3AEA-1069-A2D7-08002B30309D} = My Network Places
{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D} = My Computer
{450D8FBA-AD25-11D0-98A8-0800361B1103} = My Documents
{871C5380-42A0-1069-A2EA-08002B30309D} = Internet Explorer

Change the value of any of those keys to zero (0), and the next time a
user logs on to the system, he/she will have the desired icon (the real
one, not a shortcut!)

I believe that this works in Vista as well as XP, with the exception of
the My Documents icon which is very different in Vista.

Yours,
Brad



_______________________________________________
Bradley J. Dinerman, MVP - Enterprise Security
President, National Information Security Group
http://www.naisg.org

Post by Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]

Post by Mrpush
Hello,
I'm looking for a way to add My computer (the true icon, not a
shortcut) and My Documents to my domain users desktops.
I see GPO settings to remove them, but not add them.
Any way to do this with GPO?
Thanks much,
Mark

If you enable the Classic Start menu, they should appear on their own ( I
always do that, & force the Windows Classic theme, because I hate the XP
Teletubbies crap). But I'm not sure how you'd do this separately. Try
posting in microsoft.public.windows.group_policy for more help.

[Mrpush]

Great, thanks guys for the help. I will try these out.

Mark

Post by Brad Dinerman (MVP - Enterprise Security)
Set the following Registry keys through Group Policy to display the My
Computer, My Documents, Internet Explorer and/or My Network Places icons
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\HideD­esktopIcons\NewStartPanel
{208D2C60-3AEA-1069-A2D7-08002B30309D} = My Network Places
{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D} = My Computer
{450D8FBA-AD25-11D0-98A8-0800361B1103} = My Documents
{871C5380-42A0-1069-A2EA-08002B30309D} = Internet Explorer
Change the value of any of those keys to zero (0), and the next time a
user logs on to the system, he/she will have the desired icon (the real
one, not a shortcut!)
I believe that this works in Vista as well as XP, with the exception of
the My Documents icon which is very different in Vista.
Yours,
Brad
_______________________________________________
Bradley J. Dinerman, MVP - Enterprise Security
President, National Information Security Group
http://www.naisg.org

Post by Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]

Post by Mrpush
Hello,
I'm looking for a way to add My computer (the true icon, not a
shortcut) and My Documents to my domain users desktops.
I see GPO settings to remove them, but not add them.
Any way to do this with GPO?
Thanks much,
Mark

If you enable the Classic Start menu, they should appear on their own ( I
always do that, & force the Windows Classic theme, because I hate the XP
Teletubbies crap). But I'm not sure how you'd do this separately. Try
posting in microsoft.public.windows.group_policy for more help.

--
_______________________________________________
Bradley J. Dinerman, MVP - Enterprise Security
President, National Information Security Group
http://www.naisg.org

[Mrpush]

Hi again,

Seems I'm not to keen on makeing registry changes via GPO.

Do I have to mess with ADM files or is there an easier way?

I read about a GPO extension, but was unable to locate it.

Advice?

Thanks much,

Mark

Post by Brad Dinerman (MVP - Enterprise Security)
Set the following Registry keys through Group Policy to display the My
Computer, My Documents, Internet Explorer and/or My Network Places icons
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\HideD­esktopIcons\NewStartPanel
{208D2C60-3AEA-1069-A2D7-08002B30309D} = My Network Places
{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D} = My Computer
{450D8FBA-AD25-11D0-98A8-0800361B1103} = My Documents
{871C5380-42A0-1069-A2EA-08002B30309D} = Internet Explorer
Change the value of any of those keys to zero (0), and the next time a
user logs on to the system, he/she will have the desired icon (the real
one, not a shortcut!)
I believe that this works in Vista as well as XP, with the exception of
the My Documents icon which is very different in Vista.
Yours,
Brad
_______________________________________________
Bradley J. Dinerman, MVP - Enterprise Security
President, National Information Security Group
http://www.naisg.org

Post by Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]

Post by Mrpush
Hello,
I'm looking for a way to add My computer (the true icon, not a
shortcut) and My Documents to my domain users desktops.
I see GPO settings to remove them, but not add them.
Any way to do this with GPO?
Thanks much,
Mark

If you enable the Classic Start menu, they should appear on their own ( I
always do that, & force the Windows Classic theme, because I hate the XP
Teletubbies crap). But I'm not sure how you'd do this separately. Try
posting in microsoft.public.windows.group_policy for more help.

--
_______________________________________________
Bradley J. Dinerman, MVP - Enterprise Security
President, National Information Security Group
http://www.naisg.org