On one of our XP systems: %SystemDrive%=C: %SystemRoot%=C:\WINDOWS %ProgramFiles%=C:\Program Files These are set by default ...Tim
From: Rankin, James R [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2012 12:55 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Variables in AD group policy preferences I've never had to do that to get them to work, to be fair. The %systemdrive% should resolve though, if that doesn't there's something up. ---Blackberried ________________________________ From: "Tom Miller" <[email protected]> Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2012 15:47:56 -0400 To: NT System Admin Issues<[email protected]> ReplyTo: "NT System Admin Issues" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Variables in AD group policy preferences I think I need to add them to the PC's variables first - I can do that via GPP as well. Using the SET command doesn't show them, so I''ll try that first. >>> "Rankin, James R" <[email protected]> 9/18/2012 3:37 PM >>> Daft question...do those variables resolve on the clients? If they are XP, do they have the Group Policy Client Side Extensions installed? ---Blackberried ________________________________ From: "Tom Miller" <[email protected]> Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2012 15:23:51 -0400 To: NT System Admin Issues<[email protected]> ReplyTo: "NT System Admin Issues" <[email protected]> Subject: Variables in AD group policy preferences I am trying to change from GPP items from directories like c:\windows\system32 to %SystemDir%. I push a number of icons to staff PCs, and use those icons for various desktop links. It works fine when I use the full path for destination. It never works when I use variables. I also have desktop icons that used to point to c:\program files\microsoft office....excel.exe. Works fine, When I change it to %ProgramDir%\microsoft office..\ecxel.exe it never works. Am I missing something? Thanks, Tom Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
