That does help some although training people to do that might be a bit difficult. I may just put a shortcut in their documents. That will at least eliminate the All files step. Thanks for your help.
Curt > -----Original Message----- > From: Carl Houseman [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, December 22, 2008 12:48 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Browsing DFS space > > Office appears to be confused as to what these shortcuts are. > > You can see the shortcut under Computer if you change the file type filter > to "All Files (*.*)" > > But then if you double-click the shortcut it doesn't open the folder, > because the default action is "Select" instead of "Open". Instead you must > right-click the shortcut and choose Open. > > Carl > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jim Dandy [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, December 22, 2008 12:50 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Browsing DFS space > > This technique works well with XP and Office 2003. It makes a shortcut > in my network places. In Office if you do a file | open you can > navigate to my network places and get to the share. With Vista and > Office 2007 it makes a shortcut in "Computer". However, in Office 2007, > if you open "Computer" it doesn't show the shortcut. I'm not sure if it > is Vista or Office 2007 that is the problem. Is there something that > can be done to make this shortcut visible in Office applications? > Thanks for your help. > > Curt > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Carl Houseman [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: Friday, June 06, 2008 9:16 AM > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > Subject: RE: Browsing DFS space > > > > Teach users to look in "My Network Places". > > > > Then create one for as they login with a .vbs script: > > > > Const NETHOOD = &H13& > > Set objWSHShell = CreateObject("Wscript.Shell") > > Set objShell = CreateObject("Shell.Application") > > Set objFolder = objShell.Namespace(NETHOOD) > > Set objFolderItem = objFolder.Self > > strNetHood = objFolderItem.Path > > strShortcutName = "ANSCI" > > strShortcutPath = "\\domainname\ANSCIShare " > > Set objShortcut = objWSHShell.CreateShortcut _ > > (strNetHood & "\" & strShortcutName & ".lnk") > > objShortcut.TargetPath = strShortcutPath > > objShortcut.Save > > > > Carl > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Jim Dandy [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: Friday, June 06, 2008 11:39 AM > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > Subject: Browsing DFS space > > > > I'm wondering if there is an easy way for users to browse DFS space. > I > > created a DFS share called ANSCIShare. The only way I've found of > > getting to it is to click Start | Run and type > //domainname/ANSCIShare. > > It doesn't show up in "Network Neighborhood" with the list of all the > > computers. If I do Start | Run and type //domainname all I see is > > NETLOGON and SYSVOL. Perhaps I haven't got it set up properly? > Perhaps > > there is some other way that is easier for end users to get to go it > > than the Start | Run technique? Thanks for your help. > > > > Curt > > > > > > ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ > > ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
