It is probably running Win7 Starter Edition. Although I don’t believe that edition inherently limits the ability to put shortcuts on the desktop, it does have some “weird” limitations:
http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/windows7/archive/2009/05/29/let-s-talk-about-windows-7-starter.aspx Jim Holmgren Manager of Server Engineering XLHealth Corporation The Warehouse at Camden Yards 351 West Camden Street, Suite 100 Baltimore, MD 21201 410.625.2200 (main) 443.524.8573 (direct) 443-506.2400 (cell) www.xlhealth.com From: John Aldrich [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2010 1:23 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Windows 7 question Unfortunately, I do not. I don’t have access to it right now. She got it through her ISP (local phone company) and when she told them about the problem, they took it back to look into the problem. I do know it had space enough to install Vipre Home on it when she was having problems, so it obviously had SOME space on it. J From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2010 1:16 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Windows 7 question Do you know what EDITION of Win7 is on the netbook? Win7 Home Basic is missing quite a few features; and at one point I heard talk of a netbook version that had even fewer features (but I don’t know if that happened or not). Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: John Aldrich [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2010 1:09 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Windows 7 question Well, she’s the only user on the netbook, and as far as I know, she has admin privileges, so it shouldn’t be permissions. From: Steve Ens [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2010 12:59 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Windows 7 question Permissions issue? 2010/4/8 John Aldrich <[email protected]> I just told the user what y’all have been saying. She said that she gets an error message when she uses a right-click and “send to desktop (create shortcut)”. The error message is something like “Cannot create shortcut. Your disk may be full.” Would the “view→ show desktop icons” fix this? From: Mark Smith [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2010 11:15 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Windows 7 question I suggest they use a gadget. Here's a link to a good one. http://gallery.live.com/liveItemDetail.aspx?li=dd868ac7-d4bc-4e0a-ac5b-acda3fe0264a&bt=1&pl=1 On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 10:59 AM, John Aldrich <[email protected]> wrote: One of my users got a Windows 7 Netbook and said it wouldn’t let her put any shortcuts on the desktop. Any idea what the problem might be? It’s a Lenovo netbook, if it makes any difference. I checked it out, and installed Vipre Home on it for her, but other than that, I really didn’t do anything and I didn’t try putting any shortcuts on the desktop. CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email, including attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and/or protected health information. Under the Federal Law (HIPAA), the intended recipient is obligated to keep this information secure and confidential. Any disclosure to third parties without authorization from the member of as permitted by law is prohibited and punishable under Federal Law. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. NOTA DE CONFIDENCIALIDAD: Este facs�mile, incluyendo lo adjunto, es para el uso exclusivo del destinatario(s) y puede contener informaci�n confidencial y/o informaci�n protegida de salud. En virtud de la Ley Federal (HIPAA), el destinatario tiene la obligaci�n de mantener esta informaci�n segura y confidencial. Cualquier divulgaci�n a terceros sin la autorizaci�n de los miembros de lo permitido por la ley est� prohibido y penado en virtud de la Ley Federal. Si usted no es el destinatario, por favor, p�ngase en contacto con el remitente por tel�fono y destruir todas las copias del mensaje original ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
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