I see that your working with VBS commands, sometimes a different animal, but 
I've used the following  batch file command successfully on Windows 7 labs:

copy "%allusersprofile%\start menu\programs\STAR READING\STAR Reading - 
Student.lnk"   "%allusersprofile%\desktop\STAR Reading - Student.lnk" /y

It goes after the profile folder and then appends desktop onto it instead of 
going straight to the desktop, maybe that makes a difference.

One thing to note, we do have UAC turned off on all our images.  To many simple 
things didn't work with that turned on... like mapping drive letters in a login 
script!


Curtis McKay
Network Administrator
Belleville Township High School District 201
[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>

From: [email protected] 
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Steele, Thomas C
Sent: Friday, August 20, 2010 8:39 AM
To: Tech-Geeks Mailing List
Subject: [tech-geeks] Add items to all users Desktop in Windows 7

Has anyone written a script that will add shortcuts to all users desktops in 
Windows Vista and Windows 7?   Microsoft changed the whole directory structure 
and the script I had to do this in XP no longer works - specifically the 
SpecialFolders("AllUsersDesktop") command.

I know we can accomplish the same thing by copying the shortcut to the 
C:\Users\Public\Public Desktop folder, but that is a hidden folder and it seems 
the CopyFile command doesn't see hidden folders.

Any suggestions?

Thanks!

Thomas C. Steele
Technology Director
Manteno CUSD #5
250 N Poplar
Manteno, IL 60950
ph: (815)928-7006  fx: (815)468-6439

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