Looks like for Vista/7 it is supposed to be “%PROGRAMDATA%”, not “%ALLUSERSPROFILE%”.
---------------------------------------------- Bill Bell Asst. Technology Coordinator Monticello CUSD #25 Monticello, IL 61856 http://www.cafepress.com/tech-geeks ---------------------------------------------- On 8/20/10 8:53 AM, "McKay, Curtis" <[email protected]> wrote: > 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] > > > 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 > > > > | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org |
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