My Network Places 1

[Zipster]

Hi,

Is there anyway to add Network places (under My Network Places) via group policy?

Thanks.

K Abbott IT Manager / Web Developer

http://www.kabbott.com

 

[paulhthomas]

Sorry Zipster, can you elaborate on what you're trying to achieve here? I'm a little confused.

Thanks

Paul Thomas
N+, MCP, MCSA: Messaging

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[Zipster]

If you look under My Network Places there are usually network shortcuts created for you automatically when you go to a network share.

What I want to know is can I use group policy to create my our custom shortcuts?

Thanks.

K Abbott IT Manager / Web Developer

http://www.kabbott.com

 

[paulhthomas]

Sadly you can't do this using GPO
You can however create mapped drives using logon/logoff scripts and apply these using gpo.

Paul Thomas
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[Zipster]

Hi Paul,

I already have a vbs script to map drives, is their anyway to programitically add to the My Networks Places?

If not that's pants! Whats the point in My Network Places?!?!?

K Abbott IT Manager / Web Developer

http://www.kabbott.com

 

[paulhthomas]

ok, not exactly my answer, but it took me a while to find!!!

Hope this does the trick for you:

http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir@mail.activedir.org/msg25955.html

Cheers

Paul

Paul Thomas
N+, MCP, MCSA: Messaging

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[paulhthomas]

igno erhtr bit before the target="_blank"> not sure where that came from!!!

use the link from the http to the .html at the end!

Paul Thomas
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[Zipster]

Cheers Paul,

I found this in the end:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/may05/hey0509.mspx

But you got me thinking in the right direction, thanks!

K Abbott IT Manager / Web Developer

http://www.kabbott.com

 

[paulhthomas]

ah cool. cheers for the link to the other script, will probably be helpful to others at some point.

have fun!

Paul Thomas
N+, MCP, MCSA: Messaging

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