Outlook 2003 on PS4 Desktop Shortcut needed (PLEASE!)

[bran2235]

Hello everyone!

I am publishing a desktop using 2003 Server SP1 and PS4

My users do not have a shortcut on their desktop for Outlook 2003... and I need to give them one...

I am redirecting their desktop from:

\\apxcluster\tsprofiles$\%username%\Desktop

Outlook 2003 is installed on the M: drive..

Any suggestions???


Many thanks!!
Brandon

 

[amyamandaallen]

dont do it as a desktop shortcut ( you open yourself up to loads of abuse )

publish the application in web interface for 1 click access

 

[bran2235]

Thanks for the suggestion... we've always given our users this on a published desktop. The problem is that after migrating all my servers (20 +) to PS4 / Windows 2003 Server- There is no longer a shortcut..

I tried a vb script; and ultimately ended up with a bat file that used xcopy to give them this shortcut...


Thanks!
Brandon

 

[patrickrouse]

Why not just put a copy in:

\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop

Create a shortcut to Outlook and move it to this location.

Patrick Rouse
Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

http://www.sessioncomputing.com

 

[bran2235]

Thanks Patrick-

The reason I can't do that is because we use folder redirecton for Desktop (and my docs, and Start menu)...

Thanks anyways....~!

Brandon

 

[BYarn]

This reminds me of a shortcut issue we are having. Going from an antequated system where DT apps are installed locally and launching data files associates with the local appl.
Now Its a Citrix P.Manager window with apps remotely on a server and ONLY a viewer on local PC. We need the easy access to data files (mostly WORD)on the remote server using some kind of shortcut on D Top (other than many shortcuts to many files. The current setup lets users open files with an icon click which launches the associated local APPL like Word. Not so with the Citrixed environment where the local viewer launches

Ideas???