How do I add a Start Menu folder for ALL users

[jnospam@nospam.net]

Saturday 12:30 edt usa

I need to add a couple of folders to the "start" menu for ALL users to use.

How do I do this?

J

 

[Kerry Brown]

Re: How do I add a Start Menu folder for ALL users

<jnospam@nospam.net> wrote in message
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>
> Saturday 12:30 edt usa
>
> I need to add a couple of folders to the "start" menu for ALL users to
> use.
>
> How do I do this?
>
> J


Right click on the Start Orb. Pick Open All Users. Add your folders and
shortcuts. You will get a few warnings and UAC prompts.

--
Kerry Brown
Microsoft MVP - Shell/User
http://www.vistahelp.ca

 

[jnospam@nospam.net]

Re: How do I add a Start Menu folder for ALL users

Thank you for your reply.

Worked fine on the 2nd vista comp, with UAC inabled.

On the first UAC is disabled. Obviously not completetly.

Is there any way to completely disable UAC?

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2nd: How can I add folders to the "All Users" menu using a VBA Wscript?

I will be configuring dozens of vista computers soon and we want to
standardize the start menus.

J

 

[Kerry Brown]

Re: How do I add a Start Menu folder for ALL users

<jnospam@nospam.net> wrote in message
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> Thank you for your reply.
>
> Worked fine on the 2nd vista comp, with UAC inabled.
>
> On the first UAC is disabled. Obviously not completetly.
>
> Is there any way to completely disable UAC?
>
> ==================
>
> 2nd: How can I add folders to the "All Users" menu using a VBA Wscript?
>
> I will be configuring dozens of vista computers soon and we want to
> standardize the start menus.
>


Vista and the programs in it like Explorer are designed to work with UAC on.
As you have found out some things are easier with UAC on. I'm not a
programmer but I'm guessing you'd have to create a manifest for the script
to request elevation then deal with the resulting UAC prompt. The easier way
would be to configure one computer and deploy an image to the rest. With WIM
images you can deploy any given Vista setup to computers with different
hardware. The Vista installation DVD uses this method.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsvista/aa905061.aspx

--
Kerry Brown
Microsoft MVP - Shell/User
http://www.vistahelp.ca

 

[John]

Re: How do I add a Start Menu folder for ALL users

Run gpedit.msc. Does it run and open the group policies? If yes, you can
change one value to stop the UAC elevate to admin prompt and leave
everything else the same

<jnospam@nospam.net> wrote in message
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> Saturday 12:30 edt usa
>
> I need to add a couple of folders to the "start" menu for ALL users to
> use.
>
> How do I do this?
>
> J

 

[J]

Re: How do I add a Start Menu folder for ALL users

Which value? 'Tis many to choose, don't ya know.

"John" <me@myhome.net> wrote in message
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> Run gpedit.msc. Does it run and open the group policies? If yes, you can
> change one value to stop the UAC elevate to admin prompt and leave
> everything else the same
>
> <jnospam@nospam.net> wrote in message
> news:%234cryUD3HHA.1188@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
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>> Saturday 12:30 edt usa
>>
>> I need to add a couple of folders to the "start" menu for ALL users to
>> use.
>>
>> How do I do this?
>>
>> J
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