Redirected start menu empty

I can't get it to work either :(
Tearing my hair out (if I had any!) here....

I've created a test OU - blocked inheritence and only applying the settings in the attached.
Group Policy Results shows the policy as applying correctly - but the start menu is just the standard one not the re-directed one.

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Originally Posted by kennysarmy

I've created a test OU - blocked inheritence and only applying the settings in the attached.
Group Policy Results shows the policy as applying correctly - but the start menu is just the standard one not the re-directed one.

Any ideas?Attachment 15437

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Looks like you might have swapped the settings:

Desktop <-> Start Menu.

Have another look?

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Originally Posted by DaveP

Looks like you might have swapped the settings:

Desktop <-> Start Menu.

Have another look?

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Thanks - no the desktop actually points to a folder named \\kms1\desktops\Staff\StartMenu\Programs - that is correct and working.

Interestingly though if I logon as my test user - the start menu seems to display the all users start menu, BUT if I right click All Programs and choose OPEN - it opens the correct place: ie \\kms1\desktops\Staff\Start Menu and within that folder I can see my "Programs" directory...and I can access it and run the programs which I want to appear on the redirected Start Menu...

Weird.

How to redirect the start menu using Windows Server 2008 R2 & Windows 7

Seems I am not the only one...

I'm getting somewhere BUT:

The redirected Programs is MERGING with the ALL USERS from C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu

I want the start menu to ONLY be the redirected one...

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Originally Posted by kennysarmy

I'm getting somewhere BUT:

The redirected Programs is MERGING with the ALL USERS from C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu

I want the start menu to ONLY be the redirected one...

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To resolve that you need to set the GPO for hiding the common programs start menu: Remove common program groups from Start Menu

Regards

Dave

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Originally Posted by Ergo

To resolve that you need to set the GPO for hiding the common programs start menu: Remove common program groups from Start Menu

Regards

Dave

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Yep - just spotted that :)

It's working on my test OU and test user - next step to re-apply the inheritence and test with some other users and see if it breaks.

Cheers

All working well now :)

For us, its about a 50 / 50 split as to wheather they have the redirected menu or not. All users are in the same OU with the same GPO's but only random users actually get the directed menu?

@Darylrese there must be something else at play here. Are you getting any errors in the machine's event log regarding folder redirection, or group policy processing?

Regards

Dave

These are the 2 errors in event viewer that i can see:

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Originally Posted by Darylrese

This is the only error in event viewer that i can see:

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You've got to love Microsoft's useful error logs! I will ask a couple of my tech colleagues if they have some suggestions!

Dave

EDIT: i dont think the second one is relevant as to why the script isnt running! The script is in domain > netlogon > environment > students > scripts and has authenticated users in the security tab. All student accounts are the same but some get it, some dont :(

Sorry for the delay. Sounds like when some users try to log on windows is trying to copy files into the start menu. Possibly because on the folder redirection you have the setting "Move the contents of Start Menu to the new location" enabled. (see pictures below). Neither of the two default tick boxes should be selected if you are redirecting to a common start menu.

Regards

Dave
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