Adding start menu icons via Group Policy

[flashsnaps]

Hi All,


We want to customise the All programs menu to have a select few programs for a student login.

E.g.
word
excel
program1
program2
IE

Whats the best way to do this? I asked a similar question with Desktop icons which involved redirecting the folder to a shared folder on the server.

This the best to do it too?

[TheMinister]

Are you looking at just adding shortcuts to the 'Programs' menu or looking to give 'Students' an entirely different 'Program' menu?

[flashsnaps]

Give them shortcuts to various programs only.

[TheMinister]

If they are the only users of these computers, then I would look at redirecting the 'Programs' folder to a network drive.

Then it's easier to update if you need to add shortcuts.

[flashsnaps]

Hi, No there is about 50 odd PCs. And I wish to lockdown the programs menu of the students login.


Should of mentioned, Server 2008 with XP Clients.

[stevehill06]

Hi, No there is about 50 odd PCs. And I wish to lockdown the programs menu of the students login.


Should of mentioned, Server 2008 with XP Clients.

In GP, you can redirect the start menu to a folder on the server. Then you can add whatever shortcuts you want into that folder.

[sparkeh]

I use GPPs to contruct the student start menu, you can then build in checks to see if the program is actually installed therefore avoiding dead links.

[flashsnaps]

@stevehill06

@sparkeh

I got this working as you suggested, many thanks.