Start Menu GPO

[JoeMee1]

Hi All,

 

As it's that time of the year for re-imaging, we have came across an issue. We currently use a start menu redirect for students, which works fine and we are happy with. However, i want to create staff a base start menu, which they all will see. However, some staff need extra software installing, for example our finance department, and this is not on the image.

 

When i set a start menu re direct for staff, who have extra software installed, they cannot see the extra installed software - just the base software which is in the re-direct.

 

Is there any way i can make staff have a base start menu, as well as allow then to view installed programs? (So we don't have to end up having to add the installed shortcut to the re-direct, as this would show on all staffs PCs).

 

Many thanks & Happy Summer!

 

Joe

[clareq]

I redirect start menus to a folder on the local hard drive, that way each machine will show only the software installed on it.

[deano]

I don't redirect the start menu because of this reason and use the local start menu from the computer. You can use gpp to remove unwanted shortcuts or add ones