Sage 200C and redirected desktops

[Sheridan]

Anyone else use Sage 200C ('online') in a redirected desktop/start menu environment?

 

Its hardly a cloud system as it installs a ton of stuff locally - but after an update users get an error - which is because it tries to delete (and add) shortcuts to the users desktop and start menu, which are redirected to network locations (Windows 7)

 

Giving them write permissions fixes the problem, but it also means any files they accidentally leave on the desktop are replicated across all users, which isn't ideal!

 

Just wondering if anyone else using this awful software has found a way around this, maybe a way to force it to install shortcuts locally?

[FishCustard]

Use a compatibility shim to redirect the writes to the desktop somewhere else (if the shortcuts aren't needed, redirect them to a temp folder) - https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/askperf/2011/06/17/demystifying-shims-or-using-the-app-compat-toolkit-to-make-your-old-stuff-work-with-your-new-stuff/

[sted]

dosent it install per user and iirc just installs to appdata/that users desktop?

[FishCustard]

dosent it install per user and iirc just installs to appdata/that users desktop?

 

Yes, but if all users' desktops are redirected to a central location, that won't work.

[sted]

Yes, but if all users' desktops are redirected to a central location, that won't work.

 

ah sorry misread/understood

[Sheridan]

It does install per user, and writes to the Start Menu and Desktop - which are redirected to a network share - they only have read only access to that which is what crashes it. I've never looked at creating a compatiblity shim before - might have to investigate that!

[Sheridan]

Hmm that shim toolkit doesn't work with Windows 10 - which is what these PCs will be updated to shortly. Its looking like I'll have to give them rights to the desktop or manually update every time

[sted]

you might need to give them their own desktops or the shortcut it creates will work for fred on pc1 but nobody else and probably not even him on pc2

[FishCustard]

Hmm that shim toolkit doesn't work with Windows 10 - which is what these PCs will be updated to shortly. Its looking like I'll have to give them rights to the desktop or manually update every time

 

Ahh, sorry, I linked you the old version - you'll need Compatibility Administrator for W10: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/deployment/planning/creating-a-custom-compatibility-fix-in-compatibility-administrator

 

Get it with the W10 ADK here: https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/yongrhee/2015/08/11/download-application-compatibility-toolkit-act-for-windows-10/