All Users Folder?

[Number6]

Where is the All Users folder in W7? I need to put some links in the equivalent of the XP All Users>Desktop folder.

 

Can I add a Desktop folder in C:\program data\microsoft\windows?

 

Or what?

[mrbios]

Would it be: C:\Users\Public\Desktop ? the only other one is the "Default" one

 

EDIT: ah http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/itprovistadesktopui/thread/f4b84741-fd17-4c9c-b9f2-87a0140ade37

 

EDIT2: seems that is onlythe start menu, damn this is actually quite strange *shakes fist at microsoft*

Edited October 14, 2009 by mrbios

[Jamman960]

Haven't got a Win 7 box in front of me but if you right click on the start button it may still have an Open/Explorer all users option.

[Number6]

Would it be: C:\Users\Public\Desktop ? the only other one is the "Default" one

 

EDIT: ah Standard User Account Start > All programs Menu differant to Admin

 

EDIT2: seems that is onlythe start menu, damn this is actually quite strange *shakes fist at microsoft*

 

Tell me about it!

 

This only cropped up yesterday when a user asked me to put a shortcut on the desktop for every user; no problem said I........

[mrbios]

Tell me about it!

 

This only cropped up yesterday when a user asked me to put a shortcut on the desktop for every user; no problem said I........

 

Can you not setup a redirection policy for the desktops? or do they have the same issue as the start menus (very slow to load)?

 

A few areas on the net state C:\Users\Public\Desktop (hidden folder) though that was for windows vista, assume its the same in 7 though

Edited October 14, 2009 by mrbios

[imullings]

On our win 7 (On CC4)

Shared desktop = C:\ProgramData\Shared Desktop

Shared start menu = C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu

 

Ian Mullings

Devizes School IT Support

[Number6]

Can you not setup a redirection policy for the desktops? or do they have the same issue as the start menus (very slow to load)?

 

A few areas on the net state C:\Users\Public\Desktop (hidden folder) though that was for windows vista, assume its the same in 7 though

 

I don't really want to set up a redirect for the desktop, some users, despite admonishments, continue to put large files on the desktop and these cause slow logons.

[Number6]

On our win 7 (On CC4)

Shared desktop = C:\ProgramData\Shared Desktop

Shared start menu = C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu

 

Ian Mullings

Devizes School IT Support

 

The start menu is fine, we have that and I can see that it works.

 

We don't have a Shared Desktop folder though, can I just create it?

[sidewinder]

I don't really want to set up a redirect for the desktop, some users, despite admonishments, continue to put large files on the desktop and these cause slow logons.

 

Surely that would stop the slow logons though? The point of redirections is that you specify parts of the profile that dont have to be copied down on logon

[Number6]

Surely that would stop the slow logons though? The point of redirections is that you specify parts of the profile that dont have to be copied down on logon

 

If the desktop is redirected then it, and any files stored on the desktop get copied to and from the server at each logon.... don't they?

 

Anyway, whatever the result of using folder redirection I need to be able to put links into the all users>desktop folder so that any user logging onto a particular PC has the same shortcuts.

[AngryTechnician]

It is C:\Users\Public\Desktop, just like in Vista. The folder is hidden, so you won't see it immediately, plus when you navigate to it the folder name in the address bar changes to 'Public Desktop'. I just created a text file there and it appears on my desktop.

 

If the desktop is redirected then it, and any files stored on the desktop get copied to and from the server at each logon.... don't they?

 

No, if the the folder is redirected, the computer will never make copies (except using Offline Files, if configured). It simply uses the redirected location directly.

Edited October 14, 2009 by AngryTechnician

[Number6]

It is C:\Users\Public\Desktop, just like in Vista. The folder is hidden, so you won't see it immediately, plus when you navigate to it the folder name in the address bar changes to 'Public Desktop'. I just created a text file there and it appears on my desktop.

 

 

 

No, if the the folder is redirected, the computer will never make copies (except using Offline Files, if configured). It simply uses the redirected location directly.

 

Thank you, for both answers.

[ricki]

Hi

 

You need to stop users saving things to the desktop. I would redirect it with a read only permission on.

 

Richard

[Number6]

Hi

 

You need to stop users saving things to the desktop. I would redirect it with a read only permission on.

 

Richard

 

Why do you say that?

[mrbios]

Why do you say that?

 

If you create a read only redirect you can dictate what the users see the on the desktop for every machine and they can't add loads of files which will only end up extending the login times.

 

For example our read only desktop here i have shortcuts to office programs, specific shares and that's it, a total of 12 icons for the teachers and 7 for the students, and nothing else goes on the desktop but that.

 

If you have multiple subnets with DCs for each subnets you could also be extra fancy and have it hosted on a DFS share so that users pull up the start menu and desktop from their local DC, which saves a bit on loading times and network traffic.

[Number6]

I'm not sure this would work for us but I can see your point.

 

I'll have a think.

[mrbios]

I'm not sure this would work for us but I can see your point.

 

I'll have a think.

 

Do your students not move around alot from PC to PC? do you not get problems with them saving files on the desktop then moving to another PC and not being able to find their files?

 

or if the desktop goes with their profiles does it not get huge with the amount of stuff they save?

 

Here i have start menus, desktop, my documents and application data all redirected in some form (app data forced to stay on C:, my docs redirected to home folders and desktop and start menu redirected to read only shares where we add in shortcuts the students and non roaming teachers can see) with students and non roaming teachers on mandatory profiles

 

Our student profiles total 4mb inc start menu and desktop stuff, everything else is then stored on the network in shares like their home folders and public shares like teaching resources.

 

I guess it entirely depends on how your students use the PCs though, i've not attempted moving anything to windows 7 even as a test yet due to what i've read about the start menu redirection problems but im sure i will when that's resolved