If you want a shortcut to appear on everyone's desktop, put it in the
following folder (assuming C: is your system drive):
C:\Users\Public\Desktop
You might have to first create the shortcut elsewhere (your own Documents
folder, for example) and then move it there manually. for some reason when I
right-click within the Public Desktop folder I only get the option to create
new folders, not shortcuts.
In the same way, if you replace 'Public' in the above path with a specific
username you can target anybody's desktop you want. Obviously you do need
administrator privileges to do this but as you're logged in as an
administrator and you have UAC turned off it should work fine.
It's the same as XP, except it used to be C:\Documents and Settings\All
Users\Desktop. Personally I think 'All Users' is a little more
self-explanatory than 'Public' but that's progress for you...
"Tuttle" <nospamhere@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:
> Hello all:
>
> I apologize if I have overlooked some obvious source for this information.
> I
> have Googled and searched newsgroups and read articles, and while I have
> learned a lot about Vista I am no wiser on some basic things.
>
> I am brand new to Vista. I am setting up a Vista Home Premium laptop for a
> friend. I created a standard user account for him, but I am using the
> administrator account myself while installing software and configuring
> everything. I disabled User Account Control for the admin account, because
> I
> was overwhelmed by warnings and prompts when doing all the installs and
> configs.
>
> When logged in as administrator, I installed various apps including Start
> menu shortcuts and Quick Launch icons. However, when the standard user
> logs
> in, he doesn't see any of those shortcuts. Likewise, I want to place some
> folders on the desktop that will give him tips on how to use his new
> laptop
> and shortcuts to maintenance tasks. But, when I place them on "my"
> desktop,
> they are not available to him when he logs in as his standard user.
>
> Is there some method that administrators use when setting up a new Vista
> system, so they can place Start menu shortcuts, Quick Launch icons,
> documents on desktop, etc. that will then be available in all user
> accounts
> (or even in specified user accounts)? Is there some way to do what I want,
> or am I asking the wrong questions?
>
> Thanks for any guidance.
>
>