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multiple users
That should be the "all users" not the user's start menu bits. so new program groups are visible, and how to go about managing this without causing a nightmare for our this... i;m sure i will soon enough ;) I don't redirect the Start Menu, myself (I do MyDocs, Application Data, Desktop), but you certainly can.

How to create Desktop Shortcut for an *.MDB using access VBA
ID Pathway 0 Desktop 1 Internet Explorer 2 Start Menu\Programs 3 My Computer\Control Panel 4 My Computer\Printers 5 My Documents 6 <user name>\Favorites 7 16 All Users\Start Menu 17 All Users\Start Menu\Programs 18 All Users\Startup 19 All Users\Desktop 1a <user name>\Application Data 1b <user name>\PrintHood

Open CommonDialog at Desktop?
Doug Knox MS-MVP dk...@mvps.org microsoft public windowsxp basics n the shortcuts are installed in Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs or Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop, if they're deleted or moved on any desktop, they're deleted or moved on all desktops.

foldery Windows'a
I can get to the desktop, start button, task bar, any global tool bars, system tray and the clock using tab on the desktop in Windows. FWIW, I use Ctrl-M to go to the menu and Ctrl-D to go to the Dock. Again both need to be known to be useful. For totally new users using the tab key and traversing menus are both

Problems with Right Clicking in IE7
Delete the Acrobat 4.0 link in the DocumentsAndSettings\AllUsers\Desktop folder, if present. 7. Delete the Adobe Acrobat 4.0 folder containing the shortcuts the DocumentsAndSettings\AllUsers\StartMenu\Programs folder. 8. Delete the following files from the Winnt\System32\Spool\Drivers\W32x86\3 folder: Adist4.bpd

Program installs under different user accounts
Every program I install for myself to use is also being added to every other users desktop and programs list, and I am getting all the junk the others install. So I just move them from:- C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs into C:\Documents and Settings\User Name\Start Menu\Programs Bit of a

Documents & Settings Query
Isn't that what the various "all users" folders and mutliple start menu folders are supposed to do? Yes - but the Windows 9x folders aren't fully integrated However, if I recall correctly (I now use NT), the All Users Desktop is still functional under Windows 9x, so you should be able to place a shortcut to the

GetEnvironmentVariable for %Userprofile%
#define CSIDL_DESKTOP 0x0000 // <desktop> #define CSIDL_INTERNET 0x0001 // Internet Explorer (icon on desktop) #define CSIDL_PROGRAMS 0x0002 // Start 0X0017 // All Users\Start Menu\Programs #define CSIDL_COMMON_STARTUP 0x0018 // All Users\Startup #define CSIDL_COMMON_DESKTOPDIRECTORY 0x0019 // All Users\Desktop

Common Dialogs
This automatically made any software installed available to "ALL USERS" and also simplified the organization of the "Start Menu" considerably. The only draw back was doubled icons/shortcuts appearing on the desktop (does not include system icons/shortcuts such as 'My Computer', 'My Documents', etc.).

All users same desktop
Is it possiable for each user to have their own desktop and start menu.. everytime i add something to my start menu it adds it self to the other userès start menu... HELP! If you're an administrative user (which you probably are), things you add to the Start Menu automatically get put in the All Users start menu

Options for Logging On
If I want it to start for every user, I would remove it from: C:\Documents and Settings\relic\Start Menu\Programs\Startup and put it into: C:\Documents and Settings\All Moving shortcuts between: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop -- and: C:\Documents and Settings\relic\Desktop -- do the same thing.

setting up desktop shortcuts for each user
If you just want the shortcut on all users desktop, Then put it in \Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop Else If you want it to run at logo for all users Then put it in \Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup End If hope this helps. -- Regards, Dave Patrick No email replies please - reply

My Document redirection cuasing Start Menu and Desktop Issues
I set up user profiles on Win98, but when I add new programs, the desktop icons and start menu entries don't show up for the other users. I moved the program shortcuts to C:\Windows\All Users\Desktop and C:\Windows\All Users\Start Menu The Desktop entries work (appear for all users) The Start Menu entries have no

Installed programs going to all users
To remove the users own desktop & taskbar settings, while allowing them to see and use only the shortcuts and settings in 'all users,' simply right click on their personal 'start menu' folder in 'Docs and settings' select properties -> security -> [user account] and allow 'read and execute,' 'read,' and 'list

Win 2000 Pro in Classroom
The closest I've come, is setting group access rights on the corresponding files (being the menu items) in "\WINNT\Profiles\All Users\Start Menu". (And I figure a similar thing can be done to the files in All Users\Desktop.) But: If the SW actually installs its own sub-menu with all its shortcuts,

Installing software as Admin, but user doesn't have the rights ...
It also combines the start menu from the currently logged on user with that of the All Users start menu (and desktop for that matter) to generate what said user It just takes everything that is in the All Users desktop/start menu folders and combines it with the currently logged on users desktop/start menu to

Remove Previous Version
Must copy new shortcuts from "All Users" to each user's start menu and desktop (and remove from All Users) to prevent one user from deleting another user's from users. Please, how can I disable "All Users" directory, and make shortcuts automatically go into each user's OWN start menu and desktop like other

APPLE
Next check \winnt\profiles\{username}\desktop - Next check \winnt\profiles\{username}\start menu - Next check \winnt\profiles\all users\desktop - Next check \winnt\profiles\all users\start menu - Next check \winnt\profiles\default user\desktop - Next check \winnt\profiles\default user\start menu - Next check

How to find path to Program Files (Special folders)
A typical path is C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop. Valid only for Windows NT systems. CSIDL_COMMON_DOCUMENTS (0x002e) The file system directory that contains CSIDL_COMMON_STARTMENU (0x0016) The file system directory that contains the programs and folders that appear on the Start menu for all users.

Users on local Win2k Pro Machine
I think i'm struggling around the permissions of the share this folder is redirected to, whether one user changing the start menu will affect all users and how to this... i;m sure i will soon enough ;) I don't redirect the Start Menu, myself (I do MyDocs, Application Data, Desktop), but you certainly can.