windows shortcuts - keeping em there

[charlener]

We're running computers that often have multiple users and the shortcuts are normally kept in doc+settings\All Users. However, if one of our users decides to move or delete the shortcut, it affects everyone. Is there a way to prevent shortcuts from being moved or deleted for all users?

thanks,
Charlene

 

[NEVERwinter]

copy it to your own or each start menu folder?

 

[lucky9]

You might be able to do this with a right click and then change the attributes to read only.:wine:

 

[Muse]

Originally posted by: lucky9
You might be able to do this with a right click and then change the attributes to read only.:wine:

Yes, changing them to read only could prevent your users from deleting them. To prevent people from moving them around you could use a free utility called Wintidy, which I use. It remembers where the shortcuts are on the desktop and with a click will restore them to where they all were when you last saved the "configuration." It would be up to somebody to run Wintidy at least occasionally (after a new icon is placed on the desktop) so it has the last configuration. Wintidy will pop up after a new icon is placed and tell you that there has been a change and you should save a new configuration. I use Wintidy to restore the icon positions after I change resolution and then change it back to my preferred resolution, but it could be used to restore positions to where they were before some user hashed them around.

 

[TMPadmin]

Why not just make them read only under the security tab? Make sure to leave them full access for admin or domain admins.