RE: [ActiveDir] Quick Launch Bar
Ha ha!! I think that I may have figured out my problem. In the GPO I am forwarding My Documents, Application Data and Desktop. We all know that the Quick Launch bar is located in the Application Data folder. When configuring the GPO, I set the forwarding option to be for all of the above to Create a folder for each user in the root path. As a value, I provided a UNC path to the server in which I would like the data to be stored. After only having too much time wasted on the stupid Quick Launch Bar, I then reviewed the GPO again today with a fresh pair of eyes and a rested brain. I changed the forwarding option to be from what it was above to, Redirect to the following location using the same UNC path. This seems to have worked for me so far and now this sort of makes sense. I take the above as with the first option, the UNC path is being used but a copy of the file being copied on remote server, sort of like FTP'ing the file. With the second option, I am using a Virtual Directory type file storage which is why I believe that I am no longer being prompted to download items from the Quick Launch Bar. At least at the very beginning, the options within the Folder Redirection were a bit confusing. If I am correct, I may have solved my dilemma. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2004 12:33 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Quick Launch Bar Hey Edwin... If you don't roam it, it will still use the local one, not go away. From the way i understand it. This is from the GPO... Lets you add to the list of folders excluded from the user's roaming profile. This setting lets you exclude folders that are normally included in the user's profile. As a result, these folders do not need to be stored by the network server on which the profile resides and do not follow users to other computers. By default, the History, Local Settings, Temp, and Temporary Internet Files folders are excluded from the user's roaming profile. If you enable this setting, you can exclude additional folders. If you disable this setting or do not configure it, only the default folders are excluded. Note: You cannot use this setting to include the default folders in a roaming user profile. John |-+-- | | Edwin| | | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | | Sent by: | | | [EMAIL PROTECTED]| | | tivedir.org| | | | | | | | | 06/17/2004 10:34 AM| | | Please respond to | | | ActiveDir | | | | |-+-- --- ---| | | | To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | cc: | | Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Quick Launch Bar | --- ---| Hin addition to my previous question about the Quick Launch bar, I am not able to delete any shortcuts that I place there. It is weird how I can add a new shortcut to the Quick Launch bar but I cannot remove it. Also, the new shortcuts ask me to DL the file just like the default icons. When checking the properties of the shortcut on the Quick Lauch, the path shows the UNC path to the roaming profile directory which is the exact same as when checking the properties for the shortcut on the start menu. Okay. So now I see where John was going with the buggy Quick Launch bar, but I don't believe that the end users will appreciate it going away as was suggested. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2004 8:26 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Quick Launch Bar Hey Edwin... Without looking at it, and i can't really test here...I have to assume it's the path somehow. Would be odd for them to lose the file association, but not impossible...heheheheh Perhaps it's looking to the server for the program, which doesn't exist there? John |-+-- | | Edwin| | | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | | Sent by: | | | [EMAIL PROTECTED]| | | tivedir.org| | | | | | | | | 06/17/2004 06:41 AM| | | Please respond to | | | ActiveDir
RE: [ActiveDir] Quick Launch Bar
Hin addition to my previous question about the Quick Launch bar, I am not able to delete any shortcuts that I place there. It is weird how I can add a new shortcut to the Quick Launch bar but I cannot remove it. Also, the new shortcuts ask me to DL the file just like the default icons. When checking the properties of the shortcut on the Quick Lauch, the path shows the UNC path to the roaming profile directory which is the exact same as when checking the properties for the shortcut on the start menu. Okay. So now I see where John was going with the buggy Quick Launch bar, but I don't believe that the end users will appreciate it going away as was suggested. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2004 8:26 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Quick Launch Bar Hey Edwin... Without looking at it, and i can't really test here...I have to assume it's the path somehow. Would be odd for them to lose the file association, but not impossible...heheheheh Perhaps it's looking to the server for the program, which doesn't exist there? John |-+-- | | Edwin| | | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | | Sent by: | | | [EMAIL PROTECTED]| | | tivedir.org| | | | | | | | | 06/17/2004 06:41 AM| | | Please respond to | | | ActiveDir | | | | |-+-- --- ---| | | | To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | cc: | | Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Quick Launch Bar | --- ---| John, I will take your response with great consideration. I appreciate your response. But I would still like to know why it is that the Quick Launch bar will prompt you to open a default standard shortcut such as the IE or Windows Media Icon. Also, now that I have installed MS Office, I get the same prompt now that the Outlook shortcut was added. What can I do to prevent this from happening when using a roaming profile? Thanks, Edwin -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2004 3:16 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] Quick Launch Bar Hey EdwinWe haven't been using roaming profiles here, but what i can tell you is that the quick launch is in the Application Data directory. We experminted with redirecting it here so the quicklaunch would follow users around, but ran into many problems with it. Lots of slowness in office as it wanted to write temp files up to the server, etc. You can exclude directories from roaming with a GPO, and this is one i would strongly suggest you consider. John |-+-- | | Edwin| | | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | | Sent by: | | | [EMAIL PROTECTED]| | | tivedir.org| | | | | | | | | 06/16/2004 01:46 PM| | | Please respond to | | | ActiveDir | | | | |-+-- --- -| | | | To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | cc: | | Subject: [ActiveDir] Quick Launch Bar | --- -| I am trying to use roaming profiles on a Win2K3 domain with XP Professional as client. Roaming profiles seem to be working great except that when you click on the Windows Media Player or Internet Explorer icon, you get a prompt asking if you want to open this file. This is similar to trying to download an executable via a web site when you get a warning about its potential contents. What can I do to get rid of this? Thank you in advance for your replies. Edwin List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ: http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ: http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List
RE: [ActiveDir] Quick Launch Bar
Hey Edwin... If you don't roam it, it will still use the local one, not go away. From the way i understand it. This is from the GPO... Lets you add to the list of folders excluded from the user's roaming profile. This setting lets you exclude folders that are normally included in the user's profile. As a result, these folders do not need to be stored by the network server on which the profile resides and do not follow users to other computers. By default, the History, Local Settings, Temp, and Temporary Internet Files folders are excluded from the user's roaming profile. If you enable this setting, you can exclude additional folders. If you disable this setting or do not configure it, only the default folders are excluded. Note: You cannot use this setting to include the default folders in a roaming user profile. John |-+-- | | Edwin| | | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | | Sent by: | | | [EMAIL PROTECTED]| | | tivedir.org| | | | | | | | | 06/17/2004 10:34 AM| | | Please respond to | | | ActiveDir | | | | |-+-- --| | | | To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | cc: | | Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Quick Launch Bar | --| Hin addition to my previous question about the Quick Launch bar, I am not able to delete any shortcuts that I place there. It is weird how I can add a new shortcut to the Quick Launch bar but I cannot remove it. Also, the new shortcuts ask me to DL the file just like the default icons. When checking the properties of the shortcut on the Quick Lauch, the path shows the UNC path to the roaming profile directory which is the exact same as when checking the properties for the shortcut on the start menu. Okay. So now I see where John was going with the buggy Quick Launch bar, but I don't believe that the end users will appreciate it going away as was suggested. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2004 8:26 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Quick Launch Bar Hey Edwin... Without looking at it, and i can't really test here...I have to assume it's the path somehow. Would be odd for them to lose the file association, but not impossible...heheheheh Perhaps it's looking to the server for the program, which doesn't exist there? John |-+-- | | Edwin| | | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | | Sent by: | | | [EMAIL PROTECTED]| | | tivedir.org| | | | | | | | | 06/17/2004 06:41 AM| | | Please respond to | | | ActiveDir | | | | |-+-- --- ---| | | | To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | cc: | | Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Quick Launch Bar | --- ---| John, I will take your response with great consideration. I appreciate your response. But I would still like to know why it is that the Quick Launch bar will prompt you to open a default standard shortcut such as the IE or Windows Media Icon. Also, now that I have installed MS Office, I get the same prompt now that the Outlook shortcut was added. What can I do to prevent this from happening when using a roaming profile? Thanks, Edwin -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2004 3:16 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] Quick Launch Bar Hey EdwinWe
Re: [ActiveDir] Quick Launch Bar
Hey EdwinWe haven't been using roaming profiles here, but what i can tell you is that the quick launch is in the Application Data directory. We experminted with redirecting it here so the quicklaunch would follow users around, but ran into many problems with it. Lots of slowness in office as it wanted to write temp files up to the server, etc. You can exclude directories from roaming with a GPO, and this is one i would strongly suggest you consider. John |-+-- | | Edwin| | | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | | Sent by: | | | [EMAIL PROTECTED]| | | tivedir.org| | | | | | | | | 06/16/2004 01:46 PM| | | Please respond to | | | ActiveDir | | | | |-+-- | | | | To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | cc: | | Subject: [ActiveDir] Quick Launch Bar | | I am trying to use roaming profiles on a Win2K3 domain with XP Professional as client. Roaming profiles seem to be working great except that when you click on the Windows Media Player or Internet Explorer icon, you get a prompt asking if you want to open this file. This is similar to trying to download an executable via a web site when you get a warning about its potential contents. What can I do to get rid of this? Thank you in advance for your replies. Edwin List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ: http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/
