[THIN] Re: Outlook Express and IE icon in quick launch menu (resolved)
- From: "Jeff Durbin" <techlists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2004 09:18:13 +1200
I've done it this way many, many times with no error (removing the stubpath
value). Replacing user profiles is often not an option.
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From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Jim Hathaway
Sent: Tuesday, 27 July 2004 5:06 a.m.
To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [THIN] Re: Outlook Express and IE icon in quick launch menu
(resolved)
FYI also, in the past, the posted method for getting outlook express to stop
from setting itself up in the quicklaunch bar has been to make this
modification to the regkey.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed
Components\{44BBA840-CC51-11CF-AAFA-00AA00B6015C}
Stubpath = ""
Blanking the value of "Stubpath" will get this application to not set it
self up automatically.
J
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From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Jim Hathaway
Sent: Monday, July 26, 2004 9:56 AM
To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [THIN] Re: Outlook Express and IE icon in quick launch menu
(resolved)
Mathew,
A far easier method for you in removing this "feature" in future builds.
- Login as a test user account to the Terminal server (with a local
profile - not roaming).
- Config the the desktop environment the way you want it to look.
- resize the quick launch bar, remove un-needed icons from it
ect . . .
- log off your test user account, login as an admin account.
- Make a copy of the default user profile under C:\documents and
settings\default user.
- right click my computer, go to properties.
- if on Win2k, go to the "users' profile" tab.
- highlight the profile of your test account, select "copy too"
and browse to the directory of the default user profile - C:\documents and
settings\default user.
- in the "permitted to use" box, make it either "everyone"
or a domain based security group that encompasses all your TS users.
- if on Win2k3, go to the "advanced" tab, and select the button for
"user profiles".
- highlight the profile of your test account, select "copy too"
and browse to the directory of the default user profile - C:\documents and
settings\default user.
- in the "permitted to use" box, make it either "everyone"
or a domain based security group that encompasses all your TS users.
In this way you replace the default profile w/ a customized profile, which
if setup correctly can get you around having to hack the registry to stop
some of the automatted profile setup processes. The settings in this default
profile will of course only apply to end users when they are setting up a
new profile of their own.
Once you have a working default profile in place, you can then pre-stage the
icons that show up for end users under the quick launch bar. You can
manually place new short-cuts under "C:\Documents and Settings\Default
User\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch" and new
users logging in will get all the shortcuts in their quick launch bar that
you've defined.
HTH
J
PS - when setting up a default profile I generally refrain from opening up
office applications to ensure that these applications set themselves up
properly for end users who are first logging on.
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From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Matthew Shrewsbury
Sent: Monday, July 26, 2004 9:20 AM
To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [THIN] Re: Outlook Express and IE icon in quick launch menu
(resolved)
I just found another problem. Outlook 2002 created an error when you try and
open it after deleting the keys. So it's no quick launch menu for my users.
This is a unresolved issue for me. I can't believe Microsoft would make
something so unmanageable.
Matthew Shrewsbury, MCSE+Internet MCSE 2000 CCA
Network Administrator
-----Original Message-----
From: Jeff Malczewski [mailto:jmalczewski@xxxxxxxx]
Sent: Monday, July 26, 2004 12:04 PM
To: 'thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'
Subject: [THIN] Re: Outlook Express and IE icon in quick launch menu
(resolved)
Hrmmm... I can't imagine that having anything but a negative outcome...
??
-----Original Message-----
From: Matthew Shrewsbury [mailto:MShrewsbury@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Monday, July 26, 2004 12:01 PM
To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [THIN] Re: Outlook Express and IE icon in quick launch menu
(resolved)
That is good to know...thanks for the warning. Have you tried giving system
read only rights to the "active setup" key?
Matthew Shrewsbury, MCSE+Internet MCSE 2000 CCA
Network Administrator
-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Kenzig http://thin.net [mailto:jimkenz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Monday, July 26, 2004 11:52 AM
To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [THIN] Re: Outlook Express and IE icon in quick launch menu
(resolved)
Until you install the next IE or OE hotfix or SP and it will get recreated
again....
JK
-----Original Message-----
From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf
Of Matthew Shrewsbury
Sent: Monday, July 26, 2004 11:46 AM
To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [THIN] Outlook Express and IE icon in quick launch menu (resolved)
I thought I'd pass this along as I am sure I'm not the only one who has
wanted to get rid of the Outlook Express and IE icons from the Quick Launch
menu. Remember to backup your registry before modifying!!
Outlook Express (delete key to remove icon)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed
Components\{44BBA840-CC51-11CF-AAFA-00AA00B6015C}
IE Icon (delete key to remove)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed
Components\{89820200-ECBD-11cf-8B85-00AA005B4383}
Keep in mind that this will not remove any already created icons. It will
keep them from being generated when a new user logs in. I also noticed that
removing IE icon also removed the "Show Desktop" icon. I added the show
desktop icon back by placing it in the Documents and Settings\Default
User\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\ folder.
Now when a user logs on they get the quick launch menu only showing the
"show desktop" icon.
Matthew Shrewsbury, MCSE+Internet MCSE 2000 CCA
Network Administrator
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