[THIN] Re: Floppy drive scans when user browses windows explorer or other file/open dialogue boxes
- From: "Anthony Green" <agreen@xxxxxxx>
- To: <thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2006 16:00:51 -0000
When you open explorer, does it show "details" view of your drives?
I had this problem before and changing the view to "list" fixed it.
Put in install mode when changing and it should set for all users.
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From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Joe Shonk
Sent: 24 January 2006 17:58
To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [THIN] Re: Floppy drive scans when user browses windows explorer or
other file/open dialogue boxes
Have you tried cleaning the user's document history?
Joe
On 1/24/06, Joe Grainger <JAG@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Thanks again for the replies JK.
Tried, the HKCU reg entry, it didn't work.
I was kind of hoping that there is a change that can be made to completely
stop the floppy disk scan/seek so that if users do need floppy disk access,
they can have it, without the added noise created by drive scans.
I have seen posts indicating change the module.ini on the client - we
currently use Program Neighbourhood and it would be nice to move towards a
centralised ICA config system, as we will be having remote users who use the
web interface in the next 12 months.
If the only choice available for users is to have to listen to their floppy
disk playing "sweet mechanical melodies", then so be it.
I was hoping to make the users experience as close to that of a $2000-$3000
laptop due to the word "Citrix" having a mysteriously mythical connection to
the word rubbish where I work :-(
Thanks
Joe
>>> jkenzig@xxxxxxxxx 24/01/2006 16:27:06 >>>
Then put the ones in a group that need floppies use the Citrix Policies as
explained at the bottom of the post.
JK
Joe Grainger .uk <mailto:G@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > wrote:
Thank you for the replies.
I am aware of the option to be able to disable floppy drive access. This is
a new v4 build, and we have purchased powerfuse to go with citrix & Terminal
Services, so I have a few more easily configurable options available ;-)
The organisation I work has started thinking USB v Floppy Drives, so in the
medium to long term, the requirement for floppy disks should become extinct.
However, today, and in the short to medium term, there are u sers who do
still need access to floppy disks, so they will still have the problem.
To try and make this a little clearer.....
Some users need floppy disk access
At some point this user group needs the client drive mapped.
Powerfuse offers a fast connect option so that the client drive will only be
mapped when the user attempts to connect to the drive.
Having started testing this, I haven't seen concrete performance results to
proove this is a viable option. e.g. No users get the floppy drive mapped
by default, hence no floppy scans. Users that need access to a floppy disk
will get the client drive mapped when they access the drive, and from then
on they will get the regular "headache inducing" floppy scans when they use
Office 2003 file/open dialogs and browse in Windows Explorer ;-(
>>> /2006 16:08:52 >>>
If users do not need the floppy hide it with a policy. Another way is to use
a script...
See http://support.citrix.com/forums/thread.jspa?messageID=44280
Joe Grainger <JAG@xxxxx> wrote:
Hi All,
Presentation Server 4.0
Windows 2003 Server SP1
ICA Client v9.150
Client OS (9x, 2k, XP)
Does anyone know what the config change is thats needed to stop local floppy
drive scans when windows explorer enumerates its available drive list?
This one has been around for a while in our environment and I am yet to find
an answer.
Thanks in advance
Jim Kenzig <mailto:web@xxxxxxxxxx>
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