I used to have a login script which trashed the start menu and desktop icons, depending on which groups they were in. Would that help? Jon Spriggs LPIC-1 Certified -- http://jon.spriggs.org.uk Sent from my mobile device, please excuse any typo's and top posting! hackerkey.com://v4sw6BHUhw5ln3pr5$ck4ma3u7L$w5TUX$m5l7ADFKLRSU$i852Ne5t5BGRSb8AGKMOPTen6a2Xs0Ir5p-2.88/0g5CMT -----Original Message----- From: Patrick <london31uk@xxxxxxxxx> Sent: 12 June 2008 15:20 To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [windows2000] Re: Working with Vista Hi Jim, All I want to do is make certain applications available to students as the logon on thier desktop and startup menu. Nothing flash, it must have been my use of the word Publish. We have installed software for graphics and media, and that is all we want the kids to see. Thanks Patrick ----- Original Message ---- From: Jim Kenzig <jkenzig@xxxxxxxxx> To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2008 2:27:48 PM Subject: [windows2000] Re: Working with Vista We use a single mandatory profile and use Citrix to publish the apps via Web interface. So all they need is a browser and the Citrix client. Alternatively, you could use terminal services to publish apps if it is 2008 version. (you will have to purchase TS Cals) and then set up a 2008 TSGateway server and let them access the apps via RemoteApp. If you want to just control the apps Symantec/Altiris has SVS and VMWare now has ThinApp that you could package the apps and stream them out to the users desktop. JK On Thu, Jun 12, 2008 at 7:52 AM, Patrick <london31uk@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="0-111839984-1213271525=:80105" --0-111839984-1213271525=:80105 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Guys,=0AI am trying to configure available applications on Vista, and wa= s thinking of the best way to get this working. I want to publish certain a= pplications for the students, would it be best to use the public folder, or= mandatory user profiles, with the latter I guess I have to change this onc= e new applications are installed=A0 / approved. also is there a way to have= the applications publised in the public folder to show up in the startup m= enu.=0AThanks=0A=0A=0A --0-111839984-1213271525=:80105 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii <html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><DIV>Hi Guys,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I am trying to configure available applications on Vista, and was thinking of the best way to get this working. I want to publish certain applications for the students, would it be best to use the public folder, or mandatory user profiles, with the latter I guess I have to change this once new applications are installed / approved. also is there a way to have the applications publised in the public folder to show up in the startup menu.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Thanks</DIV> <DIV> </DIV></div><br> </body></html> --0-111839984-1213271525=:80105-- ********************** To Unsubscribe, set digest or vacation mode or view archives use the below link. //www.freelists.org/list/windows2000 -- Jim Kenzig Microsoft MVP - Windows Server Presentation and Hosted Desktop Virtualization Citrix Technology Professional Blog: http://www.techblink.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com