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Remote Deploy Desktop Shortcut

Is there a way to remotely deploy a shortcut (for an internet explorer page) to a user's desktop?

We are running a WindowsServer2000 as our domain controller with XPsp2 machines logging into the domain. There is currenty a small script deployed at login for mapping drives and printers and such.

I just dont want to have to go to 35 pc's and do this manaually if there is another way.
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Hello josephfreer,


This should work for you. Just change it to your settings.

copy "\\yourserver\shortcuts$\yourlink.html.url" "c:\documents and settings\%username%\desktop" /y


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JoeZ430
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You mean just add this to our existing script, changing the links to:

copy "\\foxdc01\shortcut$\foxnet.html.url" "c:\documents and settings\%username%\desktop" /y
Exactly. You have to point it to where the shortcut is too.

shortcut$ > should be set to your share.
share as in the full path of the page (IIS folder burried somewhere) or just the name of that folder it is in?
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you will need to make a file share on your server to copy the shortcuts from.
ok thanks!
When I do this, I don't actually create a share, but put the shortcutes in with the GPO. In this case you do not need to specify the \\server\share\folder in the first parameter.