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I am deploying shortcuts to users' desktops via Active Directory Group Policy. The policies are applied via AD groups based on membership. Is there a way, other than going to the users' workstation and making a shortcut locally, to deploy shortcuts that will only go to a couple of people rather than sending the shortcut to the entire group? I want to avoid having 50 policies. I am currently using AD 2003 and windows server 2003 and the workstations are a mix of Win 7 and XP.
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I am deploying shortcuts to users' desktops via Active Directory Group Policy. The policies are applied via AD groups based on membership. Is there a way, other than going to the users' workstation and making a shortcut locally, to deploy shortcuts that will only go to a couple of people rather than sending the shortcut to the entire group? I want to avoid having 50 policies. I am currently using AD 2003 and windows server 2003 and the workstations are a mix of Win 7 and XP.

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