Use Group Policy to Show My Documents on Desktop

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r***@sd43.bc.ca

2006-06-20 21:02:28 UTC

Hello,

I'm trying to show "My Documents" and "My Network Places" on the
Desktop and Start Menu. However, when I disable the following settings
in GPO, no icons appear:

1. User Config\Administrative Templates\Desktop\Remove My Documents
icon on the Desktop
2. User Config\Administrative Templates\Desktop\Remove My Network
Places icon on the Desktop
3. User Config\Administrative Templates\Start Menu and Taskbar\Remove
My Documents icon on the Start Menu
4. 3. User Config\Administrative Templates\Start Menu and
Taskbar\Remove My Network Places icon on the Start Menu

I know other people have had the same problem, but I can't find a
solution. Can anybody help?

Thanks.

Wong Tuck Wah

2006-06-21 09:45:02 UTC

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Use the GP Planning or Logging features in GPMC to check which GPO is being
applied on that machine. Focus on the parameter "winning GPO", check on the
settings for this GPO to see whether is it set properly according to
yourneeds.

HTH.

Post by r***@sd43.bc.ca
Hello,
I'm trying to show "My Documents" and "My Network Places" on the
Desktop and Start Menu. However, when I disable the following settings
1. User Config\Administrative Templates\Desktop\Remove My Documents
icon on the Desktop
2. User Config\Administrative Templates\Desktop\Remove My Network
Places icon on the Desktop
3. User Config\Administrative Templates\Start Menu and Taskbar\Remove
My Documents icon on the Start Menu
4. 3. User Config\Administrative Templates\Start Menu and
Taskbar\Remove My Network Places icon on the Start Menu
I know other people have had the same problem, but I can't find a
solution. Can anybody help?
Thanks.

Ronni Pedersen

2006-06-21 21:39:27 UTC

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This will do the trick:

CLASS USER

CATEGORY "Desktop Icons (new start menu)"
KEYNAME
"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\HideDesktopIcons\NewStartPanel"

POLICY "Desktop Icons (new start menu)"

PART "Show My Computer"
CHECKBOX
VALUENAME "{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}"
VALUEON 0
VALUEOFF 1
END PART

PART "Show My Documents"
CHECKBOX
VALUENAME "{450D8FBA-AD25-11D0-98A8-0800361B1103}"
VALUEON 0
VALUEOFF 1
END PART

PART "Show My Network Places"
CHECKBOX
VALUENAME "{208D2C60-3AEA-1069-A2D7-08002B30309D}"
VALUEON 0
VALUEOFF 1
END PART

PART "Show Internet Explorer"
CHECKBOX
VALUENAME "{871C5380-42A0-1069-A2EA-08002B30309D}"
VALUEON 0
VALUEOFF 1
END PART

END POLICY

END CATEGORY