Comments on: Automatically mapping to Exchange server when user logs in and mapping certain desktop icons to server applications. http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/automatically-mapping-to-exchange-server-when-user-logs-in-and-mapping-certain-desktop-icons-to-server-applications/ Wed, 22 May 2013 05:05:11 +0000 hourly 1 By: waynebk http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/automatically-mapping-to-exchange-server-when-user-logs-in-and-mapping-certain-desktop-icons-to-server-applications/#comment-47832 waynebk Thu, 17 Feb 2005 12:12:28 +0000 #comment-47832 Thanks so much for the great information. I wrote the script for Outlook 2002. I tested it on a few machines and it seems to be working fine. I can’t find that method that you mentioned about getting the Office version. I googled, but didn’t find it. Anyway, maybe I’ll eventually figure that out.

I like the idea about creating group policies for desktop icons. I will definitely look into this further. Thanks for all the help.

]]> By: greenie http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/automatically-mapping-to-exchange-server-when-user-logs-in-and-mapping-certain-desktop-icons-to-server-applications/#comment-47834 greenie Wed, 16 Feb 2005 14:55:22 +0000 #comment-47834 You have two options to eliminate the synchronization issues with a roaming profile.

1. Disable Offline files
2. If you need to keep offine files enabled you have to disable caching on the offline files.

That should eliminate the synch issue within the roaming profiles.

]]> By: waynebk http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/automatically-mapping-to-exchange-server-when-user-logs-in-and-mapping-certain-desktop-icons-to-server-applications/#comment-47835 waynebk Wed, 16 Feb 2005 14:45:36 +0000 #comment-47835 Thanks for the replies.

greenie: Thanks for the suggestion. The reason I do not use roaming profiles is that we had a problem with the synchronization. Error messages would appear frequently stating that there was a synchronization problem and users would call asking what to do. So it became more of a problem than a help. Any idea how to make sure synchronization works right and error messages do not appear?

ghigbee: Thanks for your information. However, the link you provided doesn’t work. Could you please double-check this? The desktop suggestion sounds like a good idea.

]]> By: ghigbee http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/automatically-mapping-to-exchange-server-when-user-logs-in-and-mapping-certain-desktop-icons-to-server-applications/#comment-47836 ghigbee Wed, 16 Feb 2005 14:16:46 +0000 #comment-47836 I have an article that covers the basics of writing to the registry using VBSCript. You can start there and set that to run at logon. The article is available at http://frankenrouter.homeip.net/System+Admin+Articles/102.aspx.
As far as outlook 2003, do a search on google for ‘determine “outlook version” registry’ and it returns one method to do it programmatically useing the GetVersionEx WinAPI function. That still may be possible using vbscript but I am not sure since I haven’t tried it yet.
I would use a group policy to set the desktop for those users who need a common desktop. You can copy all of the shortcuts to a common location, specify it in the GPO along with turning of shortcut tracking, and it should work.

HTH

Gary

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