Configuring the  95/98  Client Desktop

Generate an account using MysaNiTy’s add user, with the option to add user to the administrators group checked. Then you simply logon onto a workstation using this account. This will allow you to configure the desktop however you wish.

The logon script will redirect the workstation to the MysaNiTy shared desktop folders on the server. You will need to copy the original desktop from this workgroup to the new one on the server. All computers participating in this workgroup will get their desktop from this workgroups desktop folder on the server. Accounts not members of the Windows NT administrators group will have read only access to this folder and not be able to modify the desktop. 

If you are NOT a member of the Windows NT administrators group you CANNOT modify icons on the desktop, start menu, etc. 

To Copy the original client desktop and start menu setup over to the new setup, (see diagrams next page )

 1)             Start --> RUN     type   explorer    then enter in the path to the desktop file

                C:\Windows\desktop and press Enter.

 2)             Here are the files from your previous Windows desktop settings. You can drag the icons from C:\Windows\desktop out onto the desktop.

 The Programs folder on the Start Menu can be found at C:\Windows\Start Menu\Programs.  Drag the subfolders located under Programs to the \\servername\desktops\workgroupname\Programs   folder.

 3)             Check the Startup folder for shortcuts located at

c:\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup and copy any to

\\server\desktops\workgroupname\Startup

 6)             Check the Start Menu folder for shortcuts located at

C:\Windows\Start Menu    and copy any folders here to

\\server\desktops\workgroupname\Startmenu

 Remember, you need only do this at one computer. All changes on this computer will be seen on all the other computers around the lab on next Logon or by pressing F5 on other workstations in this workgroup.