"Fabrussio" <Fabrus***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> I very simply want to copy a shortcut to:
> c:\documents and settings\all users\desktop
> Using a STARTUP script I am getting "access denied"...but I thought
startup
> scripts ran as 'system' which has write access to the 'desktop' folder???
>
> How can I copy it another way?
> Folder Redirection is not an option.

"Ray Costanzo [MVP]" wrote:

> Does the file already exist in that location and is it read only?
>
> Ray at work
>
> "Fabrussio" <Fabrus***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:E3CF4669-DD70-47D0-A01D-8340B369D5A0@microsoft.com...
> > I very simply want to copy a shortcut to:
> > c:\documents and settings\all users\desktop
> > Using a STARTUP script I am getting "access denied"...but I thought
> startup
> > scripts ran as 'system' which has write access to the 'desktop' folder???
> >
> > How can I copy it another way?
> > Folder Redirection is not an option.
>
>
>

"Fabrussio" wrote:

> No, it's just a shortcut to a program.
> I am using a simple .bat file in the startup scripts part of GPO.
> xcopy \\server\folder\file.lnk c:\docume~1\alluse~1\desktop /c /q /y
>
> the \\server\folder share has administrators, domain users and computers FC
> permissions. The bat file runs but errors with access denied. In windows
> logged in as admin running the file manually it works fine. Our users are
> highly restricted.
>
> thanks 4 any advice
>
>
> "Ray Costanzo [MVP]" wrote:
>
> > Does the file already exist in that location and is it read only?
> >
> > Ray at work
> >
> > "Fabrussio" <Fabrus***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:E3CF4669-DD70-47D0-A01D-8340B369D5A0@microsoft.com...
> > > I very simply want to copy a shortcut to:
> > > c:\documents and settings\all users\desktop
> > > Using a STARTUP script I am getting "access denied"...but I thought
> > startup
> > > scripts ran as 'system' which has write access to the 'desktop' folder???
> > >
> > > How can I copy it another way?
> > > Folder Redirection is not an option.
> >
> >
> >

"Fabrussio" <Fabrus***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:E5AAAC84-790D-4442-B7E6-BBA138B3C401@microsoft.com...
> No, it's just a shortcut to a program.
> I am using a simple .bat file in the startup scripts part of GPO.
> xcopy \\server\folder\file.lnk c:\docume~1\alluse~1\desktop /c /q /y
>
> the \\server\folder share has administrators, domain users and computers
FC
> permissions. The bat file runs but errors with access denied. In windows
> logged in as admin running the file manually it works fine. Our users are
> highly restricted.
>
> thanks 4 any advice
>
>
> "Ray Costanzo [MVP]" wrote:
>
> > Does the file already exist in that location and is it read only?
> >
> > Ray at work
> >
> > "Fabrussio" <Fabrus***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:E3CF4669-DD70-47D0-A01D-8340B369D5A0@microsoft.com...
> > > I very simply want to copy a shortcut to:
> > > c:\documents and settings\all users\desktop
> > > Using a STARTUP script I am getting "access denied"...but I thought
> > startup
> > > scripts ran as 'system' which has write access to the 'desktop'
folder???
> > >
> > > How can I copy it another way?
> > > Folder Redirection is not an option.
> >
> >
> >