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Redirect start menu not working for me (2008 R2)

Answered Redirect start menu not working for me (2008 R2)

  • Thursday, March 07, 2013 4:24 PM
     
     
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    Just installed a Windows 2008 R2 intended for Terminal Server.
    The \\Server has a share locally \\Server\TScommon$\Start-Menu where all users have access, and the share is set up properly.

    However it does not work for my test-users.

    Event log from a user logged on:
    Successfully applied policy and redirected folder "Start-Menu" to "\\server\TScommon$\start-menu".
    Redirection options=0x1020.

    My Group Policy

    Computer Configuration (Enabled)
    Policies
    Administrative Templates
    Policy definitions (ADMX files) retrieved from the central store.System/Group Policy
    Policy Setting
    User Group Policy loopback processing mode Enabled 
    Mode: Merge
     

    User Configuration
    (Enabled)
    Policies
    Windows
    Settings
    Folder Redirection
    Setting: Not configured
    Start Menu
    Setting: Basic (Redirect
    everyone's folder to the same location)
    Options:
    Grant user exclusive rights to Start Menu Disabled
    Move the contents of Start Menu to the new location Enabled
    Also apply redirection policy to Windows 2000, Windows 2000
    server, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 operating systems    		 Disabled

    Policy Removal Behavior 

    		Leave contents

    Administrative Templates\Start Menu and Taskbar

    Add Logoff to the Start Menu Enabled 
    Prevent changes to Taskbar and Start Menu Settings Enabled 
    Remove and prevent access to the Shut Down command Enabled 
    Remove Clock from the system notification area Disabled 
    Remove My Music icon from Start Menu Enabled 
    Remove the "Undock PC" button from the Start Menu Enabled 
    Remove user's folders from the Start Menu Enabled 
    Turn off personalized menus Enabled
    Turn off user tracking  Enabled
    Force classic Start-Menu Enabled



    • Edited by HAL07 Thursday, March 07, 2013 4:27 PM
    • Edited by HAL07 Thursday, March 07, 2013 4:27 PM
    • Edited by HAL07 Thursday, March 07, 2013 4:29 PM
    • Edited by HAL07 Thursday, March 07, 2013 4:30 PM
    • Edited by HAL07 Thursday, March 07, 2013 9:30 PM
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  • Thursday, March 07, 2013 5:25 PM
     
     
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    Based on what you get from event log it redirected desktop instead??? But are you sure about move content if you want same start-menu for all users that login?

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    Goran Johansson
    http://gjohansson.com/blog

     
  • Thursday, March 07, 2013 9:32 PM
     
     
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    yeah sorry i was copying from here and there and noticed i had copied the wrong eventlog line so I just fixed it manually. I also redirect the desktop but that works fine.

     
  • Thursday, March 07, 2013 9:35 PM
     
     
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    Move content as I wrote above?

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    Goran Johansson
    http://gjohansson.com/blog

     
  • Friday, March 08, 2013 8:23 AM
     
     
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    but that would require users to have write-access to the start-menu? anyways, this was enabled before and did not affect my setup. I have also set everybody modify access on the permissions tab on the start menu to ensure that there is no access limitations. I have now re-enabled Move option.

    Successfully applied policy and redirected folder "Start Menu" to "\\server\tscommon$\start-menu".
     Redirection options=0x1021.

    Still no start menu for users that are applied this policy.

    Strange that I see the correct start menu when i log on as an admin. The access-rules are correctly set and I get no errors in eventlogs.

     
  • Friday, March 08, 2013 9:29 AM
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    Hi,

    Please make sure the "Grant the user exclusive rights" option is unchecked when you configured the Folder Redirection settings.

    Regards,
    Cicely


     
  • Friday, March 08, 2013 9:39 AM
     
     
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    It's not enabled. Only Move is enabled now. All users see are the All users start-menu (C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\)


    • Edited by HAL07 Friday, March 08, 2013 9:41 AM
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  • Tuesday, March 12, 2013 3:16 AM
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    Hi,

    Run gpresult /h report.html command when logged on as a problematic user to have a check.

    Regards,
    Cicely

     
  • Thursday, March 21, 2013 6:32 AM
     
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    I got help from a payed incident at Microsoft.

    The "Remove user's folders from the Start Menu" Enabled will prevent redirection of start menu for some reason.

    Also, you need to enable "Remove common program groups from Start Menu" or else users will see both the redirected start menu merged with the All users start menu (C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\).


     
  • Thursday, March 21, 2013 6:37 AM
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    Hi,

    Thank you for your updating.

    Regards,
    Cicely