Re: All users same desktop

From: Doug Knox MS-MVP (dknox_at_mvps.org)
Date: 02/29/04 

Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2004 20:13:53 -0500

Copy the shortcut in question from Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop to Documents and Settings\<username>\Desktop for the user that you want to have the shortcut. Then delete the original. The same applies for the Start Menu. 

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"Ken" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:3dfd01c3fe5e$23c686e0$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> Running XP Pro on home pc with 4 user accounts. Accounts 
> were created with "Admin" and set to "limited". If 1 user 
> makes change to desktop all users see the change and all 
> users are able to access all software.. Any answers?? 
> Thanks!!

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