Folder Redirection: Is the following possible?

[TimRegester]

I have W2k3 server with AD and an OU with GPO setup.

The GPO redirects the Start Menu to a folder in NETLOGON share, this is different for each group of users.

The environment is a school and this works but is clunky since there are a lot of different apps (over 30) and it is slow to load at times. All clients are XP Pro.

The issue I have is that we are rolling out laptops to each teacher. The Start Menu for the laptops needs to be different on the laptops than on a desktop PC as the apps are different and there are too many inappropriate apps.

Folder redirection is a user config setting so I cannot get it to redirect based on the computer being used (or can I?) I have a group for desktops and a group for laptops.

The All Users profile on the Laptops is as I want it but when the user logs on the redirected start folder is implemented even if not connected to the network.

Is there a way of redirecting to the local all users profile rather than the one on the server?

If I take out the redirection for the teachers group the Start menu is empty, can I sert it to default to the all users profile.

Am I hoping too much of AD and GPOs.

btw all laptops have SP2

 

[mrdenny]

You should be able to apply the GPO that makes the redirection happen to the GPO with the desktops in it and it will only effect the desktops.

Denny

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