Preventing Multiple User's Icons from Appearing on SBS Windows 98 Clients

• Microsoft BackOffice Small Business Server version 4.0
• Microsoft BackOffice Server versions 4.0, 4.5
• Microsoft Windows 98

SYMPTOMS

When a Windows 98 client is configured for an BackOffice Small Business Server (SBS) network, the user of that computer has a shortcut to the company shared folder and their personal folder on the desktop. As additional users are added to the computer, their desktop shortcuts are added as well. Changes to one user's desktop are applied to all users desktops.

CAUSE

The following folders are shared for all users by default on Windows 98:

• C:\My Documents



• C:\Windows\Application Data



• C:\Windows\Cookies



• C:\Windows\Desktop



• C:\Windows\Favorites



• C:\Windows\History



• C:\Windows\NetHood



• C:\Windows\Recent



• C:\Windows\Start Menu



• C:\Windows\Temporary Internet Files

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, configure Windows 98 to save a user's desktop settings in a personal profile. To do this:

1. Configure a Windows 98 computer as an SBS client.



2. Click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel, and then double-click Users.



3. Select the user for which the computer was originally configured.



4. Click Change Settings.



5. Click Desktop Folder, and any other settings that should be unique for each user.



6. Decide how you would like to manage user settings:
   
   
   • Click Make Copies if you want to copy the default folders to the new user's profile. This gives all new users the settings of the first user as a starting point.
   
   
   
   • Click New Items if you want each user to start with nothing in their profile folders. The shortcuts to the company shared folder and the user's personal folder are still created on the desktop.
   
   
   

Additional query words: smallbiz

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Version : WINDOWS:; winnt:4.0,4.5
Platform : WINDOWS winnt
Issue type : kbprb