How to Remove Outlook Express Shortcut

[technord]

Hello guys,

I hope you don't mind me asking this question. I have searched on google for ages and been reading the forums all morning.

I have installed a new 2003 terminal server and can't seem to hide the following shortcut icons for when my users login :-

start menu > programs > outlook express

start menu > programs > accessories > address book

start menu > programs > accessories > entertainment > media player

I have deleted the shortcuts in the default user and all users folders but they still come back. I tried on search on technet and ms newsgroups but nothing came up.

Surely one of you guys has the answer ;-)

THANKS ALOT,

Glen.

[Aaron P]

• Create a share on the network, for which your users have read-only access, .e.g \\SERVER\StartMenus\TerminalServers
  
• Copy the required icons to this menu, this folder should contain the Programs folder and then icons in Programs folder that you want users to see
  
• Implement a loop-back Group Policy on your Terminal Servers OU that redirect's the users Start menu to the network location. A loop-back policy only takes effect when a users logs on to those computers. Use Merge not Replace in the Loopback option.
  
• Hide the Common programs group in the Group Policy as well
  

If you need help with this we can point you in the right direction, but have a look around the Group Policies first.

Edited August 19, 2005 by agenta

[technord]

Sounded good until I realised we also have another 2003 terminal server which is working fine.

I guess you wanted me to look at the policies in active directory which will obviously be ok.

It must be something on the actual server itself

any help is MUCH appreciated.

thanks alot mate,

Glen.

[Billprozac]

Why not remove OE from the server?

[Aaron P]

These icons are placed in the user's profile rather than the All Users Start menu. I have seen, that in most cases when a user logs on and gets a new profile that these icons are placed back in the profile, however I've not done any troubleshooting as I have always redirected Start Menus in a Terminal Server environment. That way I have more control over what icons users see when logged onto the server.

[willem]

Hi Glen,

came across this same issue and spent over 4 hours in searching for a solution.

And found nothing.

Probably installing the terminal server without Outlook express is the only solution I found so far:-((

Any one else found a solution to this?

Willem

[willem]

This helps:

Rename/Delete the following two keys:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{44BBA840-CC51-11CF-AAFA-00AA00B6015C}\StubPath

("%ProgramFiles%\Outlook Express\setup50.exe" /APP:OE /CALLER:WINNT /user /install)

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{7790769C-0471-11D2-AF11-00C04FA35D02}\StubPath

("%ProgramFiles%\Outlook Express\setup50.exe" /APP:WAB /CALLER:WINNT /user /install)

The "just-in-time" setup executes these Stubs right after a new profile is created.

This works great for the start menu items, but doen't seem to work for the "pinned" items on the start page. However forcing the classic start menu from group policy resolves that;-)

Willem