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Hello, has anyone else noticed dead icons when they roam from a XP 64 bit
workstation to a 32 bit workstation?
To recreate:
1. User has a new roaming profile
2. User logs in to XP 64 bit workstation
3. Icons are created for the user from Default User profile
Start menu: Internet explorer (32 bit)
Start menu: Internet exploere (64 bit)
Quick Launch: Internet Explorer (32 bit)
QUick Launch: Windows Media Player
Quick Launch: Netmeeting
4. logs out and profile is copied to remote share
5. User logs in to XP 32 bit workstation
6. Icons are carried over from the 64 bit workstation, the properties point
to the ...Program Files (x86) folder and appear as dead icons to the user.
XP was installed with default settings. Is there something we have missed
or should the user expected to see dead icons if they roam between 32 and 64
bit XP.
Thanks
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Spag
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Expected as C:\Program Files (x86) does not exist.
- R
Spag wrote:
[Quoted Text] > Hello, has anyone else noticed dead icons when they roam from a XP 64 bit
> workstation to a 32 bit workstation?
>
> To recreate:
> 1. User has a new roaming profile
> 2. User logs in to XP 64 bit workstation
> 3. Icons are created for the user from Default User profile
> Start menu: Internet explorer (32 bit)
> Start menu: Internet exploere (64 bit)
> Quick Launch: Internet Explorer (32 bit)
> QUick Launch: Windows Media Player
> Quick Launch: Netmeeting
>
> 4. logs out and profile is copied to remote share
> 5. User logs in to XP 32 bit workstation
> 6. Icons are carried over from the 64 bit workstation, the properties point
> to the ...Program Files (x86) folder and appear as dead icons to the user.
>
> XP was installed with default settings. Is there something we have missed
> or should the user expected to see dead icons if they roam between 32 and 64
> bit XP.
>
> Thanks
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Spag wrote:
[Quoted Text] >Hello, has anyone else noticed dead icons when they roam from a XP 64 bit
>workstation to a 32 bit workstation?
>
>To recreate:
>1. User has a new roaming profile
>2. User logs in to XP 64 bit workstation
>3. Icons are created for the user from Default User profile
> Start menu: Internet explorer (32 bit)
> Start menu: Internet exploere (64 bit)
> Quick Launch: Internet Explorer (32 bit)
> QUick Launch: Windows Media Player
> Quick Launch: Netmeeting
>
>4. logs out and profile is copied to remote share
>5. User logs in to XP 32 bit workstation
>6. Icons are carried over from the 64 bit workstation, the properties
>point
>to the ...Program Files (x86) folder and appear as dead icons to the user.
>
>XP was installed with default settings. Is there something we have missed
>or should the user expected to see dead icons if they roam between 32 and
>64
>bit XP.
Since the icons point to different paths that aren't valid on both
systems, yes, they'd be dead on one or the other.
The workaround is to ensure that there's a common environment variable on
the two systems that points to the right locations for the applications on
each, and use shortcuts that are based on the common environment variable.
--
Steve Foster [SBS MVP]
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MVPs do not work for Microsoft. Please reply only to the newsgroups.
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Thanks all for the feed back -
More to the point - should the user be expected to see dead icons if they
roam between x32/64 workstations (this causes confusion, if there's a utility
to help manage that'd be handy).
Regards -
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Spag
"Steve Foster [SBS MVP]" wrote:
[Quoted Text] > Spag wrote:
>
> >Hello, has anyone else noticed dead icons when they roam from a XP 64 bit
> >workstation to a 32 bit workstation?
> >
> >To recreate:
> >1. User has a new roaming profile
> >2. User logs in to XP 64 bit workstation
> >3. Icons are created for the user from Default User profile
> > Start menu: Internet explorer (32 bit)
> > Start menu: Internet exploere (64 bit)
> > Quick Launch: Internet Explorer (32 bit)
> > QUick Launch: Windows Media Player
> > Quick Launch: Netmeeting
> >
> >4. logs out and profile is copied to remote share
> >5. User logs in to XP 32 bit workstation
> >6. Icons are carried over from the 64 bit workstation, the properties
> >point
> >to the ...Program Files (x86) folder and appear as dead icons to the user.
> >
> >XP was installed with default settings. Is there something we have missed
> >or should the user expected to see dead icons if they roam between 32 and
> >64
> >bit XP.
>
> Since the icons point to different paths that aren't valid on both
> systems, yes, they'd be dead on one or the other.
>
> The workaround is to ensure that there's a common environment variable on
> the two systems that points to the right locations for the applications on
> each, and use shortcuts that are based on the common environment variable.
>
> --
> Steve Foster [SBS MVP]
> ---------------------------------------
> MVPs do not work for Microsoft. Please reply only to the newsgroups.
>
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No utilities, I'm affraid, it would be overkill too - what you need to do is
click on the 'System' icon in Control Panel and go to the 'Advanced' tab.
There you'll find a button labeled 'Environment Variables'. Inside, click
'New' and define something that would make sense on each of the target
machines on your system. It could be a 'BIN' variable that has a value of
the proper [programs] directory search path on each machine.
x64 Example -
"BIN=Program Files (x86)"
x86 Example -
"BIN=Program Files"
(and, no quotes ever!)
then have the icon execute the application (someone correct me if necessary,
I'm sleepy. . .) "YourApp"%BIN%
You may have to re-boot all the machines to have the changes written to
memory.
Note, that these are general examples and you should need to adapt them to
your specific situation and personal taste - + try and read up on the use of
env-vars, the concept is easy enough.
Tony. . .
"Spag" <Spag[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:68034FED-0985-4A5A-B183-E57A413DDD9E[ at ]microsoft.com...
[Quoted Text] > Thanks all for the feed back -
>
> More to the point - should the user be expected to see dead icons if they
> roam between x32/64 workstations (this causes confusion, if there's a
utility
> to help manage that'd be handy).
>
> Regards -
>
> --
> Spag
>
>
> "Steve Foster [SBS MVP]" wrote:
>
> > Spag wrote:
> >
> > >Hello, has anyone else noticed dead icons when they roam from a XP 64
bit
> > >workstation to a 32 bit workstation?
> > >
> > >To recreate:
> > >1. User has a new roaming profile
> > >2. User logs in to XP 64 bit workstation
> > >3. Icons are created for the user from Default User profile
> > > Start menu: Internet explorer (32 bit)
> > > Start menu: Internet exploere (64 bit)
> > > Quick Launch: Internet Explorer (32 bit)
> > > QUick Launch: Windows Media Player
> > > Quick Launch: Netmeeting
> > >
> > >4. logs out and profile is copied to remote share
> > >5. User logs in to XP 32 bit workstation
> > >6. Icons are carried over from the 64 bit workstation, the properties
> > >point
> > >to the ...Program Files (x86) folder and appear as dead icons to the
user.
> > >
> > >XP was installed with default settings. Is there something we have
missed
> > >or should the user expected to see dead icons if they roam between 32
and
> > >64
> > >bit XP.
> >
> > Since the icons point to different paths that aren't valid on both
> > systems, yes, they'd be dead on one or the other.
> >
> > The workaround is to ensure that there's a common environment variable
on
> > the two systems that points to the right locations for the applications
on
> > each, and use shortcuts that are based on the common environment
variable.
> >
> > --
> > Steve Foster [SBS MVP]
> > ---------------------------------------
> > MVPs do not work for Microsoft. Please reply only to the newsgroups.
> >
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Thanks for your feedback\comments Tony.
--
Spag
"Tony Sperling" wrote:
[Quoted Text] > No utilities, I'm affraid, it would be overkill too - what you need to do is
> click on the 'System' icon in Control Panel and go to the 'Advanced' tab.
> There you'll find a button labeled 'Environment Variables'. Inside, click
> 'New' and define something that would make sense on each of the target
> machines on your system. It could be a 'BIN' variable that has a value of
> the proper [programs] directory search path on each machine.
>
> x64 Example -
> "BIN=Program Files (x86)"
>
> x86 Example -
> "BIN=Program Files"
>
> (and, no quotes ever!)
>
> then have the icon execute the application (someone correct me if necessary,
> I'm sleepy. . .) "YourApp"%BIN%
>
> You may have to re-boot all the machines to have the changes written to
> memory.
>
> Note, that these are general examples and you should need to adapt them to
> your specific situation and personal taste - + try and read up on the use of
> env-vars, the concept is easy enough.
>
>
> Tony. . .
>
>
>
>
>
>
> "Spag" <Spag[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:68034FED-0985-4A5A-B183-E57A413DDD9E[ at ]microsoft.com...
> > Thanks all for the feed back -
> >
> > More to the point - should the user be expected to see dead icons if they
> > roam between x32/64 workstations (this causes confusion, if there's a
> utility
> > to help manage that'd be handy).
> >
> > Regards -
> >
> > --
> > Spag
> >
> >
> > "Steve Foster [SBS MVP]" wrote:
> >
> > > Spag wrote:
> > >
> > > >Hello, has anyone else noticed dead icons when they roam from a XP 64
> bit
> > > >workstation to a 32 bit workstation?
> > > >
> > > >To recreate:
> > > >1. User has a new roaming profile
> > > >2. User logs in to XP 64 bit workstation
> > > >3. Icons are created for the user from Default User profile
> > > > Start menu: Internet explorer (32 bit)
> > > > Start menu: Internet exploere (64 bit)
> > > > Quick Launch: Internet Explorer (32 bit)
> > > > QUick Launch: Windows Media Player
> > > > Quick Launch: Netmeeting
> > > >
> > > >4. logs out and profile is copied to remote share
> > > >5. User logs in to XP 32 bit workstation
> > > >6. Icons are carried over from the 64 bit workstation, the properties
> > > >point
> > > >to the ...Program Files (x86) folder and appear as dead icons to the
> user.
> > > >
> > > >XP was installed with default settings. Is there something we have
> missed
> > > >or should the user expected to see dead icons if they roam between 32
> and
> > > >64
> > > >bit XP.
> > >
> > > Since the icons point to different paths that aren't valid on both
> > > systems, yes, they'd be dead on one or the other.
> > >
> > > The workaround is to ensure that there's a common environment variable
> on
> > > the two systems that points to the right locations for the applications
> on
> > > each, and use shortcuts that are based on the common environment
> variable.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Steve Foster [SBS MVP]
> > > ---------------------------------------
> > > MVPs do not work for Microsoft. Please reply only to the newsgroups.
> > >
>
>
>
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