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Article: Q198778
Product(s): Microsoft Systems Management Server
Version(s): WINDOWS:1.0,2.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbClient kbConfig kbsms200 kbsms120 kbAdvertisement kbsmsInst
Last Modified: 07-MAR-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Systems Management Server Installer versions 1.0, 2.0 
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SUMMARY
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The purpose of this article is to provide an example of how the "Create
Shortcut" script item can be used to add a link for a Control Panel applet (in
this case, the Advertised Program Wizard) to the Start menu. This may be useful
in environments where the user does not have direct access to the Control Panel
as a result of a system policy.

The following items explain the steps taken by the Installer script. A script is
provided at the end of this article for example purposes only.

1. Read the current win32 system directory into the installer variable SYS. You
  need this because your link is going to a CPL file contained in this
  directory, which may be a different path on different machines, which execute
  this script.

2. Read the Common Start menu value from the registry to get the path to the All
  Users Start menu (again this may vary from workstation to workstation). This
  is where you are going to place the actual .lnk file so that all users
  receive the shortcut. Place the value in the DESTPATH variable.

3. Append the name of the .lnk file to the DESTPATH variable to form a complete
  destination path for the Create Shortcut script item.

4. In the Create Shortcut script item, use the values obtained above to fill in
  the script item properties. Specify the icon that will be used for the
  shortcut. In this case, the Advertised Programs icon that you see in the
  Control Panel is from %WIN%\MS\SMS\clicomp\SWDist32\00000409\CPLRes.dll, and
  it happens to be the first icon (offset 0) in this case.

MORE INFORMATION
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Example of Completed Script
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To see this script in Systems Management Server Installer, cut and paste it into
a text editor such as Notepad, and save it as an .ipf file. You may then open
that file with Installer.

NOTE: This script is provided for example purposes only. Some modification may be required for correct execution in your environment.:

  Document Type: IPF
  item: Global
    Version=6.0
    Title English=Advertised Programs Link
    Flags=00000100
    Languages=0 0 65 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    LanguagesList=English
    Default Language=2
    Japanese Font Name=MS Gothic
    Japanese Font Size=10
    Start Gradient=0 0 255
    End Gradient=0 0 0<BR/>
    Windows Flags=00010000000000000010110000011000
    Message Font=MS Sans Serif
    Font Size=8
    Disk Filename=SETUP
    Patch Flags=0000000000000001
    Patch Threshold=85
    Patch Memory=4000
    FTP Cluster Size=20
  end
  item: Win32 System Directory
    Variable=SYS
  end
  item: Get Registry Key Value
    Variable=DESTPATH
    Key=Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders
    Value Name=Common Start Menu
    Flags=00000100
  end
  item: Set Variable
    Variable=DESTPATH
    Value=\Advertised Programs.lnk
    Flags=00000001
  end
  item: Create Shortcut
    Source English=%SYS%\SMSCPL32.CPL
    Destination English=%DESTPATH%
    Working Directory English=%SYS%
    Icon Number English=0
    Icon Pathname English=%WIN%\MS\SMS\clicomp\SWDist32\00000409\CPLRes.DLL
    Description English=Advertised Programs
    Key Type English=1536
    Flags=00000001
  end

Additional query words: prodsms smsinst

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Keywords          : kbClient kbConfig kbsms200 kbsms120 kbAdvertisement kbsmsInst 
Technology        : kbSMSSearch kbSMSI100 kbSMSI200
Version           : WINDOWS:1.0,2.0
Issue type        : kbinfo

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Q198778: SMSINST: Adding Shortcuts to Start Menu When Using System Polici