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Q256171: Group Policy Custom Shell Entry Overrides ICA Published Program

Article: Q256171
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): winnt:4.0,4.0 SP4,4.0 SP5
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbenv kbWinNT4sp6fix
Last Modified: 11-DEC-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 4.0, 4.0 SP4, 4.0 SP5, Terminal Server Edition 
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SYMPTOMS
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If a system policy that uses the Custom Shell option is defined and you use an
Independent Computing Architecture (ICA) client to connect to a published
program, you receive the custom shell instead of the published program.

The system policy entry is:

  Default User, Windows NT Shell, Custom User Interface, Custom Shell

CAUSE
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This behavior can occur if you choose the custom shell before checking for the
existence of a published program or initial program.

STATUS
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This problem was first corrected in Windows NT Server version 4.0, Terminal
Server Edition Service Pack 6.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbenv kbWinNT4sp6fix 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNT400search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400search kbNTTermServ400 kbNTTermServ400sp4 kbNTTermServ400sp5 kbNTTermServSearch
Version           : winnt:4.0,4.0 SP4,4.0 SP5
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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