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Q262508: BUG: Default Favorites & Shortcuts in Link Folder Not Installed

Article: Q262508
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): WINDOWS:1.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbOSWin2000bug kbOPK kbDSupport kbGrpDSOPK kbPreInstall
Last Modified: 28-OCT-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server 
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server 
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you add custom favorites under the [FavoritesEx] section of the
Unattend.txt file, after an OEM preinstall the default favorites and the
shortcuts in the Links folder are not installed.

RESOLUTION
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To work around this problem, add the following links under the [FavoritesEx] and
[URL] section of the Unattend.txt file along with your custom links:

  [FavoritesEx]

  Title1="MSN.url"
  URL1="http://www.msn.com/"

  Title2="Radio Station Guide.url"
  URL2="http://windowsmedia.com/radio/Radio5.asp"

  Title3="Web Events.url"
  URL3="http://windowsmedia.com/default.asp"

  [URL]

  Quick_Link_1_Name="Customize Links"
  Quick_Link_1="http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techenthusiast/tricks/default.asp"

  Quick_Link_2_Name="Free Hotmail"
  Quick_Link_2="http://lc4.law5.hotmail.passport.com/cgi-bin/login"

  Quick_Link_3_Name="Windows"
  Quick_Link_3="http://www.microsoft.com/windows/default.asp"

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the
beginning of this article.

Additional query words: kbsetup kbOPK kbDSupport kbSBK favorites unattend

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Keywords          : kbOSWin2000bug kbOPK kbDSupport kbGrpDSOPK kbPreInstall 
Technology        : kbwin2000AdvServ kbwin2000AdvServSearch kbwin2000Serv kbwin2000ServSearch kbwin2000Search kbwin2000ProSearch kbwin2000Pro kbWinAdvServSearch
Version           : WINDOWS:1.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbpending

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