How to avoid .lnk files being created in root(C:)

I have written a VB application which accesses an excel file from the
network drive and import the data into the database. We need to run this job
under a user previleges in an unattended mode(means without actually logging
into the system). So, we have modified the dcom settings of the
application's component to give the necessary launch permissions to the user
who runs the job.

The problem is with .lnk files (means shortcut files) are being created in
the root drive. We supsect that the problem is with the profile. Because if
we see the .lnk files properties, they are pointing to the physical folders
and files of the network drive.

Could someone help on this?

--
Bye For Now,
Chandu.

Jim Rech posted this awhile ago:

http://groups.google.co.uk/group/mic...bcb9e1d640d6b3

or

http://snipurl.com/haco

Jim's guess was that windows was confused about where the entry in the windows
registry for Recent (Recently used files) was pointing at the desktop.

9.0 represents the version of excel.

9.0 xl2k
10.0 xl2002
11.0 xl2003

Nagachandra Sekhar Grandhi wrote:
>
> I have written a VB application which accesses an excel file from the
> network drive and import the data into the database. We need to run this job
> under a user previleges in an unattended mode(means without actually logging
> into the system). So, we have modified the dcom settings of the
> application's component to give the necessary launch permissions to the user
> who runs the job.
>
> The problem is with .lnk files (means shortcut files) are being created in
> the root drive. We supsect that the problem is with the profile. Because if
> we see the .lnk files properties, they are pointing to the physical folders
> and files of the network drive.
>
> Could someone help on this?
>
> --
> Bye For Now,
> Chandu.

--

Dave Peterson

But when we checked for the same,
"HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\10.0\Common\General\RecentFiles
" is pointing to Recent only.

-Chandu.

"Dave Peterson" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Jim Rech posted this awhile ago:
>
>
http://groups.google.co.uk/group/mic...bcb9e1d640d6b3
>
> or
>
> http://snipurl.com/haco
>
> Jim's guess was that windows was confused about where the entry in the
windows
> registry for Recent (Recently used files) was pointing at the desktop.
>
> 9.0 represents the version of excel.
>
> 9.0 xl2k
> 10.0 xl2002
> 11.0 xl2003
>
> Nagachandra Sekhar Grandhi wrote:
> >
> > I have written a VB application which accesses an excel file from the
> > network drive and import the data into the database. We need to run this
job
> > under a user previleges in an unattended mode(means without actually
logging
> > into the system). So, we have modified the dcom settings of the
> > application's component to give the necessary launch permissions to the
user
> > who runs the job.
> >
> > The problem is with .lnk files (means shortcut files) are being created
in
> > the root drive. We supsect that the problem is with the profile. Because
if
> > we see the .lnk files properties, they are pointing to the physical
folders
> > and files of the network drive.
> >
> > Could someone help on this?
> >
> > --
> > Bye For Now,
> > Chandu.
>
> --
>
> Dave Peterson

Sorry, I don't have another guess.

Maybe someone else will.

Nagachandra Sekhar Grandhi wrote:
>
> But when we checked for the same,
> "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\10.0\Common\General\RecentFiles
> " is pointing to Recent only.
>
> -Chandu.
>
> "Dave Peterson" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > Jim Rech posted this awhile ago:
> >
> >
> http://groups.google.co.uk/group/mic...bcb9e1d640d6b3
> >
> > or
> >
> > http://snipurl.com/haco
> >
> > Jim's guess was that windows was confused about where the entry in the
> windows
> > registry for Recent (Recently used files) was pointing at the desktop.
> >
> > 9.0 represents the version of excel.
> >
> > 9.0 xl2k
> > 10.0 xl2002
> > 11.0 xl2003
> >
> > Nagachandra Sekhar Grandhi wrote:
> > >
> > > I have written a VB application which accesses an excel file from the
> > > network drive and import the data into the database. We need to run this
> job
> > > under a user previleges in an unattended mode(means without actually
> logging
> > > into the system). So, we have modified the dcom settings of the
> > > application's component to give the necessary launch permissions to the
> user
> > > who runs the job.
> > >
> > > The problem is with .lnk files (means shortcut files) are being created
> in
> > > the root drive. We supsect that the problem is with the profile. Because
> if
> > > we see the .lnk files properties, they are pointing to the physical
> folders
> > > and files of the network drive.
> > >
> > > Could someone help on this?
> > >
> > > --
> > > Bye For Now,
> > > Chandu.
> >
> > --
> >
> > Dave Peterson

--

Dave Peterson