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Annoying Win (XP) security problem w/ Quick Launch


shamshasan

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In our Windows XP Pro + Active Directory + netapp servers infrastructure we're facing an annoying windows security problem

with shortcuts on quicklaunch. Details:

  • Domain machines are built off of RIS
  • GPO through Active Directory used to dish out most settings, including user settings.
  • User profiles (and data) are stored on a net-app box:

\\net-app box\user-list\some-user\

|_ MyDocuments\

|

|_ WindowsOverhead\

|... |_ Desktop\

|... |_ profile\

|... |_ Application Data\

|... ... |_ Microsoft\

|... ... ... |_ Quick Launch\

|... ... ... |... |_ <empty> <---- note

|... ... ... |

|... ... ... |_ Internet Explorer\

|... ... ... ... |_ Quick Launch\

|... ... ... ... ... |_ <contains shortcuts> <---- note

  • When trying to launch applications through shortcuts on the users' quick launch we get a SECURITY WARNING with details

(example, below, is of an attempt to launch IE - also GIF file linked to show details.)

Name: Launch Internet Explorer Browser.lnk

Publisher: UNKNOWN PUBLISHER

Type: Shortcut

From: <netapp-box address>

<OPEN> <Cancel>

Highly likely it is seen from a network site and hence *considered* potentially unsafe. Is there anyway to go around this?

QL.GIF

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