[THIN] Re: Details view in Windows Explorer on Citrix TS servers

If you look in the registery under HKCU, there is a key called ShellNoRoam. That is where most of the folder settings are stored.

 

ShellNoRoam means exactly what it says. The default value for the ShellNoRoam key indicates the last machine the user logged into. If a user logs in to a machine with a different name, Windows will delete the ShellNoRoam key. Very annoying.

 

I think I got it working once by writing logon and logoff scripts. I saved the ShellNoRoam key to a .reg file during logoff. During logon, I modified the Default value to point to the new server name and imported the .reg file. Seemed to work but there are timing issues since you need to import the .reg file after Windows deletes the ShellNoRoam key. I also found that we had to delete the user's profiles to get the script to work.

On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 11:57 PM, Long, Brett (Noumea) <Brett.Long@valeinco.com> wrote:

I am pretty sure it's a bug in Windows 2003 (if that what you are using) as we have the same issues and have never been able to find a permanent solution.

We have given these instructions to users but have had mixed results.

 

1.Have the user open windows explorer

2. Change the view to how the user wants to see the folders

3. Go to Tools…Options and click the View tab. Scroll down and make sure "Remember each

folders view settings" is UNCHECKED

4. The click "Apply to all Folders'.

5. Click Yes to confirm the change.

6. The next time the user logs on the Citrix Farm the folder view will stay the same.

Note: this fix will only work for Windows Explorer. It will not work when opening folders from "My

Computer".

 

 

If anyone does have a fix I would be keen to hear it.

 

 

Regards...

 

Brett Long

 

Vale Inco

( Noumea (+687) 235458

( Noumea Mobile (+687) 792 885

( Brisbane Mobile (+61) 0407 759479

 

* brett.long@valeinco.com

 

 

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From: thin-bounce@freelists.org [mailto:thin-bounce@freelists.org] On Behalf Of Gehan.DeSilva@rsmi.com.au
Sent: Thursday, 25 September 2008 3:43 PM
To: thin@freelists.org
Subject: [THIN] Details view in Windows Explorer on Citrix TS servers

 

Hello

We use roaming profiles for our Citrix users .

I have an issue where a user sets Windows Explorer to Details view but the setting does not stick on the next logon.

Has anyone else come across this or know how to fix it ?

Cheers
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