How do I setup default settings for the 20+ users in my company onto the client machines? Settings such as: Mapped Network Drives Network Printers Shared Applications All of the users all ready have some of the settings but some don't. What is the best way to accomplish this task? Group Policy, Profiles? Another company came and set it up and I am learning some of the basics very slowly. rrr

My personal opinion, for mapped drives/print devices, I would create a log on script and link it into a GPO. I'm unclear of your programming knowledge, but if you Google logon scripts, you'll find a ton of starting points to create your own. What kind of "shared applications" are you referring to?

There is an accounting application that we use to enter time cards. When I setup a new client computer I have to install the application, is there a way to have it automatically install it? Also, is there a way to have default shortcuts put on each client? I write custom programs in Autolisp for Autocad so writting programs are not foreign to me. Thanks rrr

Depending on how the Accounting application is packaged, you can use Group Policy Software Installation. A good starting article for that would be http://technet2.microsoft.com/WindowsServer/f/?en/library/4bdaf0f7-b7ac-41a6-9d25-9eab6aa1965c1033.mspx If you're setting up new PCs and they all need the same software, you may want to look into creating a customized image using RIS or Symantec Ghost. You can add/customize all the software, updates, shortcuts, etc. Article: http://technet2.microsoft.com/WindowsServer/en/library/dc89bc1c-9df2-4fc3-ae7f-c46f1a8b41fa1033.mspx?mfr=true As for the existing shortcuts, you can add this script to the log on, Set objShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell") strDesktopFolder = objShell.SpecialFolders("Desktop") Set objShortCut = objShell.CreateShortcut(strDesktopFolder & "\AccountingApplicationShortcut.lnk") objShortCut.TargetPath = pathtoyourapplication" objShortCut.Description = "Description." objShortCut.Save

a simple .bat file in their account logon...