# Desktop shortcuts in XP

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desktop-shortcuts-in-xp/469214>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 23, 2008, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desktop-shortcuts-in-xp/469214 "2008-10-23T15:14:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![Binarydrone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3da27b/32.png) [@Binarydrone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Binarydrone)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2008, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desktop-shortcuts-in-xp/469214/1 "2008-10-23T15:14:37Z")

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Setup: Network with workstations that are shared by multiple users. Is there a way to make the Microsoft Outlook shortcut show up on all users desktops? Not just all profiles that have logged in but all future logons as well?

Thanks in advance.

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**Author:** ![Ximenean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/aca169/32.png) [@Ximenean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ximenean)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2008, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desktop-shortcuts-in-xp/469214/2 "2008-10-23T15:22:57Z")

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Put the shortcut in \Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop

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**Author:** ![Binarydrone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3da27b/32.png) [@Binarydrone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Binarydrone)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2008, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desktop-shortcuts-in-xp/469214/3 "2008-10-23T15:37:17Z")

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> [@Usram](#):
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> Put the shortcut in \Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop

Sweet