Desktop Shortcut to network drive using group policy

I am looking to create a desktop shortcut to a network drive. We are on a domain, so I am looking to do this via group policy. I would like the shortcut to be placed on the users desktop and be to the network drive of \\server. I am having a hard time getting this to work. Most of the forums I have read through only show how to do \\server\othershare and not just plain \\server. It could be through a script as well, just as long as I can get this to work.

Solution 1:

Tested and work this way. on server 2k8 and windows 7 client:

User Configuration->Preferences->Windows Settings->Shortcuts->New

and than the details on photo

for easy finding you can specify a icon for this shortcut, use .ico file

Solution 2:

Try creating the Shortcut as a Shell Object that points to \\server. Change the Target Type to Shell Object, then go down to Target Object and select Network -> Server.