My Docs Folder

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Hi there,
I would like for my XP Pro to automatically put the My Documents folder of
new users in a different drive to the windows install(C:\) automatically when
I create a new user and I am wondering how to do this. I know how to change
the location of the My Docs folder manually.
Regards,
James.
 
what I can imagine, it is not possible unless your computers are members of
the a domain. Then you would be able to create a Group Policy object with
Folder Redirection enabled.

Or the second choice would be to redirect the whole "Documents and Settings"
(the local profile cache), so also the whole user profiles. This can be
achieved in registry:

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList
ProfilesDirectory = REG_EXPAND_SZ = your directory for local profiles


O.
 
Sounds like just what I was looking for, does anyone know what permissions
should I have on this folder so that it works and should I copy over all of
C:\Docs Ans Settings to this folder and then deleted it.
Regards,
J.
 
What Ondrej suggested will not only move My Documents folder, but all of the
folders related to that profile. It changes the default path to where the
profiles are saved. If you want to set different settings for different users
the there are subkeys with ProfileImagePath value that you can change. I
guess it's best if you don't relocate System, Network Service and Local
Service accounts ;)
 
Thanks for your reply, sorry but I dont know how it could affect my system as
I dont know what this means, I'm just using a multi-user home PC.
I guess it's best if you don't relocate System, Network Service and Local Service > accounts ;)
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Can someone pls advise me on how this might affect me.
Regards,
James
 
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