Home folder shows as "Documents" instead of folder name

[FN-GM]

Well I've used File Server Resource Manager on the pupils server to stop it.
That's not on the staff server so will either have to install it or run a batch script to delete if it becomes a problem.

I agree with Plexer : if MS have a GPO setting you would think that would handle it correctly and create the "documents" folder under the users local drive automatically.....most users expect to save their work in the root of their H:\ drive though and not have to dig a level down....

Found a couple of simple ways to resolve this.

One, create a new folder within the root and call it shortcuts, then highlight all folders in the folder where the home drive folders are kept and select all, then right click and send to desktop (you need to do this from the share as the teachers would see it, not C$ etc), then copy the newly created shortcuts into the inital folder (we called it student home drives) and hid all the other folders, now when staff go in they see the shortcuts to the student home drives and not the home drives, these do not contain the desktop.ini file and dont change.

The way we resolved it after this ongoing was to use file resource manager to block desktop.ini files from being saved, then did a simple search per year and removed the files, they arent especially needed as they only save the configuration for viewing folders etc, we have specified a default layout by editing the hive file for the student default userprofiles and this works fine.

This has worked fine ever since.

@wardsidjame & @kennysarmy
Doing this for me made the logins go really slow. Take a look here - Slow logons - Applying Folder Redirection

[kevin_lane]

humm we are having the same problems but also we are having an issue where pupils try and go to their N:\ Drive and then get a access denied even though they have access to the folder i have to set the owner of the my documents (the one win7 creates) to the administrators group in order to view the ntfs permissions and we use the folder redirect as well I wish ms never changed the way they stored users settings why change it i think it was perfect the way it was

[paulst30]

We've created a batch file for the deletion of the dreaded Desktop.ini files lol
Just double click it when we see one and it turfs the whole lot in one fail swoop.


F: (or drive your userdrives are on)
del desktop.ini /F /S /Q /A H

100% works a treat on Server 2008 R2. I just have a wee BAT file on the servers desktop and it happily runs.


You could then set up a sheduled task every morning or so to run it.

Paul

[Patrickv]

I have the same problem. I just turn off the redirects because i don't need them. But I can say this that the window 6.x versions sucks. Windows XP was way better. Now we have to start again fix a whole lot of new things all over again.

[FN-GM]

Well of course its with anything new it just means change. I am glad XP is on its way out i find Windows 7 better to manage on a network.

[paulst30]

We put Windows 7 in about 2 years ago over the summer holidays, but i wouldnt like to go back to that first day of term ever again. It's taken us till now to get it tweaked just right.

imo its managed better via GP and with 2008 servers its better, but visually its not worth the hassle. Folder permissions are a nightmare too, i mean trying to do anything simple on a C drive is nuts, but the protection is there to save time in the long run with rogue pupils altering the contents of a windows folder lol

[Duds]

With reference to the renaming of the home folders.

I didn't bother with any of the desktop.ini scripting stuff. I found it much easier to just add "FileName" from "View", "Choose Details" to the top level folder and then "Apply to Folders" from "Tools", "Folder Options" and "View". Less than a minute to do and, for me anyway, 100% effective.

[pdr]

thanks for info ref File Resource Manager, have been struggling with "My Documents" problem for some while, and although I was aware of removing desktop.ini, was not aware of FRM to prevent creation of same

[FN-GM]

thanks for info ref File Resource Manager, have been struggling with "My Documents" problem for some while, and although I was aware of removing desktop.ini, was not aware of FRM to prevent creation of same

If your blocking it i would take a look at this thread - Slow logons - Applying Folder Redirection