Redirect every users folders on standalone.

[SimpleSi]

I set up my non-domain machines with 2 users - pupil and teachers.

 

I split the drive in C and D and redirect pupil/teacher my docs to d: drive so if I re-image C drive nothing is lost.

 

Is there an easy method (apart from manually setting it up for both users) of redirecting any local users my docs off to the D: drive?

 

(I got caught out when I re-imaged a machine and I'd forgotton to redirect the teachers one!)

 

regards

 

Simon

[Geoff]

If you do an unattended install of XP you can define the user profiles folder to be created/moved elsewhere in the winnt.sif.

[SimpleSi]

So thats a no then

regards

Simon

[RabbieBurns]

Ive got a single standalone XP Pro machine with a single user. Is it possible to redirect the Mydocs etc from the C: drive to d: ?

 

How would I go about it?

 

Cheers

 

RB

[DSapseid]

Ive got a single standalone XP Pro machine with a single user. Is it possible to redirect the Mydocs etc from the C: drive to d: ?

 

How would I go about it?

 

Cheers

 

RB

 

I think if you right click on my docs in the start menu and click properties there is a target path there and you can just change that. I think it then asks you if you want move all existing data to new location.

[RabbieBurns]

Excellent, thanks. Took me a couple of minutes to realise I had to turn off classic start menu to find it

[Jona]

Some guidance here: Repointing My Documents with Registry entry or command line : my, documents, registry

Regarding registry entries, however as with a lot of things your going to be limited by your lack of a Domain.

 

I reckon Geoff's method might be the easiest.

 

Cheers

Jona

[SimpleSi]

I reckon Geoff's method might be the easiest.

 

No - its definitely easier to just do it for each of the two users

 

regards

 

Simon