Windows 7 Roaming profile problem

[Michael]

Id rather have gpo to specify more so i could add shared work drives as a library or even quickly create ones when 2 kids work together

 

I suppose you can do that in a way with network drives and applying permissions. I think if Libraries were to have an edge, it would be to create them and make them available instantly without a reboot or logoff. You could apply this to lots of 'features' of Windows that require restarts or logoff/on.

[sted]

I suppose you can do that in a way with network drives and applying permissions. I think if Libraries were to have an edge, it would be to create them and make them available instantly without a reboot or logoff. You could apply this to lots of 'features' of Windows that require restarts or logoff/on.

I do but if the locations bit at top could have my docs and network shared docs might be a bit easier for users and could have easily separated shared pics music etc

[gshaw]

You could disable Libraries but personally I would leave well alone. I've setup quite a number of networks with Libraries enabled with no problems. Users are also familiar with Libraries as Windows 7 is starting to gather speed with user popularity. Many users are now using Windows 7 at home.

 

It's the rather brainless way it's been implemented for networks, seems so silly that we have to cludge up scripts to remove the C: drive public location when no-one in their right mind would want users to be saving there on a network as opposed to simple GPO config change...

[themightymrp]

I have been doing a lot of experimenting with trying to get the Libraries feature working correctly this week and have finally managed it!

 

First off, find and download a program called Windows 7 Library Tool (its free).

 

Then, using a test system, navigate to "C:\Users\Default User\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows\Libraries". Shift + Right click to open a command prompt here. Delete the 4 default *.library-ms files (they are XML but renamed).

 

Run the Library tool, create a new library and point it to a general location i.e. \\servername\share\%username% (for My Documents) or H:\ etc. NOTE - this tool allows you to add network locations that ARE NOT indexed This gets around the normal problem of not being able to add network places.

 

Create the necessary libraries as you would like them. I recreated the original 4 but pointed them to sub folders of the users own network share.

 

When done click Apply. This will build the necessary *.library-ms files in the folder mentioned above.

 

Using command prompt (windows explorer will attempt to copy the contents of the library location!), copy the library-ms files onto a central network share i.e. \\servername\netlogon\windows7\libraries

 

Now create a logon script that copies the contents of this share to the %appdata%\microsoft\windows\libraries folder. Thats it Each user on my network using Windows 7 has their libraries redirected onto their own network share.

 

Hope this helps

[themightymrp]

After some testing by @Miscbrah , there is a slight alteration to this method which seems to work better:

 

1) Log into a test machine and run the Library Tool

2) Import the current default library settings

3) Modify the Documents library to point to where you want i.e. %homeshare% or H: etc

4) Before you apply the settings, open a command window

5) Browse to %userprofile%\appdata\roaming\microsoft\windows\li braries (if it exists. If it doesnt then change to the default user profile’s library location)

6) Delete the *.library-ms files

7) In the Library Tool, click apply to build your new files

8) You should see them appear in command prompt in the location you just deleted them from (using the dir command)

9) Copy these new files to a network share, again from the cmd prompt

10) Create a login script that copies from the network share to the %userprofile%\appdata\roaming\microsoft\windows\li braries folder

[round2it]

thanks for the tip on the library tool it looks like it will fix my issues with the god awful librarys

 

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