[help] Folder Relocation

S

sen

I want to alter the following keys. My question is how can i get the
contents of these folders to be moved to. Also am I right that if I want to
change say Personal which is by default the following:

"Personal"="C:\\Documents and Settings\\USER NAME\\My Documents"
to be
"Personal"="E:\\ Documents"

would that be correct.........and will that create the folder?????? and will
this move the folder and rename it to what I have specified????






Code: 
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell
Folders]
"AppData"="C:\\Documents and Settings\\USER NAME\\Application Data"
"Cookies"="C:\\Documents and Settings\\USER NAME\\Cookies"
"Desktop"="C:\\Documents and Settings\\USER NAME\\Desktop"
"Favorites"="C:\\Documents and Settings\\USER NAME\\Favorites"
"NetHood"="C:\\Documents and Settings\\USER NAME\\NetHood"
"Personal"="C:\\Documents and Settings\\USER NAME\\My Documents"
"PrintHood"="C:\\Documents and Settings\\USER NAME\\PrintHood"
"Recent"="C:\\Documents and Settings\\USER NAME\\Recent"
"SendTo"="C:\\Documents and Settings\\USER NAME\\SendTo"
"Start Menu"="C:\\Documents and Settings\\USER NAME\\Start Menu"
"Templates"="C:\\Documents and Settings\\USER NAME\\Templates"
"Programs"="C:\\Documents and Settings\\USER NAME\\Start Menu\\Programs"
"Startup"="C:\\Documents and Settings\\USER NAME\\Start
Menu\\Programs\\Startup"
"Local Settings"="C:\\Documents and Settings\\USER NAME\\Local Settings"
"Local AppData"="C:\\Documents and Settings\\USER NAME\\Local
Settings\\Application Data"
"Cache"="C:\\Documents and Settings\\USER NAME\\Local Settings\\Temporary
Internet Files"
"History"="C:\\Documents and Settings\\USER NAME\\Local Settings\\History"
"My Pictures"="C:\\Documents and Settings\\USER
NAME\\Desktop\\PossibleTRASH\\My Pictures"
"Fonts"="C:\\WINDOWS\\Fonts"
"My Music"="C:\\Documents and Settings\\USER NAME\\My Documents\\My Music"
"Administrative Tools"="C:\\Documents and Settings\\USER NAME\\Start
Menu\\Programs\\Administrative Tools"
"CD Burning"="C:\\Documents and Settings\\USER NAME\\Local
Settings\\Application Data\\Microsoft\\CD Burning"
"My Video"=""
 
D

Dave Patrick

No it wont create any folders or move anything. You'll need to do the copy
before hand. The correct values are in;

HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders

Since they're type Reg_Expand_Sz you'll want to only use regedt32.exe to
alter them.

--
Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft MVP [Windows NT/2000 Operating Systems]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect.

:
| I want to alter the following keys. My question is how can i get the
| contents of these folders to be moved to. Also am I right that if I want
to
| change say Personal which is by default the following:
|
| "Personal"="C:\\Documents and Settings\\USER NAME\\My Documents"
| to be
| "Personal"="E:\\ Documents"
|
| would that be correct.........and will that create the folder?????? and
will
| this move the folder and rename it to what I have specified????
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Code: 
|
| Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
|
|
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell
| Folders]
| "AppData"="C:\\Documents and Settings\\USER NAME\\Application Data"
| "Cookies"="C:\\Documents and Settings\\USER NAME\\Cookies"
| "Desktop"="C:\\Documents and Settings\\USER NAME\\Desktop"
| "Favorites"="C:\\Documents and Settings\\USER NAME\\Favorites"
| "NetHood"="C:\\Documents and Settings\\USER NAME\\NetHood"
| "Personal"="C:\\Documents and Settings\\USER NAME\\My Documents"
| "PrintHood"="C:\\Documents and Settings\\USER NAME\\PrintHood"
| "Recent"="C:\\Documents and Settings\\USER NAME\\Recent"
| "SendTo"="C:\\Documents and Settings\\USER NAME\\SendTo"
| "Start Menu"="C:\\Documents and Settings\\USER NAME\\Start Menu"
| "Templates"="C:\\Documents and Settings\\USER NAME\\Templates"
| "Programs"="C:\\Documents and Settings\\USER NAME\\Start Menu\\Programs"
| "Startup"="C:\\Documents and Settings\\USER NAME\\Start
| Menu\\Programs\\Startup"
| "Local Settings"="C:\\Documents and Settings\\USER NAME\\Local Settings"
| "Local AppData"="C:\\Documents and Settings\\USER NAME\\Local
| Settings\\Application Data"
| "Cache"="C:\\Documents and Settings\\USER NAME\\Local Settings\\Temporary
| Internet Files"
| "History"="C:\\Documents and Settings\\USER NAME\\Local Settings\\History"
| "My Pictures"="C:\\Documents and Settings\\USER
| NAME\\Desktop\\PossibleTRASH\\My Pictures"
| "Fonts"="C:\\WINDOWS\\Fonts"
| "My Music"="C:\\Documents and Settings\\USER NAME\\My Documents\\My Music"
| "Administrative Tools"="C:\\Documents and Settings\\USER NAME\\Start
| Menu\\Programs\\Administrative Tools"
| "CD Burning"="C:\\Documents and Settings\\USER NAME\\Local
| Settings\\Application Data\\Microsoft\\CD Burning"
| "My Video"=""
|
|
 
S

sen

What do U mean by copy? and I want to use regedit32.exe.... so your saying I
cant make a regFile of the changes I want to make to import into other
machines?


Dave Patrick said:
No it wont create any folders or move anything. You'll need to do the copy
before hand. The correct values are in;

HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders

Since they're type Reg_Expand_Sz you'll want to only use regedt32.exe to
alter them.

--
Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft MVP [Windows NT/2000 Operating Systems]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect.

:
| I want to alter the following keys. My question is how can i get the
| contents of these folders to be moved to. Also am I right that if I want
to
| change say Personal which is by default the following:
|
| "Personal"="C:\\Documents and Settings\\USER NAME\\My Documents"
| to be
| "Personal"="E:\\ Documents"
|
| would that be correct.........and will that create the folder?????? and
will
| this move the folder and rename it to what I have specified????
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Code: 
|
| Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
|
|
 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell
| Folders]
| "AppData"="C:\\Documents and Settings\\USER NAME\\Application Data"
| "Cookies"="C:\\Documents and Settings\\USER NAME\\Cookies"
| "Desktop"="C:\\Documents and Settings\\USER NAME\\Desktop"
| "Favorites"="C:\\Documents and Settings\\USER NAME\\Favorites"
| "NetHood"="C:\\Documents and Settings\\USER NAME\\NetHood"
| "Personal"="C:\\Documents and Settings\\USER NAME\\My Documents"
| "PrintHood"="C:\\Documents and Settings\\USER NAME\\PrintHood"
| "Recent"="C:\\Documents and Settings\\USER NAME\\Recent"
| "SendTo"="C:\\Documents and Settings\\USER NAME\\SendTo"
| "Start Menu"="C:\\Documents and Settings\\USER NAME\\Start Menu"
| "Templates"="C:\\Documents and Settings\\USER NAME\\Templates"
| "Programs"="C:\\Documents and Settings\\USER NAME\\Start Menu\\Programs"
| "Startup"="C:\\Documents and Settings\\USER NAME\\Start
| Menu\\Programs\\Startup"
| "Local Settings"="C:\\Documents and Settings\\USER NAME\\Local Settings"
| "Local AppData"="C:\\Documents and Settings\\USER NAME\\Local
| Settings\\Application Data"
| "Cache"="C:\\Documents and Settings\\USER NAME\\Local Settings\\Temporary
| Internet Files"
| "History"="C:\\Documents and Settings\\USER NAME\\Local Settings\\History"
| "My Pictures"="C:\\Documents and Settings\\USER
| NAME\\Desktop\\PossibleTRASH\\My Pictures"
| "Fonts"="C:\\WINDOWS\\Fonts"
| "My Music"="C:\\Documents and Settings\\USER NAME\\My Documents\\My Music"
| "Administrative Tools"="C:\\Documents and Settings\\USER NAME\\Start
| Menu\\Programs\\Administrative Tools"
| "CD Burning"="C:\\Documents and Settings\\USER NAME\\Local
| Settings\\Application Data\\Microsoft\\CD Burning"
| "My Video"=""
|
|
[/QUOTE]
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D

Dave Patrick

Inline reply:

:
| What do U mean by copy?
* You'll need to manually create the new path and initially populate it with
the desired files.

and I want to use regedit32.exe.... so your saying I
| cant make a regFile of the changes I want to make to import into other
| machines?
* Nope, didn't say that.

--
Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft MVP [Windows NT/2000 Operating Systems]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect.
 

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