Default user settings for my documents folder

[Dale Erickson]

I setup systems for a living, I am now tasked with
creating a default load for our windows xp home customer
deployment.

What I need to know, is how to change the default
location to create the my documents folder from.

I know the format of the line to use--

"d:\Documents and Settings\%username%\My Documents"

This way it will create the my docs folder on the d:
drive instead of the c: drive.

Now I need to know where to change it so that all users
created are automaticaly redirected....

 

[Guest]

If you use unattended setup files use the key:
[GuiUnattended]
ProfilesDir="D:\Documents and Settings\%username%\My Documents"
This will change all de profiles folder location

If the computer is on a windows domain, if you point the user home folder to that directory it wil be created at users logon

On the other side, you can change registry settings value of 'Personal'
located at 'HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders'
to the value of 'D:\Documents and Settings\%username%\My Documents'
Then you have to copy the file ntuser.dat of the user you were logged to make the changes (i advise a first loggon time one, to prevent specific applications settings to override default ones) from to the directory 'Documents and Settings\Default User'