I am trying to move my 'Documents and Settings' folder

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Glenn Richardson

Hi everyone!

I have formatted my HD and partitioned it into two (the original C: and

a Z:). The C: is just 10Gb and I will use to hold the OS (Win XP Pro),

drivers et etc with the Z: holding everything else.

This being the case I am looking to try and move 'My Documents and
Settings' from the C: to the Z:.

I have already looked at the Windows Support Knowledge Base and came
across Article ID 314843 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314843/en-us)

titled "An error message informs you that you cannot move or rename the

Documents and Settings folder" which near the bottom has the
intructions for 'Moving the entire folder'.

I have followed the instructions but it doesn't seem to have
worked...My first question is:

When trawling the the registry I changed all of the value data that
started with C:\Documents and Settings\.... but some of the values
start differently but still have 'Documents and Settings' within it
i.e.:

\Device \HarddiskVolume1\Documents and Settings..
My Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Volatile Environment HOMEPATH \Documents
and Settings\Glenn etc etc

Do any of these need anything changing? The reason I ask is because
when I click onto 'My Documents' it is still pointed at C: and not Z:
and I can't figure out why!

Previous advice I had was "go to desktop->.my documents->
properties.....and chage the path to locate the my documents where it
is now "

But I did that and it's still not how I want it...For arguements
sake....If I create a new folder on my desktop I want the location to
be Z:\Documents and Settings\Glenn\Desktop however even after the
changes mentioned above my new folder still says C:\Documents and
Settings\Glenn\Desktop.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Glenn
 
Hi

You can only put that folder in a different location when installing XP.
You won't be able to move it otherwise. You need an unattended install of
XP.

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Will Denny
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This wouldn't be an issue as I've only just reinstalled the OS, so
doing it again is no problem.

Where/When during installation is this done as I don't remember seeing
this option. If there is a link to an 'idiots guide' it would be
appreciated.

Cheers
Glenn
 
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