Is there a way to redirect My documents?

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I know I can set group policies in a domain to redirect a user's My
documents folder to some other location, but can I do this on a standalone
Windows XP machine?

The only Local Policy Editor I see is the Local Security Policy.
 
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| I know I can set group policies in a domain to redirect a
user's My
| documents folder to some other location, but can I do this
on a standalone
| Windows XP machine?
|
| The only Local Policy Editor I see is the Local Security
Policy.
|
|
 
An easier way is to just right click the my documents folder, properties,
move button.
 
I agree - this is how I always do it for small offices when I set up new
computers for them.....
 
I know I can set group policies in a domain to redirect a user's My
documents folder to some other location, but can I do this on a standalone
Windows XP machine?
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Best way there is to do it *and* move the content in one go: Open a My
computer window on
C:\Documents and settings\<logged in user>\ to show it. Open another on
the proposed location (if there is more than one user to handle, keep
them separate with say a D:\<name>\ each, ready to put it in)

*Right* drag the My Documents folder across, take *Move* here

You can also change most of these special folder pointers using TweakUI
- My Computer, Special folders, but that just shifts the pointer leaving
the files where they are.
 
That's an extra and unneeded step, I think. If you right-click on My
Documents and go to properties, you're shown a "move" button, which will
move the data when you browse or type in the new desired location.....
 
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