change Documents and Settings folder

[Guest Cesar Guerra]

Hi there

 

How can I change the Documents and Settings folders to other disk?

so when I need to reinstall XP the process wouldn't be that traumatic to

restore user's stuff

 

best regards,

TIA

Cesar Guerra

[Guest Rocky]

Re: change Documents and Settings folder

 

It depends how big the folder is.

If it doesn't have a lot of files, you could try burning the folder to one

or two DVD's (set up to record data).

If you have a large number of files then probably the best way is to

purchase a new hard drive, install it and make it master and leave your old

drive in the case making it slave.

Once you've installed XP on the new drive, transfer the old drive files to

the 'Documents and files' folder.

You can only transfer your documents, photos, videos, music and email

folders. Other settings files will need to be re-written because the

registry will not be updated during transfer.

Hope this helps.

 

 

 

 

 

"Cesar Guerra" <cesar_gl@yahoo.com> wrote in message

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> Hi there

>

> How can I change the Documents and Settings folders to other disk?

> so when I need to reinstall XP the process wouldn't be that traumatic to

> restore user's stuff

>

> best regards,

> TIA

> Cesar Guerra

>

[Guest Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Re: change Documents and Settings folder

 

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314843

 

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Regards,

 

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]

The Winhelponline Blog: http://www.winhelponline.com/blog

Windows® Troubleshooting: http://www.winhelponline.com

 

 

"Cesar Guerra" <cesar_gl@yahoo.com> wrote in message

news:ec8QFbS2IHA.4492@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

> Hi there

>

> How can I change the Documents and Settings folders to other disk?

> so when I need to reinstall XP the process wouldn't be that traumatic to

> restore user's stuff

>

> best regards,

> TIA

> Cesar Guerra

>

[Guest mdlister]

Re: change Documents and Settings folder

 

 

Are you using a network and a domain or is this just for a single

computer? It can easily be done with folder redirection using Group

Policy if you have a network

 

 

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mdlister