Unattended.txt Profile Directories Moved

[Guest lozza]

Guys,

 

Have a real weird issue, hoping someone can help.

 

We are building our TS servers using unattended.txt launched from within

WinPE. As part of the build the C:\documents and settings folder is being

moved onto the D:\. This being done using the microsoft supported method of :

 

Use the /UNATTEND switch with Winnt.exe or Winnt32.exe and insert the

following entry into the Unattend.txt file, where z:\foldername is the path

and folder name you want:

 

[GuiUNattended]

ProfilesDir = z:\foldername

 

This info is from http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=236621

 

In my case, ProfileDir=D:\Profiles

 

The machine builds fine... however everytime someone logs in, a dialogue

pops up saying 'Windows cannot open this file' and the file it is referring

to is called 'random.byt' and asking how windows should open it (Check the

web or choose a program to open with options).

 

The file for some reasons exists in the All Users Startup folder. How it got

there after a fresh build, I have no idea... and confused. I can easily

delete it and thats that. But my concern is what if something else has gone

wrong during build. Event logs all seem fine and no mention of file. Just not

quite sure how it made its way to the All Users Startup folder... If we dont

redirect the documents and setting profiles folder and leave it in its

default location... no such issue exists. Its seems only when we use the

ProfilesDir entry in unattended.txt that this happens...

 

Has anyone seen this behaviour? I wanted to cross post this to the relevant

Windows 2003 Server Enterprise Edition groups, but couldn;t figure out how

cross posting works...

 

Any Help, as usual appreciated

 

Lozza

[Guest lozza]

RE: Unattended.txt Profile Directories Moved

 

attempting to cross post to other communities....

 

Apologies in advance if this doesnt work

 

loz

 

"lozza" wrote:

> Guys,

>

> Have a real weird issue, hoping someone can help.

>

> We are building our TS servers using unattended.txt launched from within

> WinPE. As part of the build the C:\documents and settings folder is being

> moved onto the D:\. This being done using the microsoft supported method of :

>

> Use the /UNATTEND switch with Winnt.exe or Winnt32.exe and insert the

> following entry into the Unattend.txt file, where z:\foldername is the path

> and folder name you want:

>

> [GuiUNattended]

> ProfilesDir = z:\foldername

>

> This info is from http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=236621

>

> In my case, ProfileDir=D:\Profiles

>

> The machine builds fine... however everytime someone logs in, a dialogue

> pops up saying 'Windows cannot open this file' and the file it is referring

> to is called 'random.byt' and asking how windows should open it (Check the

> web or choose a program to open with options).

>

> The file for some reasons exists in the All Users Startup folder. How it got

> there after a fresh build, I have no idea... and confused. I can easily

> delete it and thats that. But my concern is what if something else has gone

> wrong during build. Event logs all seem fine and no mention of file. Just not

> quite sure how it made its way to the All Users Startup folder... If we dont

> redirect the documents and setting profiles folder and leave it in its

> default location... no such issue exists. Its seems only when we use the

> ProfilesDir entry in unattended.txt that this happens...

>

> Has anyone seen this behaviour? I wanted to cross post this to the relevant

> Windows 2003 Server Enterprise Edition groups, but couldn;t figure out how

> cross posting works...

>

> Any Help, as usual appreciated

>

> Lozza

>