Guest lozza Posted March 29, 2008 Posted March 29, 2008 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 >
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