RE: Profile Problems

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From: anon (anon_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 10/16/04 

Date: Sat, 16 Oct 2004 09:15:02 -0700

you would need to set this during an /unattend setup.

"anon" wrote:

> An error message informs you that you cannot move or rename the Documents and
> Settings folder
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;314843
>
> "Dunner" wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I am running Win XP Pro SP2 have created a 40Gb partition on my primary hard
> > drive which I want to use to store my profile and documents leaving the rest
> > of the drive for the windows folder and program installations. I have altered
> > the location of the my documents folder and changed the profile path to point
> > to the partition. For some reason though windows keeps trying to copy the
> > profile and the documents from this partition to the documents and settings
> > folder in the C drive.
> >
> > How can I stop this? I want the profile and my documents to be stored on the
> > partition alone without having it on the C drive as well. Can this be done?
> >
> > Thanks for your help
> >
> > Dunner

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