Re: Desktop/My Documents Redirection problem

This is not a mapped drive! This is Desktop/My Documents redirection done
with group policy on a network. These are two seperate and unrelated items.
This has to do with the sync manager connecting to network folders. I need to
know how to configure or alter sync manager settings. I know there are "check
boxes" to uncheck items like your home page, but this goes deeper than
unchecking the box. I already tried that setting.

If you are using Windows XP Home and are not connected to a domain, or
unless have any experience with Network Group Policy, or have an MCSA or MCSE
certification, you won't be able to help.Your stand alone home computer will
not be able to work through this problem because Windows XP Home does not
contain the network functionality that I am dealing with.
--
Brian
A+ and Net+ Certified


"thecreator" wrote:

Hi Brian,

Thanks for the lesson / information. The changes you made were done from
the server and forced on the Desktops.

On my computer, I opened Explore. Under Tools in Home there are 3
options, plus Folder Options. The options are:
1. - Map Network Drive...
2. - Disconnect Network Drive...
3. - Synchronize...

Can you at the server level, disconnect the Network Drive? Then Remap
the Network Drive?


--
thecreator


"Brian" <Brian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I am using Windows XP Proffesional SP2. All the computers are joined to a
domain and all users have their own profiles. Network Group Policy has
"Desktop" and "My Documents" redirection enabled. All users have their own
seperate "Desktop" and "My Documents" folders. I have 150 desktop
computers
on the network. No laptops are involved in this situation. When I say
"desktops" as in desktop redirection, I am refering to the screen that
comes
up infront of you with the shortcut icons and wallpaper. It typicaly has
the
Internet Explorer Icon and the Recycle Bin Icon, etc. etc. Each individual
person on the network has their own personalized "desktop" that appears in
front of them when they log on, and it follows them to whatever computer
they
log onto. There is a folder within the redirection folder that carries
this
"desktop" information so that it will appear on their screen when they log
in, wherever they log in. The exact same situation occurs with the "My
Documents" folder. This is all stored on the server.

No settings are locked. People are free to change there own personal
"desktops" and contents of their own personal "My Documents" folders.
--
Brian
A+ and Net+ Certified


"thecreator" wrote:

Hi Brian,

When you mention Desktop Computers and Desktops? Are we talking
different physical computers or are you referring to User IDS' Desktops
within a single computer? Is there software installed on the other
computers, which might allow changes, but keep its own history?

I am using Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2.

Question: You moved the Target for My Documents from one Network
Drive
to another Network Drive. Do the User IDs' see the same location, when
they
click on My Documents folder on their Desktop? Did you lock the changes
made, by rebooting the computers?


--
thecreator


"Brian" <Brian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I ran the registry cleaner you recomended and rebooted the computer.
There
was no change to the problem. The off-line icon is still there.
--
Brian
A+ and Net+ Certified


"thecreator" wrote:

Hi Brian,

What you did not do, is to use a Windows Registry Cleaner to clean
the
Windows Registry including the History found in the Windows Registry.

http://www.tune-up.com/ TuneUp Utilities 2006 has a 30-day Trial
version
to use. You can always uninstall it.


--
thecreator


"Brian" <Brian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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One more note: I also removed the $ share from the old folder
location,
but
did not delete the folder. Right now the old redirect folder is not
shared
at
all.
--
Brian
A+ and Net+ Certified


"Brian" wrote:

I just completed a network reconfiguration. It was nothing
dramatic.
It
was
normal summer maintenance. However, one of the things I did due to
drive
space issues, and server load balancing, I moved the "Desktop" and
"My
Documents" redirect folders to another server. They coppied over
fine.
I
updated the group policy to reflect the chenge. I went around and
ran
"gpupdate /force" on the command prompt to get the new settings to
take
on
the desktop computers. The sync to the new folder loaction worked
and
went
great. HOWEVER, the problem I have is that the desktop computers
are
still
looking for the old redirect folders too, in addition to the new
location.
This is leaving the "off line" icon in the lower left task bar. I
went
into
the sync manager and "unchecked" the check box for the old
loacation
of
the
folders, but it didn't solve the problem. It is still trying to
find
the
old
redirect files. This is happening on all the desktops I checked so
far.

The $ share is the exact same share name as the old location. It is
just
on
another server.

Is there a way to go in and change the settings to get desktop
computers
running Windows XP Proffesional to stop looking at the old redirect
folder
loacation?
--
Brian
A+ and Net+ Certified










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