Re: Assign default user directories
From: Gary R. Demi (gdemi_at_novc.com)
Date: 04/23/04
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Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2004 11:46:48 -0700
Basically you need login scripts.
If you have a Windows 2000 or 2003 file server you can easily implement
these when you login to the domain.
A little less centralized, Windows XP also supports login scripts, see help
"login scripts"
your login script should have a "Net use q://servername/SharedDirectory"
q can be any unused drive letter, then just tell all your users to save to
Q:
Alternatively you can change the settings on "MyDocuments" on each machine
to point to the shared directory on the server. (for programs that use
MyDocuments default)
"Sandra Grawunder" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:316801c428fb$6e0ffb60$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> I have become the accidental IT manager for a Windows XP
> network that is a mess. We have duplicate files all over
> the network and no schema or protocol for storing files
> other than 90% of them end up in My Documents, which of
> course can be one of many possible locations depending
> upon the user and the computer. I have established a
> directory tree on the server where I want all office
> files to be created and stored. How do I set up a
> default directory for each user on the network so that
> they all point to the same directory when saving
> documents.
>
> In other words, I want to eliminate any references to
> Jane's Documents (folder) and Joe's Documents (folder)
> and Mary's Documents (folder) because they all work on
> the same stuff and I want that stuff stored in a central
> directory called Main Documents (folder) that is the
> default working directory for each user on the network.
>
> TIA,
> Sandra
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