Re: Working Directory?

"Dan" <Dan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:5538D477-4C10-426C-8295-2BBFE22CB524@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> So not really (if I understand what you're saying ;-) All of the machines
> I've looked at I've opened the command prompt by using the run line and
> typing 'cmd'.

I typically use a shortcut so that I can control colors, scrollback,
quickedit
etc easily.

> What's more frustrating is that if I logon as myself on my own
> laptop I open up to a C:\... path but if I logon to a server and open a
> prompt the same way I open up to P: which is a server share to my personal
> drive. What controls this?

On my (default) shortcuts it says: %HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%

This is controled by the user's PROFILE area in the AD account properties.

One using the Start command it goes to "My Documents" which is likely
the same place as those environment variables above.

--
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> Thanks,
> Dan
>
> "Herb Martin" wrote:
>
>> "Dan" <Dan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:6F60AD19-39CB-449E-BA5A-D37FBB93347C@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > Hi,
>> > I have an issue where some of my users have their "working directory"
>> > set
>> > as P: when they run a command prompt. While that may not sound like a
>> > big
>> > issue what I'm seeing is that anytime these users disconnect/undock
>> > from
>> > the
>> > network their machines go a bit haywire. I set their home directories
>> > in
>> > ADUC on the 'profiles' tab so I'm not sure why the working directory
>> > would
>> > be
>> > that location. Is there anyway to ensure that all users will stop
>> > having
>> > these issues upon undock/disconnect?
>>
>>
>> Perhaps because the shortcuts for Command prompts are coded
>> (themselves) to use "My Documents" and they are starting the
>> prompts from those shortcuts?
>>
>> You could (find a way) to just change all the command prompt
>> shortcuts to some reasonable hard coded path (e.g., C:\), but it
>> will likely be messy.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Herb Martin, MCSE, MVP
>> Accelerated MCSE
>> http://www.LearnQuick.Com
>> [phone number on web site]
>>
>>
>>


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