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slajoh01
join:2005-04-23
| [XP Pro] Docs and Settings to another partition (quick question)
Hi again,
Just a quick question. Im trying to move the Documents and Settings folder to another partition and then removing the default one from the default Windows sysrem partition just by following the instructions as below from MS website:
The only thing I dont understand is the registry part of it were it says to click find and find every instance of Docs and Settings and change it to the new path. One question though...this would take days literally to do this...And correct me if Im wrong, do they actually mean just only going to the HKLM/Software/Microsoft/WindowsNT/CurrentVersion/ProfileList=ProfileImagePath.....Or...do I really have to find and scope out the only entries were I find Dos and Settings throughout the whole registry??? This would be very hard work. Here are the steps below from »support.microsoft.com/default.as···&SD=HSCH
To specify a different folder for the entire Documents and Settings folder, including key system components, follow these steps: 1. Log on to the computer as an administrator, and then create a new folder.
2. In the current Documents and Settings folder, on the Tools menu, click Folder Options, and then click the View tab.
3. Under Advanced settings, click Show hidden files and folders, and then click to clear the Hide extensions for known file types and Hide protected operating system files (Recommended) check boxes.
4. Click OK.
5. Click and drag all the folders in the Documents and Settings folder to copy them to the new folder, except for the folder for the currently logged-on administrator.
6. Log off and then log back on, using a different administrator account from the one that you just logged off from.
7. Open the Documents and Settings folder again, and then copy the profile of the administrator that you just logged off from to the new folder. This extra step is needed because you cannot copy the profile of the account that is currently logged on.
8. Log off the computer, and then again log on to the computer as an administrator.
9. Start Registry Editor, and then click Find on the Edit menu.
10. Type documents and settings, and then click Find Next.
11. For every registry key or value that contains the original path, replace the value data or rename the value or registry key to the new path.IMPORTANT: You must complete this change in the registry for every instance of the original path, or your computer may not start. It is imperative that you update all registry keys and values with the new path.
12. Restart the computer. You can now safely remove the original Documents and Settings folder.
Thanks...I only need help on the Regisrty part and thats all. | |
ChiTang
Premium,MVM
join:2002-08-23
Alhambra, CA | Re: [XP Pro] Docs and Settings to another partition (quick quest
Your answer is in step 11 of your own post. Yes, every instances.
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R Not
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join:2000-09-18
Long Beach, CA
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| reply to slajoh01
You might want to use a registry editor that is a little more robust than 'regedit' to do something like this. Registrar ($) or Registrar Lite would be more useful.
»www.resplendence.com/registrar
»www.resplendence.com/downloads | |
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