my documents redirection for every new user


  1. Posts : 4
    windows 7 64 bit enterprise
       #1

    my documents redirection for every new user


    Hi ,

    We have the following issue, on windows 7 enterprise 64 bit.
    Every new local user that is created on the machine, the My Documents folder is redirected to d:\users\%username%\
    I have checked the local policies, and none of them is enabled.
    Then i checked the registry and found under this key :
    HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders

    the following :

    Personal
    d:\users\%username%\Documents


    so i changed to

    %userprofile%\Documents


    and still if i create a new user, the documents folder is created on the D:\Users


    Any ideas anyone?

    thanks
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  2. Posts : 1,180
    Windows 7 Ultimate
       #2

    Wait.. Im confused. You DONT want the user to have a new Documents folder? Or it is just creating the documents folder in the wrong place? Whats the problem? hah.
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  3. Posts : 72,052
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
       #3

    Hello Stoof, and welcome to Seven Forums.

    Did you restart the computer after making the registry changes to apply them so not to have them created at the D: location?
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  4. Posts : 4
    windows 7 64 bit enterprise
    Thread Starter
       #4

    hi Brink, yes i have restarted the machine after i made the change in the registry, still no luck :-(

    @kirsch i want the documents directory created on c:\users\%username%\documents (like it is by default)
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  5. Posts : 1,180
    Windows 7 Ultimate
       #5

    Have you tried changing the reg setting to c:\users\%username%\documents instead of %userprofile%\documents?
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  6. Posts : 4
    windows 7 64 bit enterprise
    Thread Starter
       #6

    @ kirsch

    yes i have tried this :
    Have you tried changing the reg setting to c:\users\%username%\documents instead of %userprofile%\documents?

    still the same :-(
    if i create a new user, the documents folder is created at d:\users\%username%\
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  7. Posts : 4
    windows 7 64 bit enterprise
    Thread Starter
       #7

    ok guys, i give up
    i will leave it for now, and i could always force it using a gpo
    thanks for your help
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