User Profiles - Create and Move During Windows 7 Installation

Hi Kari,
I have tried various files without the <Display> section with the same results.
The <Display> section is superfluous, but it was present in the version I used in the successful installation. Sysprep just ignored it. Here is the corresponding section from the setupact.log of the previous, successful installation:

Code:

2012-12-08 12:41:52, Info                         [Shell Unattend] Running 'oobeSystem' pass
2012-12-08  12:41:52, Info                         [Shell Unattend] Display:  Requested Display Settings [1280 x 768, 32 bpp, 0 hz]
2012-12-08  12:41:52, Warning                      [Shell Unattend] Display:  ChangeDisplaySettings(all) failed (-2), trying separate parts... 
2012-12-08 12:41:52, Warning                      [Shell Unattend] Display: Attempt to set width & height failed. (-2)
2012-12-08 12:41:52, Warning                      [Shell Unattend] Display: Attempt to set bits per pixel failed. (-2)
2012-12-08 12:41:59, Info                         [Shell Unattend] FolderLocations: Moved 'C:\Users' to 'd:\Users' 
2012-12-08 12:41:59, Info                         [Shell Unattend] FolderLocations: 'ProfilesDirectory' set to 'd:\Users' 
2012-12-08 12:41:59, Info                         [Shell Unattend] FolderLocations: 'Public' set to 'd:\Users\Public' 
2012-12-08 12:41:59, Info                         [Shell Unattend] FolderLocations: 'Default' set to 'd:\Users\Default' 
2012-12-08 12:41:59, Info                         [Shell Unattend] FolderLocations: 'ProfileImagePath' set to 'd:\Users\test' 
2012-12-08  12:41:59, Info                         [Shell Unattend]  FolderLocations: 'ProfileImagePath' set to 'd:\Users\Administrator' 
2012-12-08 12:42:04, Info                         [Shell Unattend] FolderLocations: Moved 'C:\ProgramData' to 'd:\ProgramData' 
2012-12-08 12:42:04, Info                         [Shell Unattend] FolderLocations: 'ProgramData' set to 'd:\ProgramData' 
2012-12-08 12:42:04, Info                         [Shell Unattend] Exiting 'oobeSystem' pass with status 0x001f1000

However, looking at the old setupact.log file revealed my error: I was expecting the <FolderLocations> move to have already taken place when I rebooted to audit mode. However, in your instructions, it doesn't take place until the final restart exits from Audit Mode, as you suggested above. Thanks for your help!

Hi kari, Is there any changes to the latest win 7 version regarding userprofile relocation?
followed your guide for win 7 x64 september 2017 but nothing changes, here's my xml

Code:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<unattend xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:unattend">
    <settings pass="oobeSystem">
        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
            <FolderLocations>
                <ProfilesDirectory>d:\User</ProfilesDirectory>
                <ProgramData>d:\ProgramData</ProgramData>
            </FolderLocations>
        </component>
    </settings>
    <cpi:offlineImage cpi:source="wim:E:/sources/install.wim#Windows 7 ULTIMATE" xmlns:cpi="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:cpi" />
</unattend>

Dont see anything strange on Logfile either : setupact.log - Google Drive

DISM command shows ULTIMATE as well, so i can't figure out what i missed..

Code:

Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool
Version: 10.0.14393.0

Details for image : G:\sources\install.esd

Index : 1
Name : Windows 7 ULTIMATE x64
Description : Windows 7 ULTIMATE
Size : 16,966,825,417 bytes
WIM Bootable : No
Architecture : x64
Hal : acpiapic
Version : 6.1.7601
ServicePack Build : 23889
ServicePack Level : 1
Edition : Ultimate
Installation : Client
ProductType : WinNT
ProductSuite : Terminal Server
System Root : WINDOWS
Directories : 19180
Files : 92447
Created : 11/21/2010 - 11:39:25 AM
Modified : 9/18/2017 - 3:12:07 PM
Languages :
        en-US (Default)

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Kari said:

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Now continue from beginning of page 4 in tutorial, and follow the steps described.

Kari

It would be really helpful if this message could be amended to read "beginning of page 4 in the PDF version of the tutorial". I spent hours today studying page 4 of this thread and it was only when I thought to visit page 1 that I realised that page 4 referred not to the thread but to the 8pp PDF instructions.

Thanks to Kari, I've successfully done this years ago. I liked it very much.
A simple more straightforward way is just to cut files which are saved in Windows default folders, then copy to wherever is more preferred. I did this in Win10 and now do this in Windows 11. Been awhile since my last sip of of Laphroaig though.

But I'm the only user on my PC. If you have more than one user profile, then moving 'User Profiles' to another drive with Kari's excellent method might be the best idea.