Change "Users" Folder

[carmanian]

Hi guys;

I don't wanna create fully unattended Vista DVD.

I just want to change my default "Users" folder while installing Vista Home Premium x86.

I do not want "C:\Users\Blabla Username"

Instead i just want "D:\Users\Blabla Username"

Mostly in other forms they advice tweaking some registry after OS installation.

But i want this "folder change" is to be a part of my Vista installation.

I hope you can help me;

[DJPro]

You will have to create a 'Autounattend.xml' and put it in the root of your disk.

You can set it in your 'Autounattend.xml'

in: <settings pass="oobeSystem">

put:

<FolderLocations>

<ProfilesDirectory>D:\UserData</ProfilesDirectory>

</FolderLocations>

So all userprofiles will be created in D partition in this example.

Hope this helps you, DJPro

Edited July 15, 2008 by DJPro

[carmanian]

You will have to create a 'Autounattend.xml' and put it in the root of your disk.

You can set it in your 'Autounattend.xml'

in: <settings pass="oobeSystem">

put:

<FolderLocations>

<ProfilesDirectory>D:\UserData</ProfilesDirectory>

</FolderLocations>

So all userprofiles will be created in D partition in this example.

Hope this helps you, DJPro

Thank you so much for your reply DJPro but i don't wanna download and use WAIK or anyother program like this.

As i said at the begining i really dont wanna struggle with lots of codes etc.. I am just a beginner in this unattended installation stuff and i just want my Vista Installation create "Users" folders in "D:\Users" thats all.

Where should i put this code in my Vista Installation DVD, which files i have to create etc etc....??

Can you tell me what i have to do step by step?

[macgyvr]

You will have to create a 'Autounattend.xml' and put it in the root of your disk.

You can set it in your 'Autounattend.xml'

in: <settings pass="oobeSystem">

put:

<FolderLocations>

<ProfilesDirectory>D:\UserData</ProfilesDirectory>

</FolderLocations>

So all userprofiles will be created in D partition in this example.

Hope this helps you, DJPro

Thank you so much for your reply DJPro but i don't wanna download and use WAIK or anyother program like this.

As i said at the begining i really dont wanna struggle with lots of codes etc.. I am just a beginner in this unattended installation stuff and i just want my Vista Installation create "Users" folders in "D:\Users" thats all.

Where should i put this code in my Vista Installation DVD, which files i have to create etc etc....??

Can you tell me what i have to do step by step?

Looks to me like he did!

[carmanian]

You will have to create a 'Autounattend.xml' and put it in the root of your disk.

You can set it in your 'Autounattend.xml'

in: <settings pass="oobeSystem">

put:

<FolderLocations>

<ProfilesDirectory>D:\UserData</ProfilesDirectory>

</FolderLocations>

So all userprofiles will be created in D partition in this example.

Hope this helps you, DJPro

Thank you so much for your reply DJPro but i don't wanna download and use WAIK or anyother program like this.

As i said at the begining i really dont wanna struggle with lots of codes etc.. I am just a beginner in this unattended installation stuff and i just want my Vista Installation create "Users" folders in "D:\Users" thats all.

Where should i put this code in my Vista Installation DVD, which files i have to create etc etc....??

Can you tell me what i have to do step by step?

Looks to me like he did!

So u say;

1- Create a blnak .xml file called "Autoattended.xml".

2- Put this code exactly into blank "Autoattended.xml"

in: <settings pass="oobeSystem">
put:    
<FolderLocations>
    <ProfilesDirectory>D:\UserData</ProfilesDirectory>
</FolderLocations>

3- Save it and put "Autoattended.xml" to my Vista DVD.

i think there is something i am doing wrong at some step.

If you can describe it step by step like telling it to an id*** it could be good for me

[Atheros]

did you call the file Autoattended.xml or Autounattend.xml, the latter being the corect file name?

[edit]

typo

[/edit]

Edited July 16, 2008 by Atheros

[carmanian]

did you call the file Autoattended.xml or Autounattend.xml, the latter being the corect file name?

[edit]

typo

[/edit]

Sorry Atheros. They all must be "Autounattend.xml"

I dont know anything about how to create an unattanded vista dvd.

All i want is to make my vista dvd installation create "Users" folder in "D:\Users" not in "C:\Users"

[Grake]

Not to be rude, but you should read up on unattended installations of vista. Your question has been answered already but what you're looking for is someone else to do your work, someone to give you a file, chuck it in your dvd and say done, things aren't that easy

[DJPro]

Thanks @ macgyvr (Looks to me like he did!)

and @ Grake...

Indeed, there are enough examples of basic "Autounattend.xml" files on this forum.

If you open the xml in notepad for example you will see:

<settings pass="oobeSystem">

Just take a look at the layout and then add:

<FolderLocations>

<ProfilesDirectory>D:\UserData</ProfilesDirectory>

</FolderLocations>

It's not that hard as it looks, just do a few tests on a virtual machine to see if it works.

I know many of us people did a lot of installations before everything went fine... included me.

DJPro

[tap52384]

Does this setting fail if you are installing Vista from a USB drive? It doesn't seem to work for me.