[help]Move %USERPROFILE% to other Drive

[Climbing]

On my Windows XP, How can I move "Documents and Settings" to aother drive (eg. D:\, preferebly without reinstallation of Win XP).

If this is impossible, how can I move %USERPROFILE%(eg c:\Documents and Settings\Tom) to another location(eg. d:\Tom)?

Your help is appreciated.

Thanks,

[enuffsaid]

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[Climbing]

eNuffSaid : Thanks for reply, but I know that way, I can also do that by modify "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders"

Personal="Some Driver:\\New Location".

But I want to move the default %userprofile% location(C:\Documents and Setting\UserName) To another drive.

thanks,

Climbing

[Sie Tjin Kian]

Hi Climbing,

there a a few ways to change the location for your profiles

using a new installation:

- use a winnt.sif with the following code in it

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ProfilesDir=%Systemdrive%\Profile

- use a predefined value in hivesft.inf for new setups

search for "DEFAULT_PROFILES_DIR", you will find something like this

DEFAULT_PROFILES_DIR="%SystemDrive%\Profile"

when you want to cahnge your existing installation:

- copy all files and folders in the specified profile to the new direction, then open regedit and search for "original_profile_path" and replace with "your_new_propfile_path" but be sure you replace every value!!!

For new profiles make the same with "default_profiles_dir_path"

When you try the last one, it can take a while, cause of a lot entries in your registry

hope that helps, greez to all..

[XtremeMaC]

so just 1 user or the whole documents and settings.

whatever u reply with i'll be able to answer tomorrow. i'm going to sleep now its 3am already. what the heck am i, crazy or something

[Justice]

the registry key you are looking for I detailed in this post: http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=16401#

Do not be logged in with the account you want to move.

[Climbing]

using a new installation:

- use a winnt.sif with the following code in it

...

- use a predefined value in hivesft.inf for new setups

search for "DEFAULT_PROFILES_DIR", you will find something like this

DEFAULT_PROFILES_DIR="%SystemDrive%\Profile"

Question 1: Where can I find this hivesft.inf?

when you want to cahnge your existing installation:

- copy all files and folders in the specified profile to the new direction, then open regedit and search for "original_profile_path" and replace with "your_new_propfile_path" but be sure you replace every value!!!

For new profiles make the same with "default_profiles_dir_path"

When you try the last one, it can take a while, cause of a lot entries in your registry

Question 2: I think this way may similar the way above to change the registry "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders" subkeys' values. I don't think this is complex as you said.

[Climbing]

the registry key you are looking for I detailed in this post: http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=16401#

Do not be logged in with the account you want to move.

Bingle! I think that's the right way. I'll try this as soon as I can.

thanks a lot to Justice and everyone want to help.

[Sie Tjin Kian]

Hi Climbing,

1) the file hivesft.inf is in the i386 folder

2) normally your right with this key, but if you have allready installed some software there may be more keys in ohter sections, so just try to search for your profilesdir root in the registry and you will see what i mean!

Have a nice day

[Climbing]

Hi Climbing,

1) the file hivesft.inf is in the i386 folder

2) normally your right with this key, but if you have allready installed some software there may be more keys in ohter sections, so just try to search for your profilesdir  root in the registry and you will see what i mean!

Have a nice day

anyway, thanks a lot. I'll try and back here.

[Justice]

I found I left out a step in my instructions.. check it again for the update.

[Climbing]

I found I left out a step in my instructions.. check it again for the update.

Thanks.