coucou Posted December 27, 2004 Share Posted December 27, 2004 Hi,1) All relocating pathname/folders "winnt.sif command" i found are here bellow [GuiUnattended] ProfilesDir="C:\Documents and Settings\"[Unattended] ProgramFilesDir="C:\My Program Files"As "My Documents" & "Favorites" pathnames/folders are a subfolders of "C:\Documents and Settings\" How do I relocate them into D: (disk) during the unattended installation??? Actually, I modify the registry after the installation [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders] exapmle key value "Personal" Data modified to "D:\My Documents".2) What the universal "My Documents" & "Favorites" pathnames are in windows? (like %systemdrive%\Documents and Settings)Regardscoucou Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
durex Posted December 27, 2004 Share Posted December 27, 2004 The following RegTweaks change the location of where windows looks for your Wallpaper images, My Docs, My Pics and Favs ;--- WallpaperDir set to D:\!Personal!\My Pictures\Wallpaper[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion]"WallPaperDir"=hex(2):44,00,3a,00,5c,00,21,00,50,00,65,00,72,00,73,00,6f,00,6e,\ 00,61,00,6c,00,21,00,5c,00,4d,00,79,00,20,00,50,00,69,00,63,00,74,00,75,00,\ 72,00,65,00,73,00,5c,00,57,00,61,00,6c,00,6c,00,70,00,61,00,70,00,65,00,72,\ 00,00,00;----- Change default location of Wallpaper, My Docs, Favorites and My Pics[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders]"Personal"="D:\Personal\My Documents""Favorites"="D:\Personal\Favorites""My Pictures"="D:\Personal\Pics"[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders]"Personal"="D:\Personal\My Documents""Favorites"="D:\Personal\Favorites""My Pictures"="D:\Personal\Pics"And to answer your second question, it looks like it uses the full path in the registry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yzöwl Posted December 27, 2004 Share Posted December 27, 2004 You only need to change the User Shell Folders keys, not the Shell Folder keys, also in the above reg example, the data is given as REG_SZ, when they are intended to be REG_EXPAND_SZ.look at this message for an inf example, or you could make the change directly in one of your cmd files.REG ADD "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders" /v Personal /t REG_EXPAND_SZ /d "D:\%USERNAME%\My Documents" /fREG ADD "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders" /v "My Pictures" /t REG_EXPAND_SZ /d "D:\%USERNAME%\My Documents\My Pictures" /fREG ADD "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders" /v "My Music" /t REG_EXPAND_SZ /d "D:\%USERNAME%\My Documents\My Music" /fREG ADD "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders" /v Favorites /t REG_EXPAND_SZ /d "D:\%USERNAME%\Favorites" /f Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
durex Posted December 27, 2004 Share Posted December 27, 2004 the data is given as REG_SZ, when they are intended to be REG_EXPAND_SZ.Looking at a non-modifed pc and theyre all stored as REG_SZ... why do they need to be changed to REG_EXPAND? I thought that was only needed if your string contained multiple lines... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yzöwl Posted December 27, 2004 Share Posted December 27, 2004 @ durexNo you are thinking of REG_MULTI_SZAlso on an unmodified PC they are stored as REG_EXPAND_SZ as shown below.Favorites - %USERPROFILE%\FavoritesMy Music - %USERPROFILE%\My Documents\My MusicMy Pictures - %USERPROFILE%\My Documents\My PicturesPersonal (My Documents) - %USERPROFILE%\My DocumentsYour specific example didn't need changing, but;The REG_EXPAND_SZ is used primarily because those keys usually, and in the case of my examples contain a variable (%USERNAME%). This is of course helpful in a multiuser environment so that each user has all their redirected folders placed under their own User Name or Profile, as they are by default in Windows XP (%USERPROFILE%). The expand bit basically refers to the fact that the OS will expand the variable when required to provide the true path location for the currently logged in user.Hope this better explains it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coucou Posted December 28, 2004 Author Share Posted December 28, 2004 TNX all,Here the contents of my modified key registry: "User Shell Folders" AppData REG_EXPAND_SZ %USERPROFILE%\Application Dataxxx REG_EXPAND_SZ %USERPROFILE%\xxx......Favorites REG_EXPAND_SZ D:\FavoritesMy Music REG_EXPAND_SZ D:\My Documents\My MusicMy Pictures REG_EXPAND_SZ D:\My Documents\My PicturesPersonal REG_EXPAND_SZ D:\My DocumentsCache REG_EXPAND_SZ J:\Temp\Temporary Internet FilesSince i never view "Shell Folders" I was curious to see how its looks likeAppData REG_SZ C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Application Dataxxx REG_SZ C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\xxx......Favorites REG_SZ D:\FavoritesMy Music REG_SZ D:\My Documents\My MusicMy Pictures REG_SZ D:\My Documents\My PicturesPersonal REG_SZ D:\My DocumentsCache REG_SZ J:\Temp\Temporary Internet Files... all paths are absolute Question:I've moved Outlook.pst file to D:\Outlook Data\ (Outlook/Tools/Optiond/Message/Data Files...)It is possible to add a line in "User Shell Folders" as bellow and move in it my Outlook.pst file during the unattended install?My Outlook REG_EXPAND_SZ D:\My Documents\My Outllok DataRegardscoucou Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
durex Posted December 28, 2004 Share Posted December 28, 2004 @YzowlAh.. youre right.. my prob was I was looking at the "Shell Folders" keys which all use absolute paths and REG_SZ as type. My bad and thx for the clarification! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rikgale Posted April 19, 2005 Share Posted April 19, 2005 Quick thanx just to say that I found this topic useful when trying to move My Music folder before an installation of itunes. Ta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
durex Posted April 20, 2005 Share Posted April 20, 2005 Hurray for searching! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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