Moving the Documents and Settings folder after installation

[Sim... 0]

I've been wanting to move Documents and Settings to another drive as I prefer to have user data anywhere but C:. A search of the web came up with this response:

 

re: Documents and Settings Folder

Saturday, December 7, 2002 at 11:22 am

Posted by MattW [find other messages by MattW]

I'd like to move the Documents and Settings folder to another location as well (actually,

to the root of another partition). Microsoft claims that it can be done (see Microsoft

KB article 236621). The preferred method is to specify the location in a specific

text file and performing an unattended installation. However, they also provide

the following solution:

 

NOTE: This method relocates key Windows components. Use this method only if you require

the "Documents and Settings" folder to be moved or renamed and you cannot use the

Unattend.txt file to change the name during installation.

 

To specify a different folder for the entire "Documents and Settings" folder, including

key system components, follow these steps:

1. Log on to the computer as an administrator.

2. Create a new folder.

3. Open the current "Documents and Settings" folder.

4. On the Tools menu, click Folder Options, and then click the View tab.

5. Under Advanced settings click Show hidden files and folders, and then click to

clear the Hide file extensions for known file types and Hide protected operating

system files check boxes.

6. Click OK.

7. Click and drag to copy all the folders to the new folder, except for the currently

logged on users folder.

8. In Control Panel, double-click System, and then click the User Profiles tab.

9. Copy the current user's profile to the new folder.

10. Click OK, close Control Panel, and then log off and log on to the computer as

an administrator again.

11. In Registry Editor, click Find on the Edit menu.

12. Type documents and settings, and then click Find.

13. Replace the value data or rename the value or registry key to the new path for

each and every registry key and value that contains the original path. NOTE: You

must complete this change for every instance in the registry or your computer may

not start. It is imperative that you update all registry keys and values with the

new path.

14. Restart the computer.

15. You can now safely remove the original "Documents and Settings" folder.

 

 

Hope this helps...

-Matt

 

My concern seems to be that this MAY have me deleting my Administrator folder. I could be mistaken.

Any GURU input would be greatly appreciated..

 

Thanks Sim...