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Old March 26th 03, 01:30 AM
Doug Knox MS-MVP
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Default Default location of "My Documents"

This would be problematic to accomplish after the fact. The following KB
article outlines how to change this location at installation though:

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=236621
Cannot Move or Rename the Documents and Settings Folder

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"MrNaughty" wrote in message
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C:\Documents and Settings\USER.HERE\
and
C:\Documents and Settings\
and
C:\Documents and Settings\USER.HERE\Application Data
I use Drive image and often re-install image of C: drive, and often new

application settings, which
i installed are lost.
My Q. is how to change that location? I changed Favorites My Documents

path to other partition, but
"C:\Documents and Settings\MrNaughty" cannot be changed.
Thanks In Advance



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Old March 26th 03, 02:29 AM
MrNaughty
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Default Default location of "My Documents"

Thanks, I used some tweaks already b4, so I can't copy "User Profile" as per MS after windows has
been installed.
agrrrr

On Tue, 25 Mar 2003 20:30:25 -0500, "Doug Knox MS-MVP" wrote:

:This would be problematic to accomplish after the fact. The following KB
:article outlines how to change this location at installation though:
:
:http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=236621
:Cannot Move or Rename the Documents and Settings Folder

 




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