Changing location of the Document and Setting folder in WinXP Pro

[buhockey13]

In WinXP Pro everything you save goes into C:/Document and Settings/<username>/ is there a way of setting this folder to be in another location i.e. D:/Documents and Settings/.. ?? That way all data can be stored on a seperate disk drive and all OS/App is on the C: drive?? Does anyone know what reg entry to tweak and if there are too many hooks to make this change without screwing your system..... ???

Thanks,

 

[lxskllr]

I imagine anything can be hacked to work with enough effort, but I think this would be pretty tough. A lot of application data is stored in that directory in hidden folders. For normal data, Why not point everything to a data directory on the drive of your choice? You could then keep Documents and Settings where it is so any installers that add config files and stuff to that directory find it where it's supposed to be.

 

[Trashman]

taken from Microsoft:

How to Change the My Documents Folder Storage Location

When the properties of the My Documents folder (the desktop icon) are displayed and a group policy has not been established to redirect the folder, you can change the path to the My Documents folder and you can move the contents from the old location to the new location:

1. Right-click My Documents (on the desktop), and then click Properties.

2. In the Target box, type the new path to the My Documents folder, or click Move to browse to the folder and if needed, create a new My Documents folder. If the path you type does not exist, you are prompted to confirm creating a new folder.

3. Click Yes to move files from the old My Documents location to the new location, or click No if you do not want to move these files. Note that clicking No does not delete the files in the old location, but means they are no longer visible from My Documents after the change.