Microsoft KB Archive/227867

= My Documents Folder Not Mapped to Individual User's Profile =

Article ID: 227867

Article Last Modified on 10/30/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition

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This article was previously published under Q227867



SYMPTOMS
After you upgrade from Microsoft Windows 98 to Windows 2000, the My Documents folder may be mapped to a common C:\My Documents folder instead of a user's specific folder at C:\Documents and Settings\ \My Documents.



CAUSE
When you upgrade from Windows 98, certain multiple-user profile settings can cause the My Documents folder to be mapped to a common folder.



RESOLUTION
You can change the location of the My Documents shell folder on a per-user basis:
 * 1) Right-click the My Documents folder on the desktop, and then click Properties.
 * 2) On the Target tab, click Move.
 * 3) Click the appropriate folder location for the My Documents folder, click OK, and then click OK.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Keywords: kbprb kbui KB227867

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