Microsoft KB Archive/278994

= Group Policy does not return folder redirection to the default location =

Article ID: 278994

Article Last Modified on 3/1/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 1
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server

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This article was previously published under Q278994





SYMPTOMS
Group Policy for Folder Redirection does not return the Application Data folder to its default location when you have &quot;No Administrative Policy Specified&quot; defined under the Group Policy.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, use either of the following methods.

Method 1
Reestablish the policy, but use a path of &quot;%USERPROFILE%\Application Data&quot;. This will cause clients to redirect to the local profile.

Method 2
Create two separate policies, one to redirect the My Documents folder, and the other to redirect the Application Data folder. In doing so, you can remove users from a group while still allowing the redirection of the necessary folders.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section.Microsoft is researching this problem and will post more information in this article when the information becomes available.

Additional query words: Windows 2000 Server Advanced Datacenter Folder Redirection application Data

Keywords: kbenv kbgpo kbprb kbprofiles KB278994

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