Microsoft KB Archive/216463

= Redirecting the My Documents Folder for All Users in Windows 2000 =

Article ID: 216463

Article Last Modified on 2/27/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server

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This article was previously published under Q216463



The procedure in this article was also successfully tested on a Small Business Server 2000 network.



SUMMARY
You can use Group Policy to redirect the My Documents folder to a different network path on the domain for all users without having to set up an individual policy for each user.



MORE INFORMATION
NOTE: This procedure works only if the users have Windows 2000 Professional-based workstations.  On a domain controller, click Start, click Run, type dsa.msc, and then click OK to start the Active Directory Users and Computers snap-in. In the right pane, click the root of the domain. Right-click the domain, and then click Properties. Click the Group Policy tab, click New, and type a recognizable name for the new Group Policy Object (GPO), such as Domain My Docs Redirection. Press ENTER. Click Edit to edit the Domain My Docs Redirection GPO. Expand User Configuration.</li> Expand Windows Settings.</li> Expand Folder Redirection.</li> Right-click My Documents, and then click Properties.</li> Click Basic.</li> In the Target Folder Location box, type the path as:

\\ \ \

This redirects the users' My Documents folder to a folder on the network that is created automatically based on the user name.</li></ol>

Keywords: kbhowto kbnetwork KB216463

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