Relocating Public folders

Posted: 02-16-2008, 04:11 PM
Is there any way to move the Public folders in Vista? I'm familiar with how
to move a user's folder (Properties > Location, etc.), but the Public folders
don't seem as easy to move.
I have a physicially separate drive (Z, and I'd like to point the Public
folders there. Thanks!
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RE: Relocating Public folders
Posted: 02-16-2008, 06:22 PM
Inside the main Public folder, all the folders marked Public, Documents, etc.
have the location tab so the can be relocated.
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"Greg Edwards" wrote:
> Is there any way to move the Public folders in Vista? I'm familiar with how
> to move a user's folder (Properties > Location, etc.), but the Public folders
> don't seem as easy to move.
> I have a physicially separate drive (Z, and I'd like to point the Public
> folders there. Thanks!
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> - Greg
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Re: Relocating Public folders
Posted: 02-16-2008, 06:47 PM
Ref: <4B85A252-C1B0-4F3C-BAA8-ADEBC6B50149@microsoft.com> de PaulB
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>Inside the main Public folder, all the folders marked Public, Documents, etc.
>have the location tab so the can be relocated.
Strangely this is possible *only* if UAC is turned off (would be very happy to
understand why)
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Re: Relocating Public folders
Posted: 02-16-2008, 07:05 PM
I have UAC on and I can relocate them. I'm not sure why you can't.
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"Gilles Pion" wrote:
> Ref: <4B85A252-C1B0-4F3C-BAA8-ADEBC6B50149@microsoft.com> de PaulB
> <PaulB@discussions.microsoft.com>
> >Inside the main Public folder, all the folders marked Public, Documents, etc.
> >have the location tab so the can be relocated.
>
> Strangely this is possible *only* if UAC is turned off (would be very happy to
> understand why)
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Re: Relocating Public folders
Posted: 02-16-2008, 08:46 PM
Gilles

Any action you start that affects all of the users on the system should get
a UAC prompt. This is what UAC is all about. Only an administrator is
allowed to make global changes that affects all users.

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"Gilles Pion" <nosuchuser@nosuchdomain.com> wrote in message
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> Ref: <4B85A252-C1B0-4F3C-BAA8-ADEBC6B50149@microsoft.com> de PaulB
> <PaulB@discussions.microsoft.com>
>>Inside the main Public folder, all the folders marked Public, Documents,
>>etc.
>>have the location tab so the can be relocated.
>
> Strangely this is possible *only* if UAC is turned off (would be very
> happy to
> understand why)
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> Gilles "Cool Raoul" - http://coolraoul.cvp-net.com/
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Re: Relocating Public folders
Posted: 02-16-2008, 09:22 PM
Ref: <1AAF145D-3DC0-414C-A041-7551E3933FF4@microsoft.com> de PaulB
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>I have UAC on and I can relocate them. I'm not sure why you can't.
Microsoft confirms that this problem exists:

http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=k...33127&x=8&y=11

"When you try to move a public folder in Windows Vista, the Move button may be
missing"

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Re: Relocating Public folders
Posted: 02-16-2008, 10:42 PM
Giles,

Turning off UAC worked like a charm. Thanks!

Paul,

I wonder whether your current account has elevated privileges. Just a thought.
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"PaulB" wrote:
> I have UAC on and I can relocate them. I'm not sure why you can't.
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> "Gilles Pion" wrote:
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> > Ref: <4B85A252-C1B0-4F3C-BAA8-ADEBC6B50149@microsoft.com> de PaulB
> > <PaulB@discussions.microsoft.com>
> > >Inside the main Public folder, all the folders marked Public, Documents, etc.
> > >have the location tab so the can be relocated.
> >
> > Strangely this is possible *only* if UAC is turned off (would be very happy to
> > understand why)
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> > Gilles "Cool Raoul" - http://coolraoul.cvp-net.com/
> >
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