Specify different location of "Users" folder during install.

Gav--

I don't know how you can do that in setup; I don't think this is possible.
I will watch with interest to see if anyone thinks you can.

After you have Vista up and running you can copy and then delete any user
data to D:\ and you can move Docs to D:\ easily.

Remember this--although you didn't indicate it so I'm guessing--guessing
happens frequently on this group--that you don't have XP on the box now so
you aren't dual booting. But if you did dual boot you could make a shortcut
and use your XP Desktop from the Vista desktop by typing XP Volume
Letter:\Documents and Settings\Gav's XP Profile\Desktop and then when that
folder popped up you could drag a shortcut to your Vista desktop off the
left corner which helps you conveniently use it.

Many people have found that copying applications can have differing
results--I copied a few hundred of them from one drive to another recently
to give Vista a parking space on a dual boot and had about 10 of them not
work (the rest worked fine) and one of the ten was office that repaired in
seconds via Detect and Repair from Add/Remove.

You will have no trouble copying any files or data from C:\Users (you
understand that "Users" is the Vista file name for Documents and Settings in
prior Windows OS's) that you want to. I don't believe you can transplant
C:\Users from Vista to D:\ and have it functioning but you can copy whatever
is in it. There are two many system file functions integrated into the
C:\Users or if it were XP on C:\ the C:\Documents and Settings folder to
allow that to happen in my view.

CH

CH

"Gav" <Gav@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C3FC3C33-4CF1-4BDB-9B03-EA277C7C1FFC@microsoft.com...

>I want to be able to have OS on C:\ and User data on D:\, is there a way to
> specify where the "Users" folder is created instead of C:\Users. I am
> talking
> about the high level root "Users" folder not individual users folders.

Thanks, ok

No this is a clean fresh build of Vista on formatted drive.
I don't want to copy documents or such I want the default location for user
data to be on D:\ (i.e. D:\Users), not C:\Users




"Chad Harris" wrote:

> Gav--
>
> I don't know how you can do that in setup; I don't think this is possible.
> I will watch with interest to see if anyone thinks you can.
>
> After you have Vista up and running you can copy and then delete any user
> data to D:\ and you can move Docs to D:\ easily.
>
> Remember this--although you didn't indicate it so I'm guessing--guessing
> happens frequently on this group--that you don't have XP on the box now so
> you aren't dual booting. But if you did dual boot you could make a shortcut
> and use your XP Desktop from the Vista desktop by typing XP Volume
> Letter:\Documents and Settings\Gav's XP Profile\Desktop and then when that
> folder popped up you could drag a shortcut to your Vista desktop off the
> left corner which helps you conveniently use it.
>
> Many people have found that copying applications can have differing
> results--I copied a few hundred of them from one drive to another recently
> to give Vista a parking space on a dual boot and had about 10 of them not
> work (the rest worked fine) and one of the ten was office that repaired in
> seconds via Detect and Repair from Add/Remove.
>
> You will have no trouble copying any files or data from C:\Users (you
> understand that "Users" is the Vista file name for Documents and Settings in
> prior Windows OS's) that you want to. I don't believe you can transplant
> C:\Users from Vista to D:\ and have it functioning but you can copy whatever
> is in it. There are two many system file functions integrated into the
> C:\Users or if it were XP on C:\ the C:\Documents and Settings folder to
> allow that to happen in my view.
>
> CH
>
> CH
>
> "Gav" <Gav@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:C3FC3C33-4CF1-4BDB-9B03-EA277C7C1FFC@microsoft.com...

> >I want to be able to have OS on C:\ and User data on D:\, is there a way to
> > specify where the "Users" folder is created instead of C:\Users. I am
> > talking
> > about the high level root "Users" folder not individual users folders.

>
>
>

I am not sure if you can do this at installation, but you can modify the
location for (mostly) any folder.

Right-click on the folder. Select Properties. Click the "Location" Tab. I
am pretty sure you can take it from there.

--
Ted Stevens taught me everything I know about putting internets in tubes...


"Gav" <Gav@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:4F3644A2-A4BA-4D26-8CA2-6A09AE953786@microsoft.com...

> Thanks, ok
>
> No this is a clean fresh build of Vista on formatted drive.
> I don't want to copy documents or such I want the default location for
> user
> data to be on D:\ (i.e. D:\Users), not C:\Users
>
>
>
>
> "Chad Harris" wrote:
>

>> Gav--
>>
>> I don't know how you can do that in setup; I don't think this is
>> possible.
>> I will watch with interest to see if anyone thinks you can.
>>
>> After you have Vista up and running you can copy and then delete any user
>> data to D:\ and you can move Docs to D:\ easily.
>>
>> Remember this--although you didn't indicate it so I'm guessing--guessing
>> happens frequently on this group--that you don't have XP on the box now
>> so
>> you aren't dual booting. But if you did dual boot you could make a
>> shortcut
>> and use your XP Desktop from the Vista desktop by typing XP Volume
>> Letter:\Documents and Settings\Gav's XP Profile\Desktop and then when
>> that
>> folder popped up you could drag a shortcut to your Vista desktop off the
>> left corner which helps you conveniently use it.
>>
>> Many people have found that copying applications can have differing
>> results--I copied a few hundred of them from one drive to another
>> recently
>> to give Vista a parking space on a dual boot and had about 10 of them not
>> work (the rest worked fine) and one of the ten was office that repaired
>> in
>> seconds via Detect and Repair from Add/Remove.
>>
>> You will have no trouble copying any files or data from C:\Users (you
>> understand that "Users" is the Vista file name for Documents and Settings
>> in
>> prior Windows OS's) that you want to. I don't believe you can transplant
>> C:\Users from Vista to D:\ and have it functioning but you can copy
>> whatever
>> is in it. There are two many system file functions integrated into the
>> C:\Users or if it were XP on C:\ the C:\Documents and Settings folder to
>> allow that to happen in my view.
>>
>> CH
>>
>> CH
>>
>> "Gav" <Gav@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:C3FC3C33-4CF1-4BDB-9B03-EA277C7C1FFC@microsoft.com...

>> >I want to be able to have OS on C:\ and User data on D:\, is there a way
>> >to
>> > specify where the "Users" folder is created instead of C:\Users. I am
>> > talking
>> > about the high level root "Users" folder not individual users folders.

>>
>>
>>

I spent several hours trying to get roaming profiles and the user folders
moved from c:\users. you can move specifc sub folders like, Documents and
Pictures but not the actual location of the home folder.




"Mark D. VandenBerg" wrote:

> I am not sure if you can do this at installation, but you can modify the
> location for (mostly) any folder.
>
> Right-click on the folder. Select Properties. Click the "Location" Tab. I
> am pretty sure you can take it from there.
>
> --
> Ted Stevens taught me everything I know about putting internets in tubes...
>
>
> "Gav" <Gav@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:4F3644A2-A4BA-4D26-8CA2-6A09AE953786@microsoft.com...

> > Thanks, ok
> >
> > No this is a clean fresh build of Vista on formatted drive.
> > I don't want to copy documents or such I want the default location for
> > user
> > data to be on D:\ (i.e. D:\Users), not C:\Users
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > "Chad Harris" wrote:
> >

> >> Gav--
> >>
> >> I don't know how you can do that in setup; I don't think this is
> >> possible.
> >> I will watch with interest to see if anyone thinks you can.
> >>
> >> After you have Vista up and running you can copy and then delete any user
> >> data to D:\ and you can move Docs to D:\ easily.
> >>
> >> Remember this--although you didn't indicate it so I'm guessing--guessing
> >> happens frequently on this group--that you don't have XP on the box now
> >> so
> >> you aren't dual booting. But if you did dual boot you could make a
> >> shortcut
> >> and use your XP Desktop from the Vista desktop by typing XP Volume
> >> Letter:\Documents and Settings\Gav's XP Profile\Desktop and then when
> >> that
> >> folder popped up you could drag a shortcut to your Vista desktop off the
> >> left corner which helps you conveniently use it.
> >>
> >> Many people have found that copying applications can have differing
> >> results--I copied a few hundred of them from one drive to another
> >> recently
> >> to give Vista a parking space on a dual boot and had about 10 of them not
> >> work (the rest worked fine) and one of the ten was office that repaired
> >> in
> >> seconds via Detect and Repair from Add/Remove.
> >>
> >> You will have no trouble copying any files or data from C:\Users (you
> >> understand that "Users" is the Vista file name for Documents and Settings
> >> in
> >> prior Windows OS's) that you want to. I don't believe you can transplant
> >> C:\Users from Vista to D:\ and have it functioning but you can copy
> >> whatever
> >> is in it. There are two many system file functions integrated into the
> >> C:\Users or if it were XP on C:\ the C:\Documents and Settings folder to
> >> allow that to happen in my view.
> >>
> >> CH
> >>
> >> CH
> >>
> >> "Gav" <Gav@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:C3FC3C33-4CF1-4BDB-9B03-EA277C7C1FFC@microsoft.com...
> >> >I want to be able to have OS on C:\ and User data on D:\, is there a way
> >> >to
> >> > specify where the "Users" folder is created instead of C:\Users. I am
> >> > talking
> >> > about the high level root "Users" folder not individual users folders.
> >>
> >>
> >>

>