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3: This was origianlly installed with a __FAT32__ filesystem. I converted this to __NTFS__, using the commandline convert utility.
4: 1.1 Moving Data
5: I want to mount the ..\My Documents directories on the disk.
6: * {link:How to Change the Default Location of the My Documents Folder|http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310147}, from __microsoft.com__.
7: How do I move the "All Users" documents directory? I have asked at {link:the Dell Community forums, here|http://www.dellcommunity.com/supportforums/board/message?board.id=dim_other&thread.id=362736}, and {link:their best advice|http://windowsxp.mvps.org/sharedfolders.htm} is at {link:Ramesh's Site|http://windowsxp.mvps.org/}.
8: I asked {link:for advice at the Dell Users fourms|http://www.dellcommunity.com/supportforums/board/message?board.id=dim_other&thread.id=359691}. have been advised that doing what I want, which was to move the Documents & Settings folder is exceedingly difficult without image management tools which I don't have. I have therefore adopted another correspondent's advice and used the windows xp interface to 'Move' the various user's 'My documents' folder.
9: I created an additional administrator user with a 'My documents' on the C:\\\ drive just in case.
10: 1.1 The Plan
11: 1. Install a new user, give it administrator privileges, I have no designated administrator.
12: 1. Create Folders for each user on the external disk
13: 1. Use __My Documents__ >> __Properties__ to amend the user's My Documents location, I might take saftey copies before I do this, but it should be all right.
14: 1. Work out how to move the "All Users" documents directory and do it.
15: 1. Write a ~~motd~~ script that reminds users to turn the disk on as they login and install it.
16: This was origianlly installed with a __FAT32__ filesystem. I converted this to __NTFS__, using the commandline convert utility. See also {link:...Convert FAT disks...|http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb456984.aspx} at Microsoft Technet.
17: 1.1 Moving Data
18: I want to mount the ..\My Documents directories on the disk.
19: * {link:How to Change the Default Location of the My Documents Folder|http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310147}, from __microsoft.com__.
20: How do I move the "All Users" documents directory? I have asked at {link:the Dell Community forums, here|http://www.dellcommunity.com/supportforums/board/message?board.id=dim_other&thread.id=362736}, and {link:their best advice|http://windowsxp.mvps.org/sharedfolders.htm} is at {link:Ramesh's Site|http://windowsxp.mvps.org/}.
21: I asked {link:for advice at the Dell Users fourms|http://www.dellcommunity.com/supportforums/board/message?board.id=dim_other&thread.id=359691}. have been advised that doing what I want, which was to move the Documents & Settings folder is exceedingly difficult without image management tools which I don't have. I have therefore adopted another correspondent's advice and used the windows xp interface to 'Move' the various user's 'My documents' folder.
22: I created an additional administrator user with a 'My documents' on the C:\\\ drive just in case.
23: 1.1 The Plan
24: 1. Install a new user, give it administrator privileges, I have no designated administrator.
25: 1. Create Folders for each user on the external disk
26: 1. Use __My Documents__ >> __Properties__ to amend the user's My Documents location, I might take saftey copies before I do this, but it should be all right.
27: 1. Work out how to move the "All Users" documents directory and do it.(See above).
28: 1. Write a ~~motd~~ script that reminds users to turn the disk on as they login and install it.(See below.)