How to redirect user shell folders to a specified path by using Profile Maker

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The following procedure is an example of how to redirect the "My Documents" folder to a specified path. To redirect the "My Documents" folder, follow these steps:

1. Open the Profile Maker console.
2. In the console tree, right-click Configurations, point to New, and then click User Configuration.
3. Type a name for the user configuration, and then press ENTER.
4. Right-click the user configuration that you created, point to New, point to Property, and then click Registry Setting.
5. In the Action list, select Replace.
6. In the Hive list, select HKEY_CURRENT_USER.
7. In the Key Path box, type the following path:
   
   
   Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders
   Note This value is only for Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, and Windows 2000 client computers.
8. In the Value name box, type Personal.
9. In the Value type list, select REG_SZ.
10. In the Value data box, type u:\%logonuser%.
11. Click OK.
    

The following table shows the user shell folders that you can redirect. This table also shows the corresponding registry entry names that you should use.Notes

• The Cookies folder cannot be redirected to a Universal Naming Convention (UNC) path. The Cookies folder can be redirected only to a local path or to a mapped drive.
• The Temporary Internet Files folder can be redirected only to a local path.