Hello,
The option to locate the profile at another location still exists Windows
Vista just as it did in Windows XP.
Right-click on My computer and choose manage:
Choose Local users and Groups
choose a user and choose the profiles tab.
On this tab is the option to choose a path for the local profile for each
user.
Thanks,
Darrell Gorter[MSFT]
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|>Hi,
|> Thanks for the response. I guess that could have been the problem. I
did
|>manage to get it fixed by following the steps outlined in this post
|>
|>
http://joshmouch.wordpress.com/2007/...e-folder-locat
ion-in-vista/
|>
|>It wasn't pretty but it works.
|>
|>I am more than a touch disappointed with Vista. MSFT seem to have taken
the
|>approach that users are either idiots or powershell/registry gurus and
|>completely forgotten about the so called "power" users - who need a
little
|>more configuration tweaking but do not have the necessary tech skills.
|>
|>I can't wait for sp1 to come out.
|>
|>Thanks
|>
|>
|>
|>""Darrell Gorter[MSFT]"" <Darrellg@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
|>news:ytu3Q%23veHHA.6068@TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl.. .
|>> Hello,
|>> When you changed the folder in the registry from %systemdrive%\users to
|>> d:\users did you also copy over the all the files and folders that
existed
|>> on %systemdrive%\users?
|>> When a new user is created the system looks for the default user
account (
|>> normally located at %systemdrive\users\default) and copies that profile
to
|>> the new user accoun to use as a starting point for account creation.
So
|>> if
|>> accounts that were located at %systemdrive%\users were not copied to
|>> d:\users in particular %systemdrive%\users\default there isn't a default
|>> account to create the new user aco**** with.
|>> Thanks,
|>> Darrell Gorter[MSFT]
|>>
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|>> |>Subject: New user account creation fails - Vista 64 Ultimate
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|>> |>I have Vista 64 bit Ulitmate running on HP Presario dual core 64bit
with
|>> 2GB
|>> |>RAM.
|>> |>
|>> |>I have the hard disk partitioned to two c and D. C for the OS and D
for
|>> |>data. I want the Users directory and everything under it on D.
|>> |>
|>> |>And, this is where my problems started. When I create an account using
|>> the
|>> |>Welcome Center the account creates (at least I do not get an error).
|>> But,
|>> |>when I try to logon with that I get "User Profile Service service
failed
|>> to
|>> |>logon".
|>> |>
|>> |>I see the following error in the event log
|>> |>Log Name: Application
|>> |>Source: Microsoft-Windows-User Profiles Service
|>> |>Date: 4/8/2007 12:45:27 PM
|>> |>Event ID: 1500
|>> |>Task Category: None
|>> |>Level: Error
|>> |>Keywords: Classic
|>> |>Description:
|>> |>Windows cannot log you on because your profile cannot be loaded. Check
|>> that
|>> |>you are connected to the network, and that your network is functioning
|>> |>correctly.
|>> |>
|>> |> DETAIL - The system cannot find the path specified.
|>> |>Event Xml:
|>> |><Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
|>> |> <System>
|>> |> <Provider Name="Microsoft-Windows-User Profiles Service"
|>> |>Guid="{89B1E9F0-5AFF-44A6-9B44-0A07A7CE5845}"
EventSourceName="profsvc"
|>> />
|>> |> <EventID Qualifiers="49152">1500</EventID>
|>> |> <Version>0</Version>
|>> |> <Level>2</Level>
|>> |> <Task>0</Task>
|>> |> <Opcode>0</Opcode>
|>> |> <Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>
|>> |> <TimeCreated SystemTime="2007-04-08T17:45:27.000Z" />
|>> |> <EventRecordID>1016</EventRecordID>
|>> |> <Correlation />
|>> |> <Execution ProcessID="0" ThreadID="0" />
|>> |> <Channel>Application</Channel>
|>> |> <Computer>shankars</Computer>
|>> |> <Security UserID="S-1-5-21-1094207062-1088527449-342408442-1004"
/>
|>> |> </System>
|>> |> <EventData Name="EVENT_FAILED_LOAD_PROFILE">
|>> |> <Data Name="Error">The system cannot find the path specified.
|>> </Data>
|>> |> </EventData>
|>> |></Event>
|>> |>
|>> |>My ProfileList key in the REgistry looks like this
|>> |>Default : D:\Users\Default
|>> |>ProfilesDirectory: %SystemDrive%\Users (I changed it to D:\Users and
|>> then
|>> |>back)
|>> |>ProgramData: %SystemDrive%\ProgramData
|>> |>Public: D:\Users\Public
|>> |>
|>> |>Any help in fixing this error is appreciated.
|>> |>
|>> |>TIA
|>> |>
|>> |>
|>>
|>
|>
|>
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