[K12OSN] Redirect "My Documents" folder to home folder

[Brian Chivers]

I'd be interested in any scripts you've created :-)

I've mailed you directly my scripts, if anyone else wants them let me know and I'll host them 
somewhere to make it easier for people to view.

Brian

Peter Hartmann wrote:
> Hey Brian,
> Thanks for suggesting Kixtart.  I don't want to offer the windows
> shell at all to users  so I used the gui-builder (really easy) to make
> a launcher for the few windows apps we are going to use.  I thing it's
> easier than locking down everything and I think there will be less
> chance of the kids executing something malicious if they only have 4
> options none of which are Internet Explorer.  Plus teh windows shell
> takes up at least 10-15MB per user and were a little low on ram.  But
> I'm definitely interested in your scripts for re-mapping etc.  Maybe I
> could do everything I want just with kixstart.  I'd be happy to share
> my kixtart script for launching apps if anyone is interested.
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> Peter
> 
> On 8/10/06, Brian Chivers <brian at portsmouth-college.ac.uk> wrote:
>> Paul Lemke wrote:
>> > Hi all,
>> > Is there a way in windows 2000 to script the changing of the "My 
>> Documents"
>> > from "c:\docs and settings\blah\blah\mydocuments" to their mapped home
>> > directory? Specifically their startup.bat file that get's executed 
>> when they
>> > log in.
>> >
>> > I've googled it and can't see to come up with an easy answer. The 
>> reason
>> > behind this is I have roaming profiles turned on, but I don't want 
>> the users
>> > to wait all the time to copy their entire home directory. Sure I 
>> could tell
>> > them to save everything to their "X drive" but it's easier to show 
>> them how
>> > to save it to their "my documents" folder.
>> >
>> > Thanks for the help!
>> > Paul
>> >
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>>
>> I do this using kixstart scripting language from kixstart.org. I also 
>> use the script to alter things
>> like IE homepage & screensavers etc.
>>
>> You can alter all the locations for things like My Picture, My Doc's , 
>> Desktop even using the
>> scripting and you can do it on groups so staff have on location & 
>> students other. I use it to setup
>> drive mappings as well
>>
>> If you'd like a copy of my loginscripts let me know and I'll mail them 
>> over.
>>
>> Brian Chivers
>> Portsmouth College
>>
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