In news:C3F976C7-56E4-4A3F-BB6D-A879599A2885@microsoft.com,
Thurman <Thurman.TakeThisOut@discussions.microsoft.com> typed:
> Heres my problem. I have a user on a laptop and the group policy for
> the domain is set so that the My documents folder is
> "\\%HOMESHARE%%HOMEPATH%" Thats totally fine for users who are always
> on the network. But for laptop users i want to change the settings
> on those computwer to make the "My documents" folder local.
I wouldn't do that.
>
> When i right click on My documents i can see where the My documents
> folder is but i can't change it to a new location. I also don't get
> the move button either.
That's a group policy setting, yes.
>
> I don't want to play with the setting on the server because for the
> most part they work. So Any ideas how to change that setting just
> for one user and only on his laptop?
>
> I know i could just make a local profile and i will if nessasary,
Don't do that. Users shouldn't have local accounts. It's a pain in too many
ways.
> but
> hes already used his computer with the network profile and has
> preferences there.
>
> Thanks in advance
What about offline files?
I personally prefer third party software (SecondCopy from
www.centered.com)
and create different OUs for laptops & different policies for them, but you
might look into offline files & see if that works for your user.
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