Separate Programs & Data

Goal

• Windows system on D:\win
• all Data on D:\data\userhome

HowTo:

1. use a newly installed windows
2. create a dummy user MrX with admin rights (will be deleted later)
3. login as MrX and start regedit
4. change entry HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList
   to D:\data\userhome
5. Next steps are different for XP and vista

• xp

1. 1. copy folders “All Users” and “Default User” from C:\Documents and Settings to D:\data\userhome (“Default User” might be hidden!)

• vista

1. 1. change value Public in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList from %System-Drive%\Users to D:\data\userhome
   2. copy folder Public from C:\Users to D:\data\userhome
2. Reboot Windows and start creating users
3. you can now delete dummy user MrX and the old folders at C:\Documents and Settings (xp) or C:\Users (vista)

Tags: howto, windows

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