Excluding folders from My Document Redirection

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Hello, I have implemented a Test environment as our company is soon going to
implement a policy for EXCLUDING My Music from folder redirection.

(As users have a lot of music crap, we think it should remain locally on the
machine and should not be stored on the server.)

My Test Environment: 1 Windows 2003 BOX, Windows XP machine. Locally
networked.

Folder Redirection:
Works fine. All the My Documents is redirected to
\\TESTSERVER\UserData\Username\User Documents

Roaming Profile:
Roaming Profile is also implemented and user profiles are stored here:
\\TESTSERVER\Profiles\Username

On the internet I found dozens of articles talking about creating a ADM file
for excluding My Music folder. These articles basically talk about creating
an ADM which edits a registry entry of "ShellFolders" which edits the "My
Music" location.

So I created the ADM file which edits the ShellFolder and points it to
%user profile%\My Music

Here is how 2 seperate GPOS are applied:
Please see this Picture:

http://img56.imageshack.us/img56/245/picture1fw7.jpg

As you can see in the Picture > 1. 1 GPO For Folder ReDirection
> 2. Other GPO For My Excluding My
Music

However I still can see My Music in My Documents.
When I check in the registry on Windows XP machine the entry for
ShellFolders is \\TESTSERVER\.....

instead of %userprofile%\My Music

I am referring to these links on the internet:
http://www.eggheadcafe.com/software/aspnet/31171752/exclude-my-music-from-red.aspx

http://www.experts-exchange.com/OS/...TermInfo=1+exclud+group+music+polici+redirect

Is there anyway by which My Music can be excluded in folder redirection.
Has someone ever implemented this? If yes please share how?

Regards,
 
Re: Excluding folders from My Document Redirection

ifanatic used his keyboard to write :
> Hello, I have implemented a Test environment as our company is soon going to
> implement a policy for EXCLUDING My Music from folder redirection.

> (As users have a lot of music crap, we think it should remain locally on the
> machine and should not be stored on the server.)

> My Test Environment: 1 Windows 2003 BOX, Windows XP machine. Locally
> networked.

> Folder Redirection:
> Works fine. All the My Documents is redirected to
> \\TESTSERVER\UserData\Username\User Documents

> Roaming Profile:
> Roaming Profile is also implemented and user profiles are stored here:
> \\TESTSERVER\Profiles\Username

> On the internet I found dozens of articles talking about creating a ADM file
> for excluding My Music folder. These articles basically talk about creating
> an ADM which edits a registry entry of "ShellFolders" which edits the "My
> Music" location.

> So I created the ADM file which edits the ShellFolder and points it to
> %user profile%\My Music

> Here is how 2 seperate GPOS are applied:
> Please see this Picture:

> http://img56.imageshack.us/img56/245/picture1fw7.jpg

> As you can see in the Picture > 1. 1 GPO For Folder ReDirection
> > 2. Other GPO For My Excluding My
> Music

> However I still can see My Music in My Documents.
> When I check in the registry on Windows XP machine the entry for
> ShellFolders is \\TESTSERVER\.....

> instead of %userprofile%\My Music

> I am referring to these links on the internet:
> http://www.eggheadcafe.com/software/aspnet/31171752/exclude-my-music-from-red.aspx

> http://www.experts-exchange.com/OS/...TermInfo=1+exclud+group+music+polici+redirect

> Is there anyway by which My Music can be excluded in folder redirection.
> Has someone ever implemented this? If yes please share how?

> Regards,

I doubt that you can exclude subfolders of my documents via GPO
but you can always set these values using a reg file or thru VBS into
the user's registry

or use the do not move the contents along with the redirection and move
files either by hand or by scripting
if you do it like this you could exclude certain files no matter where
they are located
after all, you have no way of knowing where somebody stores their music
files

grtz
 
Re: Excluding folders from My Document Redirection

Force them to delete them!!

"chriske911" <chriske911nosp@m.yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:mn.240c7d874ebc5a7c.83099@m.yahoo.com...
> ifanatic used his keyboard to write :
>> Hello, I have implemented a Test environment as our company is soon
>> going to implement a policy for EXCLUDING My Music from folder
>> redirection.
>
>> (As users have a lot of music crap, we think it should remain locally on
>> the machine and should not be stored on the server.)
>
>> My Test Environment: 1 Windows 2003 BOX, Windows XP machine. Locally
>> networked.
>
>> Folder Redirection:
>> Works fine. All the My Documents is redirected to
>> \\TESTSERVER\UserData\Username\User Documents
>
>> Roaming Profile:
>> Roaming Profile is also implemented and user profiles are stored here:
>> \\TESTSERVER\Profiles\Username
>
>> On the internet I found dozens of articles talking about creating a ADM
>> file for excluding My Music folder. These articles basically talk about
>> creating an ADM which edits a registry entry of "ShellFolders" which
>> edits the "My Music" location.
>
>> So I created the ADM file which edits the ShellFolder and points it to
>> %user profile%\My Music
>
>> Here is how 2 seperate GPOS are applied:
>> Please see this Picture:
>
>> http://img56.imageshack.us/img56/245/picture1fw7.jpg
>
>> As you can see in the Picture > 1. 1 GPO For Folder ReDirection
>> > 2. Other GPO For My Excluding
>> My Music
>
>> However I still can see My Music in My Documents.
>> When I check in the registry on Windows XP machine the entry for
>> ShellFolders is \\TESTSERVER\.....
>
>> instead of %userprofile%\My Music
>
>> I am referring to these links on the internet:
>> http://www.eggheadcafe.com/software/aspnet/31171752/exclude-my-music-from-red.aspx
>
>> http://www.experts-exchange.com/OS/...TermInfo=1+exclud+group+music+polici+redirect
>
>> Is there anyway by which My Music can be excluded in folder redirection.
>> Has someone ever implemented this? If yes please share how?
>
>> Regards,
>
> I doubt that you can exclude subfolders of my documents via GPO
> but you can always set these values using a reg file or thru VBS into the
> user's registry
>
> or use the do not move the contents along with the redirection and move
> files either by hand or by scripting
> if you do it like this you could exclude certain files no matter where
> they are located
> after all, you have no way of knowing where somebody stores their music
> files
>
> grtz
>
>
 
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