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76629 2002-09-05 11:40:00 Sticking my neck on the line here, as I don't have Win XP but in Internet Explorer you can change the temporary internet files location in Tools. I presume that the cookies will follow.

Same goes for Outlook Express (but you use Outlook, don't you? Don't know about that one).

Application data would probably be set from within each program, ie in Office you can change the default folders' locations in Options.

I wouldn't think you would be able to change all the locations of everything with just one click, I would imagine it would take some hard work, unless TweakUI can do it....
Susan B (19)
76630 2002-09-05 11:44:00 > I don't bother moving the whole lot. I have a data

Any idea how to move the whole lot though - I've got the my docs sorted now, but I'm wanting to move the entire thing over to another drive... I know I'm being picky, but then again, I know it can be done, and I wanna know how! :D

(pedantic) Mike.

Mike.
Mike (15)
76631 2002-09-05 11:51:00 support.microsoft.com
knowledge base article Q322014 applies
Marty2001 (421)
76632 2002-09-05 12:01:00 Sorry that was Windows 2000
It will be interesting to see if it works in XP as I can not find an XP document
Not too easy though
Marty2001 (421)
76633 2002-09-05 12:02:00 > Sticking my neck on the line here

<wooosh... thud... > hmmm... I like guillotines :D

Mike.
Mike (15)
76634 2002-09-05 12:04:00 Mike,

Have a look in the 'Help and support Centre' in Xp and search for the topic 'Folder Redirection'.

Here you will find how to To 'redirect special folders to a specific path'

Im hoping that this is where you will need to look to get the ball rolling

Jess
PeebZ (454)
76635 2002-09-05 12:05:00 I'm just printing that page you sent me to, Marty - I'll tell you how it works out :)

Mike.
Mike (15)
76636 2002-09-05 13:06:00 hmph well I did something wrong somewhere :( now my system is a real mess :)

ah well, off to do a reformat I guess LOL ah what fun :D

see you all in a few hours I guess (after a sleep and a reformat/reinstall)

annoyed Mike.

Mike.
Mike (15)
76637 2002-09-05 13:37:00 Ah no, a little hacking the registry seems to have fixed it... now I'm back to where I started, and I think I might stay here a little while until I get up the guts again to have another go... maybe in the morning ;)

Mike.
Mike (15)
76638 2002-09-05 23:26:00 Mike, try copying the current folders to the new location (it won't let you move tham as they are system folders).

Change the registry values to point to all the new folders.

Reboot and delete the old folders. If it didn't work, windows won't let you delete them. Good luck. (How about a quick system restore point or disk image first in case you stuff it up??)

G P
Graham Petrie (449)
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