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Windows XP Folder Redirection with windows 2000 Advanced Server

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I have a windows 2000 advanced server running a domain murfnet dont ask why, with IP of 192.168.0.8 and a windows XP Proffessional workstation with IP 192.168.0.3 and i have set up folder re-direction on the server with group policy. However when i logonto the domain with windows xp the folder redirection does not work, but when i logon on the server the folder redirection works. Can anyone help me? contact me at peter@replicantnet.co.uk please.
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erm how do i do this? im kinda new to all this and confused.
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no i have 2 workstations the server is callled MN-SRV-01 and the workstations MN-WRK-01 and MN-WRK-02 and none of them work ill try the refresh thing
right that didnt work, and the 2nd workstation has a fresh copy of XP on and the domain was set up on it while XP was being installed and that doesnt work, is there somthing else i need to do? any on-line tutorials. I know it can be done because at school we use EXCATLY the same OS's XP workstations and win2k advanced server.
aha! there is also when i change the title thing so it says Provided by foobar it works on the server, but NOT on the winXP machine!
OK Here i will give 500 + an extra 685 points to whoever can get my systems to do this:
I have:
1x windows 2000 advanced server \\MN-SRV-01
4x windows XP professional Workstations \\MN-WRK-01, \\MN-WRK-02, \\MN-WRK-03, \\MN-WRK-04,
the server is a domain controller running replicantnet domain.
The workstations will need to be able to logon to the server with the start menu, desktop, my documents all mapped to the server, AND a special quota of the server space for other documents mapped to a network drive. The workstations can logon/off but the folder re-direction does not work
I am new to this so simple language please ;)
Thans
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ok year theres one more thing windows XP wont use the new start menu location, it uses the ones on the local machine?
ok year theres one more thing windows XP wont use the new start menu location, it uses the ones on the local machine?
Make sure the Authenticated Users and Domain Computers groups have read &write permissions to the folder where the Start Menu is stored.

If that still doesn't work then update the template files on the Server to Windows XP templates.

Here is how:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307900&Product=win2000




erm im in the XP templetes but cant find where to do folder redirections? does this imply that i cant with windows XP client and need a startup script?
The folder redirection is done from the server side.  It will not show up from GPEDIT.MSC on the client unless you attach to the server to edit them.



One thing to beware - it may take two reboots to get the GPOs to take full effect.

By default XP Pro does not wait for the network to initialize before allowing you to log in - therefore you are logging in initially with cached credentials.

Here is an article on that:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;305293&Product=winxp

NOTE the section about Folder Redirection.....

ok in that article it says: Note that Windows XP clients support Fast Logon Optimization in any domain environment. To turn off Fast Logon Optimization, you can use the following policy setting:
Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\System\Logon\ Always wait for the network at computer startup and logon
is that done in the client policy or server policy?
From the server if possible so that all machines get the policy.  You can make the setting change on that new policy you created for the redirection and quota.
ok i will give everyone points but ive upgraded to server 2003 and made a new question in the Networking section!