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I have a Windows XP SP 2 image created using Sysprep (Use Mini-Setup, Reseal), where the base image has the Profiles directory set to d:\ profiles. &nbsp;Within the Sysprep.inf, there is an entry in GuiUnattended for ProfilesDir=D:\Profiles - although reading around, that functionality may only exist for Unattended.txt, I'm not positive. &nbsp;There are 3 folders within D:\profiles - Admin, All Users, and Default User. &nbsp;I have also copied the Admin profile to the Default User profile to persist changes made to the base image.<br />
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The problem is, once Mini-Setup runs, Windows reverts to C:\Documents and Settings for all profile folders - except the Admin profile, which continues to use d:\profiles\admin<br />
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Has anyone seen this behavior before and do you know of a way to fix it?
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I have a Windows XP SP 2 image created using Sysprep (Use Mini-Setup, Reseal), where the base image has the Profiles directory set to d:\ profiles.  Within the Sysprep.inf, there is an entry in GuiUnattended for ProfilesDir=D:\Profiles - although reading around, that functionality may only exist for Unattended.txt, I'm not positive.  There are 3 folders within D:\profiles - Admin, All Users, and Default User.  I have also copied the Admin profile to the Default User profile to persist changes made to the base image.

The problem is, once Mini-Setup runs, Windows reverts to C:\Documents and Settings for all profile folders - except the Admin profile, which continues to use d:\profiles\admin

Has anyone seen this behavior before and do you know of a way to fix it?

Sysprep Ignoring ProfilesDir Option

Microsoft Windows XP is the sixth release of the NT series of operating systems, and was the first to be marketed in a variety of editions: XP Home and XP Professional, designed for business and power users. The advanced features in XP Professional are generally disabled in Home Edition, but are there and can be activated. There were two 64-bit editions, an embedded edition and a tablet edition.