Windows 7 Home Folder Redirection not working
We have a Windows 2003 domain. The users Roaming Profiles and Home Folders reside on a network share. Their 'My Documents' are redirected to their Home Folder on the network share using Folder Redirection in a GPO.
When users log on to any XP machine - they can access their My Documents with no problems.
When the same users log onto machines running Windows 7 and try to access Desktop\Home Folder\My Documents they get a.. 'This operation has been cancelled due to restrictions in effect on this computer' error message.
Any help would be greatly appreciated..
Mat
When users log on to any XP machine - they can access their My Documents with no problems.
When the same users log onto machines running Windows 7 and try to access Desktop\Home Folder\My Documents they get a.. 'This operation has been cancelled due to restrictions in effect on this computer' error message.
Any help would be greatly appreciated..
Mat
Folder redirection is different on Windows 7 and windows 2003 can't read them.
They are admx files. Windows XP use adm.
These files can be copied to the server.
Install RSAT on a Windows 7 machine and you will be able to edit them from there.
Best to put the Windows 7 clients in their own security group too, that way you can filter how your policies are applied.
Sorry this is short, but hope this gives you a start.
I have done this a few times so, this is the way to go.
They are admx files. Windows XP use adm.
These files can be copied to the server.
Install RSAT on a Windows 7 machine and you will be able to edit them from there.
Best to put the Windows 7 clients in their own security group too, that way you can filter how your policies are applied.
Sorry this is short, but hope this gives you a start.
I have done this a few times so, this is the way to go.
ASKER
Many thanks guys..
I have extended the schema, installed RSAT and copied the .admx files to the SYSVOL on the 2003 DCs.. and the problem has been partly resolved.
If any user logs-in AND logs-off on a Win7 machine in the default 'Computers' OU then redirection now works. If a user tries to log-in to a Win7 machine in any other OU (of which we have many) then it doesn't, the error message persists.
How can I find out what is happening to all the other OUs compared to the default Computers OU..?
Should I be looking at a permissions as well as Group Policy..?
Thanks again
Mat
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Yep.. after some trials.. new OUs.. new GPOs.. all created on the 2008 server.. specifically for the Win7 machines.. folder redirection (and other GPOs) work a lot better.
many thanks for the help..
Mat
I think this is the one you need for win 7. there are also admin packs to extend AD for office attributes and IE 8 etc.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=7d2f6ad7-656b-4313-a005-4e344e43997d