Connect home directory to root of the share
User Configuration\Administrative Templates\System\Logon/Logoff
Description
Restores the definitions of the %HOMESHARE% and %HOMEPATH% environment variables to those used in Windows NT 4.0 and earlier.
If you enable this policy, the system uses the Windows NT 4.0 definitions. If you disable this policy or do not configure it, the system uses the new definitions designed for Windows 2000.
Along with %HOMEDRIVE%, these variables specify the home directory of a user profile. The home directory is a persistent mapping of a drive letter on the local computer to a local or remote directory.
By default, in Windows 2000, %HOMESHARE% stores the fully qualified path to the home directory (such as \\server\share\dir1\dir2\homedir). Users can access the home directory and any of its subdirectories from the home drive letter, but they cannot see or access its parent directories. %HOMEPATH% stores a final backslash and is included for compatibility with earlier systems.
On Windows NT 4.0 and earlier, %HOMESHARE% stores only the network share (such as \\server\share). %HOMEPATH% stores the remainder of the fully qualified path to the home directory (such as \dir1\dir2\homedir). As a result, users can access any directory on the home share by using the home directory drive letter.
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"Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@comcast.net> wrote in message news:OBI3C0XEGHA.3944@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> What is the difference between %homepath% and %userprofile%?
>
> Do you mean having to do with being on a network?
>
> Do you mean like the differences between %systemroot% and %windir%? Which
> are quite often the same thing.
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> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>
> Wes
> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
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> In news:Oz5zt8UEGHA.2036@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl,
> David Candy <.> hunted and pecked:
>> %homepath% is not always the same as %userprofile%, (an NT4 thing). It
>> won't work one day.
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>> "Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@comcast.net> wrote in message
>> news:eow1T3UEGHA.1476@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>>> Marta,
>>>
>>> %homepath%\Start Menu\Programs
>>> should be the equivalent of
>>> C:\Documents and Settings\Your Name Here\Start Menu\Programs
>>>
>>> You need to look at...
>>> Start Menu 'All Programs' is empty or nothing happens when you click the
>>> menu
>>> http://windowsxp.mvps.org/AllPrograms.htm
>>>
>>> It sounds like something is messed up with
>>>
> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\Shell
>>> Folders
>>>
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>>> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>>>
>>> Wes
>>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>>>
>>> In news:98163AF5-0171-43A3-88CF-66A090426AA5@microsoft.com,
>>> Marta LG <martalg1@yahoo.com> hunted and pecked:
>>>> Hello all:
>>>>
>>>> I was following Wesley's instructions about the ...%homepath%\Start
>>>> Menu\Programs and the %allusersprofile%\Start Menu\Programs. On the
>>>> first one I got the following message: "Windows cannot find \Documents.
>>>> Make sure you type the name correctly, and then try again. To search
>>>> for a file, click the Start button, and then click Search." THEN on the
>>>> second one when I copied pasted on the Run window and clicked OK it did
>>>> work, it connected me to a folder named Programs. I tried the Classic
>>>> Menu and shows that I have an empty All Programs menu. What do I need
>>>> to do next to get my Programs back to the Start-All Programs menu.
>>>> Your assistance will be greatly appreciated.
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>>>> Marta
>>>> Romans 1:16
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Wesley Vogel" wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Reg,
>>>>
>>>> Are you using the XP Start Menu? If so, try changing to the Classic
>>>> Start Menu and see if the Programs folder appears full. Right click
>>>> Start button | Properties | Select Classic Start Menu | Click Apply |
>>>> Click OK |
>>>>
>>>> Then click the Start button and point to Programs. Anything? All
>>>> Programs (or Programs) is really a combination of %homepath%\Start
>>>> Menu\Programs
>>>> and %allusersprofile%\Start Menu\Programs
>>>>
>>>> Do the programs appear if you... Start | Run | Paste the following in
>>>> the box and click OK...%homepath%\Start Menu\Programs and Start | Run |
>>>> Paste the following in the box and click OK...%allusersprofile%\Start
>>>> Menu\Programs
>>>>
>>>> Anything?
>>>>
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>>>> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>>>>
>>>> Wes
>>>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>>>>
>>>> In news:7Xmuf.5836$7f7.1163@trnddc08,
>>>> R. Drapeau <drapeaur@verizon.net> hunted and pecked:
>>>> Wes,
>>>>
>>>> Thank you very much, but unfortunately that didn't work. This appears
>>>> to be a nasty problem that many people have had. I researched further
>>>> and there does not appear to be a clear explaination or resolution.
>>>>
>>>> Reg
>>>>
>>>> "Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@comcast.net> wrote in message
>>>> news:OJO4quAEGHA.3528@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>>>> Start Menu 'All Programs' is empty or nothing happens when you click the
>>>> menu http://windowsxp.mvps.org/AllPrograms.htm
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>>>> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>>>>
>>>> Wes
>>>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>>>>
>>>> In news:2Ukuf.1625$A64.874@trnddc07,
>>>> R. Drapeau <drapeaur@verizon.net> hunted and pecked:
>>>> "I'm running Win XP, SP2. When I the standard Start Menu, when I select
>>>> "All Programs" nothing shows up...it's like the "All Programs" group
>>>> doesn't have anything to show. However, when I change to "Classic Start
>>>> Menu" when I select the "Programs" group I do have programs listed. Any
>>>> ideas what could be causing this would be appreciated.
>>>>
>>>> Thank you.
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