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angry armadillo
Jul 26, 2010
Hopefully a quick question (I'm a n00b so stay with me...)
We've got office 2003 and server 2003 (modern times where I work, obviously)
My boss said to me change group policy so the user can't save their files to the my docs folder on the local PC (we hide the C drive, and we use roaming profiles fyi)
I said can we use folder redirection and he said it doesnt work for a reason he cant remember(!)

My first effort was to try: User Config > Windows Components > Windows Explorer > Common Open File Dialog > Items displayed in places bar

I changed the my docs place to the H:\ drive they are supposed to use and it works fine in notepad, adobe reader etc, however Office apps seems to have its own open/save dialog box instead of using the standard one (hooray for Microsoft ignoring it's own rules!)

I also tried regedit /s and you can hide the My Docs link from the Places bar on the left, however the users can still see the C:\ in the 'Look In' drop down box when they are saving stuff.

Has anyone attempted this before? Or am I best to get My Docs folder redirection working properly?

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