Re: (Legible) Help Can't get "Folder Redirection"

From: Paul Adare (padare_at_newsguy.com)
Date: 11/17/03 

Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2003 13:13:17 -0500

In article <Op1JUHQrDHA.648@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl>, in the
microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin news group, Roger
<ramsy@despammed.com> says...

> Thanks Paul,
>
> I'm happy with this thread, and I'll stick to it from now on.
>
> My original thread of 11/15 @ 11pm never showed from the Web interface.
> Hence my 2nd repost, pasted into my newsreader client, which unwittingly
> produced an unformatted mess, hence my 3rd post.
>
> At any rate, I'm greatful you recognized my missuse of folder redirection.
>
> Since, defrag won't work on root c:, for lack of free space, my plan was to
> attempt folder redirect of my user files to a spacious partition on the same
> machine.
>
> It is my fault for designing an XP root with only 2GB, eventhough no
> applications are installed there, the windows \system directory gets bloated
> fast.
>
> So, hoping to avoid risk & investment in partition resizing tools, I got
> excited by references to folder redirect on the same machine.

Folder redirection is not what you want then, you want to mount an NTFS
partition on to an existing folder. Have a look in Computer
Management/Disk Management.

Your best bet is to bite the bullet and start over again, with a more
reasonably sized partition for the OS.

<snip>
>
> Using XP Pro SP1, Is it possible to create a site, domain, or organizational
> unit with a single-user (admin), then link it to a Group Policy object?

No, you need a domain controller to do this, and that requires one of
the server operating systems. 

-- 
Paul Adare
What use is it that knowledge mounts?
It's knowing something good that counts. 
Friedrich von Logau

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