I've got a Windows 2003 terminal server set up in the office that's been running for at least four years now , but I want to replace the hardware.

I've got a new (re-used) server and have installed the TS and TS Licensing components , but I can't figure out how I redirected all the user profiles on the old machine.

For each user that logs on to the old machine I get a D:\documents and settings\ directory created instead of the more usual C:\.... location.

I've found a local group policy setting under Computer Configuration - Administrative Templates - Windows Components - Terminal Services - Set path for TS Roaming Profiles

which I can point at a suitable UNC path , but I'm still getting the local copy in C.

How the bloody hell did I redirect everything last time round , as I can't see anything configured?

Typical - spend ages searching , post for help , then find the answer.

The following registry entry sets the path in which the All Users folder is stored:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList\ProfilesDirectory

Reg_Expand_Sz Default value = "%SystemDrive%\Documents and Settings"

We store our profiles on a seperate file server, this location is defined in AD and is also duplicated in c:\document & settings on each of the Terminal Servers. We never bother too much about the local c:\ copy as the main profile is stored elsewhere.

For a true TS environment, you want to prohibit normal users from writing to the C: drive completely, and limit what they can access. We store our profiles on a separate server, away from the TS server cluster. All our apps are installed onto D:, so in affect the users have no need to access C: apart from reading files.

Guess I should have added that for all users c:\ is not permitted some programs we use make use of the temp directory though so we map this to an x: drive.

For a true TS environment, you want to prohibit normal users from writing to the C: drive completely, and limit what they can access. We store our profiles on a separate server, away from the TS server cluster. All our apps are installed onto D:, so in affect the users have no need to access C: apart from reading files.

Cluster?

Luxury.

Our current TS machine is a Dell Optiplex GX280!!!!

yep HP Proliant DL360 Quad Core G6 servers, running Win 2008

Cluster?

Luxury.

Our current TS machine is a Dell Optiplex GX280!!!!

We have 5 quad core Xenons dell things, with shed loads of memory. Using the MS clustering tool, they are load balanced, so the 300 or so users get spread amoungst the 5 servers.

We have 5 quad core Xenons dell things, with shed loads of memory. Using the MS clustering tool, they are load balanced, so the 300 or so users get spread amoungst the 5 servers.

Nice

We don't have many people using it at all - probably 2 or 3 concurrent users at the most busy times so this has always been a low priority system.