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Fix: How to move your Windows User Profile to another drive in Windows 8 #fix #development #programming

Fix: How to move your Windows User Profile to another drive in Windows 8 #fix #development #programming

How to move your Windows User Profile to another drive in Windows 8

I like to have my user folder on a different drive (D:) than my OS is (C:). Reading the following post I decided to give it a try.

All went quite well, untill I found out that my Windows 8 Apps won’t execute anymore (other than that I didn’t noticed any problems). My apps do work, while using an account that isn’t moved.

In the…

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Fixed: Can I change the icon used to identify profiles in Google Chrome web browser? #development #answer #dev

Fixed: Can I change the icon used to identify profiles in Google Chrome web browser? #development #answer #dev

Can I change the icon used to identify profiles in Google Chrome web browser?

I’d like to make the profile icons in chrome more meaningful.

E.g. a pic of the profile’s user, my company’s logo for my work profile.

Answer [by Piet Delport]: Can I change the icon used to identify profiles in Google Chrome web browser?

This is not possible in current versions of Google Chrome or Chromium.

The…

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Fix: How do I delete a user profile on a Windows 7 machine that is part of a domain? #solution #programming #answer

Fix: How do I delete a user profile on a Windows 7 machine that is part of a domain? #solution #programming #answer

How do I delete a user profile on a Windows 7 machine that is part of a domain?

How can I delete the local user profile on a Windows 7 machine that is connected to a Windows Server 2008 domain?

DelProf doesn’t seem to exist on Windows 7.

Answer [by Markus]: How do I delete a user profile on a Windows 7 machine that is part of a domain?

You can do it with the User Profiles dialog in System…

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Solution: Make Google chrome with specific user profile as default browser #it #solution #fix

Solution: Make Google chrome with specific user profile as default browser #it #solution #fix

Make Google chrome with specific user profile as default browser

Is it possible to set Google chrome with a custom user profile as the default browser?

When I set google chrome as the default browser, it picks the “default” user profile as against the custom one I have setup. I tried setting google chrome as default browser after opening it from that particular user profile, but it doesn’t seem…

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How to: Where did the "All Users" folder from XP go in Windows 7? #dev #solution #programming

How to: Where did the "All Users" folder from XP go in Windows 7? #dev #solution #programming

Where did the "All Users" folder from XP go in Windows 7?

I’d like to place some files in a folder that shows up on all user’s desktop on a machine. What do I need to know about the differences between Win7 and XP to do this? Is this still possible?

Answer [by Shevek]: Where did the "All Users" folder from XP go in Windows 7?

C:\Users\Public\ is the equivalent to All Users in Win 7

Desktopis…

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Resolved: How can I limit the usage time for an user profile in Windows? #computers #programming #development

Resolved: How can I limit the usage time for an user profile in Windows? #computers #programming #development

How can I limit the usage time for an user profile in Windows?

I have 4 kids so the battle for time on the living room computer never ceases, I am also implementing an attempt at some level of control over how much time the kids get based on their behavior etc during the week. Ideally I would like to be able to set each profile up to have only a certain allotment of time, say 2 hours that they…

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How to: How do I change HOMEDRIVE HOMEPATH and HOMESHARE in Windows XP? #computers #fix #programming

How to: How do I change HOMEDRIVE HOMEPATH and HOMESHARE in Windows XP? #computers #fix #programming

How do I change HOMEDRIVE HOMEPATH and HOMESHARE in Windows XP?

I have got a laptop which is configured to have the user profile in a network drive. This is causing me a lot of headaches since the connectivity to my company is very slow. I want to relocate the profile of my user into a local directory. How do I do that?

Those are the settings at the moment:

C:\>set HOME HOMEDRIVE=P: HOMEPATH=\…

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Answer: Moving users folder on Windows Vista/Seven to another partition #dev #development #programming

Answer: Moving users folder on Windows Vista/Seven to another partition #dev #development #programming

Moving users folder on Windows Vista/Seven to another partition

When I format the computer and reinstall Windows, my first step is move the “my documents” folder to another partition. In Windows XP it wasn’t enough because the desktop folder and another user folders was in the primary partition.

Now in Windows Seven and Vista we can use junctions/symlinks to “move” the folder to another…

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