Hiding your C: drive from users and also changing path of user profile

Hiding “C:” Drive from the Users, and changing Default Path for User Profile Path of Users:

Introduction:
Two things every administration requires, but it is very difficult to achieve.
1. Hide C: from the users
2. Change location of UserProfile Data. (i.e. my documents and other items)
Enjay Network Solutions feels immensely happy to announce a utility for the same namely hideC.exe

Benefits of Changing Default path of UserProfile:
1. Easy Data Management.
2. Easy Data Backup.
3. Since No USER-Data is on C: Drive, you can any time format C:\ without fearing data loss.
4. All the settings, even desktop picture or I.E. Favorites are saved in new location.
5. So if you take backup of USERDATA (e.g. – e:\users), All the data pertaining to users is backed up automatically.

Benefits of Hiding C: Drive:
1. User cannot see C: drive.
2. User cannot access / Change / delete system information, hence system is SAFE.
3. It is not just hidden but it is secured. (Users don’t have permission to access it)

Features of HideC.exe (from www.enjayworld.com):
1. Changes UserProfile path which is by default “C:\Documents and settings”, to some other location.
2. UserProfile includes following items, which will be moved to new location say E:\data\user1 (network Path is not supported as of now)
i. Desktop
ii. Application Data – Outlook Express & M.S. Outlook.
iii. My Documents
iv. My Pictures.
v. Favorites (I.E. and Windows Explorer)
3. Hides C: drive from the user.
4. User has no access to C:\ from any where, i.e. not even command prompt or software (open/save) window
5. Works on following Operating Systems:
a. Windows 2003 Server Family (with or without Active Directory.)
b. Windows 2000 Server Family
c. Windows XP (all versions)


Important Note:
6. The Program does not copy data to new location.
a. If your user already has some data in his old profile path, you need to copy that data manually.
7. Network Path for UserData is not supported as of now. However you may use mapped network drive for the same. (It works well).
a. We recommend using local path, till we come out with new version.


How to get HideC.exe:
1. You may download it from http://www.enjayworld.com/utils/hidec.exe
2. or You may request it from support@enjayworld.com
3. HideC.exe will be available as standard content on the Enjay ThinClient CD also.



Usage:
1. Double Click HideC.exe file (to start the program)
2. Please Enter User Name:
a. User should be existing on the server / PC system.
b. User should NOT be logged on currently.
c. User should NOT be logged on currently, using TERMINAL SERVICE.
d. User should have logged in at least once, on the system.
3. Enter New User Profile Path
a. Enter the location where you want to create or move User Profiles
b. Pl. don’t enter Network Path here.


1. Final Warning –
a. If you want to cancel your request, press cancel here.
b. PROGRAM TAKES SOME TIME HERE TO MODIFY SYSTEM, PL. BE PATIENT AND WAIT. .
2. User Profile changed successfully.
3. Now Hide “C:” from the selected user.
4. Final Confirmations.