How do I get the folder redirection on SBS 2008 to work with Windows 7 
Professional.  The folder redirection is working on XP and Vista but it is 
not working with the new computers on Windows 7.

There is nothing special to it.  The wizard just sets up a group policy 
object behind the scenes and Windows 7 abides by that group policy just like 
Vista and XP does.

If the group policy isn't being applied, the usual group policy 
troubleshooting steps apply.  Make sure the computer is in the proper OU. 
Make sure it is joined to the domain properly.  Run the group policy results 
wizard and look for any problems...

-Cliff


"Jeff A" <Jeff A@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:5D64EB98-54B2-4399-9196-2D279317D482@microsoft.com...
> How do I get the folder redirection on SBS 2008 to work with Windows 7
> Professional.  The folder redirection is working on XP and Vista but it is
> not working with the new computers on Windows 7. 

 
Hello Jeff,

Thanks for your post.

Based on customers' feedback this is not a common/known issue for Windows 7 
clients. I agree with Cliff that you may perform some general Group Policy  
troubleshooting steps, such as making sure the clients are correctly joined 
domain and assigined to the right OU in AD.  Run "gpresult /R" or  "RSop.msc" 
to check the applied GPO on the Window 7 client machine.

Hope this helps.



Sincerely,
Robbin Meng
Microsoft Online Newsgroup Support




"Jeff A" wrote:

> How do I get the folder redirection on SBS 2008 to work with Windows 7 
> Professional.  The folder redirection is working on XP and Vista but it is 
> not working with the new computers on Windows 7.

Well, as far as I can tell it's applied and should work, but doesn't. 
I'm not seeing anything in the Application log relating to my user
account and folder redirection.  The policy should redirect to
\\sbs08\RedirectedDocuments but does not.

Please help,
Thanks


C:\Users\wrightd>gpresult /R

Microsoft (R) Windows (R) Operating System Group Policy Result tool
v2.0
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp. 1981-2001

Created On 6/21/2010 at 11:45:37 PM


RSOP data for N0XPD\wrightd on DUSTINDEAKTOP : Logging Mode
------------------------------------------------------------

OS Configuration:            Member Workstation
OS Version:                  6.1.7600
Site Name:                   Default-First-Site-Name
Roaming Profile:             N/A
Local Profile:               C:\Users\wrightd
Connected over a slow link?: No


COMPUTER SETTINGS
------------------

CN=DUSTINDEAKTOP,OU=SBSComputers,OU=Computers,OU=MyBusiness,DC=n0xpd,DC=loca
l
Last time Group Policy was applied: 6/21/2010 at 11:03:53 PM
Group Policy was applied from:      SBS08.n0xpd.local
Group Policy slow link threshold:   500 kbps
Domain Name:                        N0XPD
Domain Type:                        Windows 2000

Applied Group Policy Objects
-----------------------------
Windows SBS CSE Policy
Rename Admin and Guest Accts
Windows SBS Client - Windows Vista Policy
Windows SBS Client Policy
Default Domain Policy
Local Group Policy

The following GPOs were not applied because they were filtered out
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Disable Windows 7 Power Save
Filtering:  Not Applied (Empty)

Windows SBS Client - Windows XP Policy
Filtering:  Denied (WMI Filter)
WMI Filter: Windows SBS Client - Windows XP

The computer is a part of the following security groups
-------------------------------------------------------
BUILTIN\Administrators
Everyone
IIS_WPG
BUILTIN\Users
NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK
NT AUTHORITY\Authenticated Users
This Organization
DUSTINDEAKTOP$
Domain Computers
System Mandatory Level


USER SETTINGS
--------------
CN=Dustin
Wright,OU=SBSUsers,OU=Users,OU=MyBusiness,DC=n0xpd,DC=local
Last time Group Policy was applied: 6/21/2010 at 11:01:20 PM
Group Policy was applied from:      SBS08.n0xpd.local
Group Policy slow link threshold:   500 kbps
Domain Name:                        N0XPD
Domain Type:                        Windows 2000

Applied Group Policy Objects
-----------------------------
Windows SBS User Policy
Windows SBS CSE Policy
Small Business Server Folder Redirection Policy
Default Domain Policy

The following GPOs were not applied because they were filtered out
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Disable Windows 7 Power Save
Filtering:  Not Applied (Empty)

Local Group Policy
Filtering:  Not Applied (Empty)

Rename Admin and Guest Accts
Filtering:  Not Applied (Empty)

The user is a part of the following security groups
---------------------------------------------------
Domain Users
Everyone
Debugger Users
Offer Remote Assistance Helpers
BUILTIN\Administrators
Remote Desktop Users
BUILTIN\Users
NT AUTHORITY\INTERACTIVE
CONSOLE LOGON
NT AUTHORITY\Authenticated Users
This Organization
LOCAL
Domain Admins
Windows SBS Admin Tools Group
SBS Report Users
Windows SBS Virtual Private Network Users
Exchange Recipient Administrators
Exchange Public Folder Administrators
Windows SBS SharePoint_OwnersGroup
Exchange View-Only Administrators
Windows SBS Link Users
Schema Admins
Windows SBS Remote Web Workplace Users
Exchange Organization Administrators
Enterprise Admins
Windows SBS Fax Users
Windows SBS Folder Redirection Accounts
Windows SBS Fax Administrators
Denied RODC Password Replication Group
High Mandatory Level

C:\Users\wrightd>


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> Well, as far as I can tell it's applied and should work, but doesn't. 
> I'm not seeing anything in the Application log relating to my user
> account and folder redirection.  The policy should redirect to
> \\sbs08\RedirectedDocuments but does not.
> 

I see the same thing on several SBS 2008 installations, Win 7 clients 
are using local Documents, but, you can change the location manually and 
it will hold - but it's suppose to get the GPO settings.

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Hello,

Thanks for posting back the the gpresult  output context. It looks like the folder redirection GPO is applied on the Windows 7 workstation but it just doesn't take effect.

To troubleshoot Folder Redirection problems, try one or all of the following:

a. Verify that the folder redirection path specified by the administrator is valid and accessible. If the target paths are longer than the set limit, you need to make them shorter (look at the event log to see if 
the path length exceeds permitted number of characters). If the path to the folder does not exist (for example if the path specification is mistyped in the policy setting, if folders in the path have been 
renamed or removed, or if the server is unavailable), Folder Redirection will fail.

b. Verify that the user has appropriate permissions to create folders at the redirected location and that there is adequate free disk space to create the redirected folders. If disk quotas are applied, 
adjust the quotas to ensure the user has the required disk space required.

However, if the problem continues, to look for more clues to narrow down the issue, please confirm the following information.
 
Can you run "gpupdate /force" to force GPO applied to Windows 7 computer successfully? If not, what's the error message you got?
 
On the Windows 7 machine where GPO failed to apply, please perform the following steps to enable and check UserENV log files:
 
a) Userenv Logging
Because Userenv tracks the Group Policy engine and registry-based Group Policy, it is the most frequently used log file for Group Policy troubleshooting. Most of the questions that RSoP answers, are 
in the userenv log. To use userenv.log you need to first enable verbose logging. 
To enable verbose logging 
1.	Log onto the client computer as the administrator and run Regedit.
2.	Locate the following key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon.
3.	Right click Winlogon, select New, and then click DWORD Value.
4.	Enter the following name for the DWORD Value: UserEnvDebugLevel.
5.	Enter 30002 as the hexadecimal value. This writes the userenv into userenv.log, located in the \%windir%\debug directory.
6.	Then on the problematic Win7 machine, run "gpupdate /force" to ensure a full listing of total Group Policy processing.

Now, restart the computer and look carefully into the "UserEnv.log" file under "%windir%\debug\usermode\" to see if there is any detailed messages recorded about applying the folder redirection 
policy.


More information:
Fixing Group Policy problems by using log files
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc775423(WS.10).aspx

Hope this helps.


Best regards,
Robbin Meng(MSFT)
Microsoft Online Newsgroup Support
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