====== Move Windows 7 user profile to different disk ====== * During Windows 7 install, you will be prompted to enter your user name. At this point, DO NOT ENTER anything yet. Bring up a command prompt (Shift – F10). * In the command prompt, copy the user directory from your OS HDD (C: I assume) to your storage drive (D: I assume). Then delete the original directory. * robocopy "C:\Users" "D:\Users" /E /COPYALL /XJ * rmdir "C:\users" /S /Q * Then make a symbolic link. * mklink /J "C:\Users" "D:\Users" * Open up the registry editor (type regedit in your command prompt window) * Change the locations of all the default user profiles from C: to D: located in this profile list key: * HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList * Once this is complete close your command prompt and regedit and continue the install as per normal.