I have not done any type of Windows server work since 2008. Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard is very different from Windows Small Business Server 2003.
I have added a new computer, Windows 7 Pro to our Windows Server 2011 Standard server and I've also added the clients locally on the new computer who were on the old computer. They were already on the server. There is only one user, the administrator who has access to his files on the server. All of the other users that had access to their files on the server do not have access now. That is – I can logon to the new computer and see my virtual drive when I open “My Computer.” I see: (\\server name\sharedata\users shared folders)(Z:). I can open MS Word 2010 options so that I can make sure my MS Word files are being saved to the server. I thought this was automatic once you created a user. That is, that all server users documents are automatically saved to the server.
Under Small Business Server 2003 I could open each user and see what virtual drive he/she is assigned for their “My Documents”, generally it was the “z” drive. Then I would make sure that all Windows Office modules would automatically save their files to the server.
I have no idea why our former IT guy does not have all of the computers setup to save to the server and I do not see any way to check.
I have no idea why they would not be able to have access when the only thing that I changed is the new computer. By-the-way I gave the new computer the same name as the old computer.
How do I check this setting on the server? Do I have to map each user on the new computer to his/her virtual drive?
Thanks, Robert